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.

Here are four things to know about the Switch: As of late September, Nintendo had sold 146 million Switch machines since the gadget’s launch in March 2017. That makes it the third best-selling console in video game history behind Sony’s PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS.