Back in February when the initial fear over the effects of the pandemic was looming, the video game market also started adjusting to the new landscape. Game delays became a common occurrence, but hardware shortages also became an issue, especially for the Nintendo Switch.
By the time March came and lockdown measures were put into place, customers -both longtime Nintendo fans and casual players alike- were faced with a severe Switch shortage that lasted until summer, just as Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ launch date was approaching. Unknowingly, Animal Crossing was going to be the perfect game for 2020, designed to accommodate the needs of Nintendo Switch owners that suddenly had a lot of time to kill.
Thus 2020 marks another year where Nintendo managed to convince its user base to pay for their hardware and games, at times in bigger numbers than it could produce, even with very few exclusives. Turns out Animal Crossing does the job just fine.
Source: DualShockers
