Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson notes April NPD video game software sales were up 9% year-over-year, helped by the launch of Nintendo's (NTDOY) Switch console Top titles for the month included Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breadth of the Wild and Mario Kart 8, Olson tells investors in a research note. The April numbers are less material since Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Electronic Arts (EA) recently announced guidance for the June quarter, the analyst adds. He keeps an Overweight rating on those two names along with Take-Two Interactive (TTWO).

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