GROUP PROJECT: LOCKDOWN GAMING STATISTICS
Game Stats in Lockdown Adam Finn Nintendo/Bethesda: From March 16 to March 22, a total of 4.3 million games were sold worldwide. Gaming companies were eager to release content during this upswing of sales as seen with the release of Animal Crossing New Horizon and Doom Eternal. (March 20th, 2020). -Doom Eternal: $30 million @ end of first month -Animal Crossing New Horizon: $645 million @ end of 2020 Digital Gaming: Super-data also revealed that spending on digital games in March reached $10.0 billion, an $800 million increase from February of the same year. Hardware sales: Lockdowns and the prospect of the foreseeable future spent indoors saw a spike in hardware sales of the Nintendo Switch by 155% as early as March 2020. Console Releases: Microsoft led an announcement for a new console release in the holiday season of 2020. Revealing the price and mockups of the new Xbox Series X. Sony: Sony also geared up for their presentation of the new PlayStation 5 in October 2020. COVI