Media question

 How do video game producers aim for as wide a target audience as possible? Refer to the wider industry and Animal crossing in your answer.


Video game producers aim for as wide a audience as possible to maximise sales. This is done by making a game more accessible to a wider audience that may not be as accustomed to video games this is done in Animal Crossing: New Horizons through slowing down the pace of the game as well as simplifying tasks within the game. In terms of the wider industry 

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