While all gaming consoles saw a big jump in sales during the pandemic, this was not in favor of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as the Nintendo Switch gaming console was the best-selling console during July in the US, according to industry tracker The NPD. Group, and according to the US website VentureBeat, data is available Video game and hardware sales in the United States On a continuous monthly basis and always the spotlight remains for some time on a particular device or game, and the Nintendo Switch has managed to go from strength to strength in terms of sales even though this year is a weak year for home devices.
Analysts have attributed the strength of those sales to Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently. In fact, Nintendo announced that Nintendo Switch sales worldwide had reached 61.44 million as of June 30 this year, and overall, hardware spending in the states has reached United States during July was $ 166 million, down 2% from July 2019. Meanwhile year-to-date spending on appliances was $ 1.8 billion, up 22% year-on-year.
American gamers have already been spending a lot on gamepads and headphones to play games like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone, but as people stay home due to the Coronavirus, gamepads and headphones have become more important, as players need to play with family in their homes or To connect with friends who are also stuck inside.
“Spending on accessories to date was 24% higher than last year, and reached an all-time high of $ 1.3 billion,” said one analyst. “The Gamepad, headphone and steering wheels all achieved record spending in this period. “
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