Digital video game spending hit a record high in April as players continue leisure activities at home amid national stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Game spending topped $10.5 billion last month, higher than Marchfigures ($10 billion) and up 17 percent from the same month in 2019 according to the latest report from Nielsen's SuperData.
Nintendo's social simulation game Animal Crossing: New Horizons led the charge, selling the most digital units — $3.6 million — of any game during the month.
After only two months on the market, the game is now the top Switch title in lifetime digital sales and lifetime digital revenue.