Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) and Sony (NYSE: SNE) have been fierce rivals in the video game market since Sony launched its first PlayStation over 25 years ago. The disc-based console, which started out as a joint project between Sony and Nintendo, ended Nintendo's dominance of the gaming market in the late 1990s.
That rivalry continues today, with Nintendo's hybrid Switch console ranking second in the current-gen console race behind Sony's PS4. Nintendo has shipped 52.5 million Switches since March 2017, while Sony has shipped 107.6 million PS4s since Nov. 2013.
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