With a majority of states enforcing some form of "shelter in place" order amid the coronavirus pandemic, video game spending in the U.S.
saw a major spike in March, topping $1.6 billion across hardware, software and accessories, a 36 percent increase year-over-year, per the NPD Group.
The number is the highest reported spend for the month of March since 2008, which topped $1.8 billion. Driving much of the spending was Nintendo's Switch family of consoles, which more than doubled sales year-over-year.