With so many New Zealanders at home, local esport streaming experienced a spike in viewership of 90-100 per cent according to one organisation. Christel Yardley/Stuff Mutu said ratings are expected to stay high with the release of new next generation consoles and new big games. Content creators who were big became bigger, and we started to see an appreciation for content streamers that weren’t gamers in NZ, he said. The increased attention has meant the launch of LetsPlay.Live season three has seen far more attention than previous seasons. A Vodafone spokeswoman said voice calls were up by 28 per cent at its highest and data usage was up 12 per cent.

Source: Stuff August 20, 2020 02:48 UTC