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| A new report confirms games revenue growth in the first quarter of 2020 |
A new NDP report shows that the ban was imposed due to the spread of the Coruna virus and that the percentage of game sales increased in March. The report also indicated that users in the US market, in particular, are spending more money on games.
March 2020 is the bestselling game. Game revenue increased 35% year on year to $ 1.6 billion in revenue.
The NDP report shows that software sales increased 34% in March 2020, or $ 739 million. This is the second highest record for game sales as the game grew in March 2011, reaching $ 787 million.
The report also showed that software spending fell 8% at the start of the first quarter of 2020, or $ 1.4 billion. On the other hand, game console sales records showed that the spending rate increased by 63%, or $ 461 million.
Sales of Nintendo Switch more than doubled year on year, while sales of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One increased by more than 25%, including gaming hardware sales, to $ 773 million, according to the NPD report. Spending increased by 2%.
On the other hand, gaming accessories have increased by 12%. Revenue was $ 397 million compared to the same period last year.
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