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Video game sales in March reached their highest point in more than a decade as Americans turned to games like “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” due to blockages to stop the spread of the coronavrius.
An attendee uses a Microsoft Xbox One controller while playing a video game at Paris Games Week (PGW), a video game fair in Paris, France, on October 29, 2019. REUTERS / Benoit Tessier
REUTERS: Video game sales in March reached their highest point in more than a decade as Americans turned to games like “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” due to blockades to stop the spread of coronavrius.
Sales of gaming hardware, software, and accessories in the United States rose 35 percent to $ 1.6 billion last month from a year earlier, according to data from https://bit.ly/2VqVNtf from the research firm. NPD.
Sales and growth are the highest for the month since March 2008, when sales grew more than 52 percent to $ 1.8 billion, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said.
Nintendo’s life simulation title “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” released last month, topped NPD’s bestseller list, followed by Activision Blizzard Inc’s blockbuster hit “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. “
As the coronavirus closed the country and forced millions of people into their homes, certain companies, such as games, online streaming, and video conferencing, have witnessed an increase in user participation.
Analysts expect game sales to benefit shortly from orders to stay home.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc’s “NBA 2K20” and Sony’s baseball simulation game “MLB: The Show 20” were also among the best-selling games, according to the data.
Sales of Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch game consoles increased 63 percent to $ 461 million in March from a year earlier. Nintendo Switch hardware sales more than doubled.
The next-gen consoles, Microsoft Corp’s Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5, are expected to come out later this year.
(Ayanti Bera’s report in Bangalore; Maju Samuel edition)
