When it comes to hardware sales, Nintendo usually doesn't fail. From the smash success of the DS line, all the way back to their roots with the NES and even some of their more unorthodox hardware. It's hard to think of a Nintendo console not doing well.

Though Nintendo has a history of discontinuing its older consoles without missing a beat, there's reason to believe this won't happen with the Switch.

Nintendo has unveiled its next console after weeks of rumours and leaks about the machine. Purported images and details of the successor to the Switch - one of the best-selling games consoles of all time - have been increasingly appearing online since the start of the year.