PRESS RELEASE
As Kiwi across the country settle into a new way of living life in a bubble, new insights released from New Zealand’s fully impartial price and product comparison site, PriceSpy, reveal many New
Zealanders have been searching for new gaming consoles to help them keep entertained over the stage four lockdown.
Liisa Matinvesi-Bassett, New Zealand country manager for PriceSpy, says: “In March alone, the number of clicks received across the entire shopping category of ‘games and consoles’ skyrocketed, increasing by almost a third (+30 per cent), which is extremely high.”
“Interestingly, the number of clicks received started to rise from the 18th March before peaking on the 24th, ahead of the national stage four lock down that started on the 26th .”
In terms of the most popular games people were clicking on, the PriceSpy data also found between the 18th and 26th March, the most popular* games shoppers were clicking on were:
| Cheapest price on 24 March | Cheapest price on 31 March | Difference | |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) | $89 | $93.69 | +$4.69 more expensive |
| FIFA 20 (PS4) | $65.69 | $88 | +$22.31 more expensive |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PS4) | $87.69 | $93.69 | +$6 more expensive |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) | $88 | $93.69 | +$5.69 more expensive |
| NBA 2K20 (PS4) | $59 | $59 | Same |
Liisa continues: “Interestingly, looking at the historical pricing data across the top five most clicked-on games, even though the country is still on a stage four national lockdown, 80 per cent of the games were found to have spiked on the 31st March compared to the 24th March For any gamers looking to buy a new game or two after the lockdown, our key piece of advice is to conduct important price research to ensure what they are buying isn’t being sold at an overinflated price. Using a website or app like PriceSpy can help shoppers keep a close eye on the price of games every day.”
GIVEAWAY!
PriceSpy has teamed up with Attack On Geek to give away two of the top two most clicked on games between 18th to 24th March, which are Animal Crossing and Final Fantasy VII Remake.
To stand a chance of winning, enter our giveaway here: https://gleam.io/BtFYa/pricespy-x-aog-giveaway-top-2-games-in-march