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Digital video game spending hit a record high in March as consumers around the globe turned to gaming amid lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue topped $10 billion last month, the highest-ever total for a single month and an 11 percent increase year-over-year, Nielsen’s SuperData reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Leading the way was Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>, which launched March 20. The family-friendly title sold 5 million digital copies in March, a new record for any console game, topping 2018’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n The latest offering in the Call of Duty<\/em> franchise — the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone<\/em>, which launched March 10 — also benefitted from the lockdown. Warzone<\/em>, a new add-on mode to 2019’s best-selling title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare<\/em>, increased monthly active users in the game by more than 150 percent, peaking at nearly 63 million active players.<\/p>\n March’s other major release, Bethesda and id Software’s Doom Eternal<\/em>, also performed well, selling 3 million digital copies last month, more than three times what its predecessor, 2016’s Doom<\/em>, did.<\/p>\n Overall, spending on premium console and PC games rose sharply in March, up 64 percent month-to-month (from $883 million to $1.5 billion) and 56 percent ($363 million to $567 million), respectively.<\/p>\n Mobile games also thrived, with revenue jumping 15 percent year-over-year to $5.7 billion in March. TiMi and Tencent’s Honor of Kings<\/em> held the top spot, while a number of other leading mobile titles saw revenue rise, including Niantic’s Pokemon Go<\/em>, which topped $111 million in March, an 18 percent increase month-over-month. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Patrick Shanley<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Console, PC and mobile games all saw significant revenue bumps amid the coronavirus lockdown. Digital video game spending hit a record high in March as consumers around the globe turned to gaming amid lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue topped $10 billion last month, the highest-ever total for a single month and an 11 … Continue reading Worldwide Digital Video Game Spending Hits All-Time High of $10B in March<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading See Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.superdataresearch.com\/blog\/worldwide-digital-games-market<\/a>
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