People are turning to video games as the coronavirus leaves millions trapped in their homes
With more people staying home as authorities put extensive social distancing measures in place to stem the spread of the global coronavirus outbreak, recently released video games have seen spikes in uptake.
Gamers line up for a copy of Animal Crossing video game outside an EB Games store on Yonge St., in downtown Toronto despite requests to self-distance and stay home.Sales of the latest video games have smashed records as millions are stuck at home after governments around the world locked down entire cities and pushed for social distancing measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading.
Both analysts agreed that the coronavirus outbreak likely had a part to play in the sales spike. In a bid to slow the spread of the virus, major cities in the world have gone into lockdown as people are asked to stay at home and avoid going outside unnecessarily, with some authorities even going as far as shuttering certain businesses that are not deemed "essential." Millions around the world have been cooped up at home as a result of these measures.
He added: "A game like Animal Crossing is an antithesis to the difficulties that many people are suffering from the coronavirus outbreak, so has appealed to a lot of people because of that."that first-person shooter, Doom Eternal, launched on March 20, had the best launch weekend in the franchise's history.free-to-play first-person shooter, Call of Duty: Warzone, which launched on March 10. Within just ten days, the game drew 30 million players.
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