2020 pandemic Coronavirus

U.S. Video Game Spending Sees Explosive Growth in March, Tops $1.6B

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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.

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