Should the industry slow down and lower its ambitions to survive?

2024-01-14 08:00:00

The symptoms of the video game crisis that seems to be looming on the horizon date back to 2020, when the entire world was at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many states have implemented emergency measures to stem the infection, including long periods of confinement.

Stuck at home, many have found refuge in video games, even if until now they were not involved in this hobby. An unexpected windfall for publishers and studios, such as Nintendo which, with its Switch, recorded record sales figures: 27.4 million consoles sold in 2020, and 31.18 million copies ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons elapsed as of December 31, 2020, according to expert analyst Oscar Lemaire.

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