Global Hardware 21 March 2020 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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RolStoppable said:

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China has managed to largely contain the outbreak through extreme measures; it really remains to be seen if the West can do the same, and if they can't, lifting the restrictions put in place to slow the virus will be sending millions to their death.

The UK is reporting that the restrictions have led to an increase in overall video game sales lately. I think that's what this discussion was initially about, your fear that the restrictions will lead to a decrease in video game purchases.

The only thing that you actually have to worry about in regards to Switch sales is that Nintendo's supply chain can deal with the increased demand. The UK is also reporting that Switch consoles have been getting scarce.

Naturally sales have increased with the release of the gigaton that is Animal Crossing, but they've yet to prove they'll have more big system selling games in the latter half of the year.