From film and TV adaptations of games such as The Last of Us and Gran Turismo to calls for esports to be added to school curriculums, the popularity of video games is only on the rise.
The massive success of consoles such as the Nintendo Switch only further prove this. The Switch has become the third best-selling video game console of all time, beating out competition from Microsoft and Sony, and being boosted even further with the release of games such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
And with rumours that Nintendo will soon retire the console, where does the Switch sit among the best-selling video game consoles of all time?

5. PlayStation 4 (PS4)
Breaking the top 5, the PlayStation 4 (PS4) has sold 117.04 million units in its lifetime. It holds the record for fastest console to sell 100 million units and was released in 2013. | AFP via Getty Images

6. PlayStation (PS)
Sony's original console, the PlayStation sold 102.4 million units and remains firmly in the top best selling consoles of all time and is the company's top best seller behind the PS2 and PS4. | Jonathan Cooper/Unsplash

7. Nintendo Wii
Selling 101.63 million units, the Nintendo Wii ranks highly among the world's top selling consoles. The Wii's unique motion sensor remotes boasted "unprecedented precision and ease of use" - if you remembered to use the wrist strap. | Getty Images

8. PlayStation 3 (PS3)
The PlayStation 3 was Sony's successor to their best-selling PS2 meaning it had big boots to fill. Upon its European release in 2007 it was the most powerful console ever created and and following the end of production is said to have sold 87.4 million units. | Getty Images