Mobile games were not negatively affected either, with a 15% year-over-year revenue increase, reaching a $5.7B amount, an increase driven by Pokemon GO, thanks to new features that make the game easier to play without having to leave home.
And they choose online multiplier games as a socializing alternative to keep in touch with friends and know new people.ĭue to lockdown in many countries, premium console revenue increased by 64% from February to March and premium PC revenue by 56%.
The fact depicts a scenario where people are turning to games for entertain themselves during hard times of COVID-19 crisis.
The numbers coming from SuperData, the research division of Nielsen dedicated to video games, in a report which analyzes the game market in March 2020, reveal that spending on digital games reached $10.0B, that is the highest monthly amount ever and $1B over last year result.
