UK Black Friday Game Sales Are Down This Year, But Switch Is On The Rise

Switch breaks the negative trend.

For the UK, last week was one of the most important and highest-earning weeks of the year for the gaming industry, with more than one million physical games being sold. As GamesIndustry.biz reports, however, this seemingly impressive number is actually 20% down on Black Friday 2019.

Last year, UK gaming fans picked up 1.3 million boxed games across the same seven-day period, meaning this year was a little disappointing in comparison. Of course, there are plenty of factors which will have influenced this, with high street stores being closed due to the pandemic and a trend which saw plenty of retailers kicking off their Black Friday deals early.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Switch breaks the negative trend.

For the UK, last week was one of the most important and highest-earning weeks of the year for the gaming industry, with more than one million physical games being sold. As GamesIndustry.biz reports, however, this seemingly impressive number is actually 20% down on Black Friday 2019.

Last year, UK gaming fans picked up 1.3 million boxed games across the same seven-day period, meaning this year was a little disappointing in comparison. Of course, there are plenty of factors which will have influenced this, with high street stores being closed due to the pandemic and a trend which saw plenty of retailers kicking off their Black Friday deals early.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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