Videogame sales in March hit their highest in over a decade, as Americans turned to games like “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” because of lockdowns to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Sales of gaming hardware, software and accessories in the US jumped 35 per cent to $1.6 billion last month from a year earlier, according to data from research firm NPD.
The sales and growth are the highest for the month since March 2008, when sales grew over 52pc to $1.8 billion, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said.
