This was a really great article! A few of those figures were really surprising to me. That one about animal crossing titles sold v unemployment was pretty funny lol. The only life simulator game i played prior to corona was the sims, but i pretty much just played that game as any capricious ten year old would. When the pandemic hit I distinctly remember thinking, “wow island living actually looks really nice right now, sign me up.” I’ve definitely found myself turning to videogames for escape more than i ever used to as a kid