How 'Animal Crossing' and the coronavirus pandemic made the Nintendo Switch fly off shelves

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How 'Animal Crossing' and the pandemic made the Nintendo Switch fly off shelves. (via CNBCMakeIt)

on the live-streaming platform Twitch. He attributes the game's widespread popularity, in part, to the fact that it is a "super casual" game that is relaxing and filled with opportunities to meet other online players within the game. Those aspects help the game appeal to both hardcore Nintendo fans as well as more casual players, Fiondella says.

"'Animal Crossing' came out when the lockdown started [and] if you were not a gamer, this was a game that you could still get into," he says. In fact, virtual "world building" games that include social interactions, like "Animal Crossing," can especially be a draw during a stressful time such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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MakeIt Nintendo has survived Atari, Sega, Microsoft and Sony coming out with the slew of 2D games. Its the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) among video game consoles. Few hiccups were there but nothing beats Mario.

MakeIt Is literally never became the “hottest video game console” what?

MakeIt Nice

MakeIt There's no children playing in the video. Nintendo is for nostalgic people in their late 30's. Nintendo Switch is millennial's red Porsche.

MakeIt Finally picked one up from Amazon at MSRP!

MakeIt Nintendo should pivot to vaccines like Kodak

MakeIt Switch is for soy boys . Pcmr

MakeIt Xbox One is doing well and people are playing Pac-Man.

MakeIt The world is becoming so dumb.

MakeIt The question is, when new systems start popping out, will Switch sales go down or not look impressive

MakeIt What’s the best system?

MakeIt Brazil reported 904 coronavirus deaths and 27,075 new cases over the last 24 hours....

MakeIt remdesivir drug can help coronavirus patientsexperts are not calling this a 'game changer'

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