COVID-19 Impact on Video Gaming Was Big Boon for Nintendo

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Ahead of expected Q4 holiday launches, gaming and tech enthusiasts are obsessing over comparing the oncoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles. But in the midst of the pandemic, neither cons…

Ahead of expected Q4 holiday launches, gaming and tech enthusiasts are obsessing over comparing the oncoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles.

At this point, the Switch is largely seen as a companion console to PlayStation and Xbox loyalists, greatly helped by its hybrid status as a home and portable handheld-gaming system. Plus, its kid-friendly library of exclusive titles spanning “Super Mario,” “Legend of Zelda” and “Pokémon” made it substantially more appealing to parents desperate for help in keeping their children occupied throughout stay-at-home orders that bled into summer.

This was a stark contrast to Nintendo, as it saw significant growth in hardware sales for the Switch during both COVID-impacted quarters. The answer as to why PlayStation saw bigger growth in Q2 is simple: at the end of the day, PlayStation still has an over three-year headstart on unit sales and a larger base of gamers to sell software to .

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