alt Hacker NewsThe explanation I've heard is simply: Chinese New Years happened, which means a lot more Chinese gamers are online in February during the week long national holiday.
It happened in last year's March stats too: https://web.archive.org/web/20250404061527/https://store.ste... -25%
How does a Jan/Feb holiday affect this year’s March number (that was reported in early April)?
I’m not talking about the Feb number that is reported in March.