The Impact of the Covid-19 on the Video Game Market

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10.2991/978-94-6463-052-7_9How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Covid-19; Video game; market value; Nintendo; Sony; Tencent; psychological effects; socialization effects; connectedness

Abstract

Under the attack of Covid-19, the global economy and business are suppressed. The entertainment chain has been broken, and people were trapped in their houses. Emerging fears, loneliness, and diseases make the world chaos. However, video games’ special functions and advantages make the industry survive during harsh conditions. This study aims to analyze leading video game companies and their statistic to evaluate the video game market during the pandemic. Also, derivatives businesses and hardware productions will also be evaluated in the study. SWOT-analysis helps consumers understand video games’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats during pandemics. The emphasis on video games’ social and psychological effects has been highlighted throughout the pandemic.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Harry Chen
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/27
TI  - The Impact of the Covid-19 on the Video Game Market
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Economics, Smart Finance and Contemporary Trade (ESFCT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 70
EP  - 78
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-052-7_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-052-7_9
ID  - Chen2022
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