People are obsessed with content, and this is damaging the artistry of game development

Opinion by Matt S.

About a week ago now, Nintendo updated the market on its financial position, and there were some startling numbers involved. It was the healthiest year on record for the Nintendo Switch, and Animal Crossing seems to have been the one thing to benefit from COVID-19 - it sold in such staggering numbers (well over 13 million in just six weeks) that going forward the company will surely consider it a marquee franchise, along with Mario, Zelda, Smash Bros and Mario Kart.

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