Survey: US video game industry sees record April sales

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Sales of video game software alone climbed 55% to US$662mil, a new record high for the month.

Over the past year, Animal Crossing has been the best-selling game for Nintendo Switch consoles. — Nintendo/YouTubeSpending on video games in the US jumped to a new April record as locked-down consumers sought refuge in play, industry figures released Friday showed.

April was the first full month of tight restrictions on people's movements in the US to prevent the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. In a sign that people stuck at home want to move a bit while sheltering-in-place, the latest edition ofUS spending on video game hardware more than doubled to US$420mil the highest April total since 2008 and despite the fact that new PlayStation and Xbox consoles are due for release later this year.“Year-to-date dollar sales of Nintendo Switch are the highest of any hardware platform in US history,” Piscatella said in his analysis.

 

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