Q1 spending on video games largest ever in USA largely propelled by Switch hardware and software

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https://www.ign.com/articles/q1-2020-video-game-spending-record

 

The NPD Group reports that a strong growth in sales of Nintendo Switch hardware and software helped to offset the declines across other hardware platforms, "leading the overall video game hardware market to increase 2% in the quarter to $773 million." Video game accessories like gamepads, headsets, and cases also saw an increase in sales during this quarter with an increase of 1% in the first quarter. Those sales reached $503 million.

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And it’s damn near impossible to get too

 

nintendo putting the industry on their back

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The Switch is saving the videogame industry from falling off the cliff....