[Discussion] Ranking the highest-grossing video games
from rankiwiki@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 14 Aug 02:12
https://lemmy.world/post/34411588
from rankiwiki@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 14 Aug 02:12
https://lemmy.world/post/34411588
According to a recent fan poll on Rankiwiki, gamers voted on their favorite titles among the highest-grossing video games. The results put “Minecraft” at the top, followed by “Fortnite” and “Grand Theft Auto V”.
(Reference only: full poll results on Rankiwiki — rankiwiki.com/archives/3955)
What do you think of these rankings? Which blockbuster game is your personal favorite, and do you agree with the top picks?
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Minecraft absolutely deserves it. Especially through the educational versions that are really driving these specific numbers higher.
GTA V’s sales were impressive and it is one of the most recognized games even to non-gamers so it makes sense that it is up there. It’s also a good game. At least, single player. The online shit is kinda fucked for the sake of making profit.
Fortnite is inexplicable. I don’t think it is a terrible game, by all means, I just don’t understand why it is the most popular one in its genre. 🤷♂️
Fortnite is the master of brand based collabs. They aren’t afraid of mixing their ip with others or changing their game. They will change the map by adding a giant travis scott concert in the middle, or put a peter griffin character in game. A lot of other games are scared to add new things or put things unrelated into their games. I dont understand why people love having giant corporations shoved into their games but they do.
That’s part of it and it’s probably part of the staying power, sure. But I’m pretty sure it exploded before it started doing that. Iirc, quite soon after release, Ninja became one of the most popular streamers on twitch, breaking records and stuff and he even did a stream with Drake which at the time was the biggest stream ever. People were speculating even then that maybe epic paid Drake, but well… could just as easily have been just Drake being Drake.
As for why it got popular in the first place… I think it’s just being at the right time in the right place. There was Minecraft hunger games, h1z1, PUBG and probably a few other smaller ones. They were all quite popular and then Fortnite came along and made it more accessible and arguably more fun and stuff as well. A few of my friends used to try pretty much all the popular games, especially shooters. And besides CS, Fortnite was definitely the one that kept them engaged the longest. That’s just anecdotal, but well… if it worked on us, it’s probably worked on many.
I’m sharing this purely for discussion (no voting requests). If you were to re-rank the top 5, which title would you move up or down, and why?
These are definitely being voted in by younger gamers.
Thanks for weighing in! This was a fan vote, so the results can skew younger.
If we sampled older gamers, which title do you think would climb the most?
FIFA 20? lol.
The list is a fan pick among top-grossing titles, not an all-time sales chart.
If we grouped FIFA entries by franchise instead of single titles, would your top 10 change?
I’ve heard that there’s a huge market for Hidden Object games. Like, double-digit percentage of the market.
Often the “mainstream, hardcore soulslike” gamer section of the market that’s targeted for discussion only ends up being a part of it. Most people who have a family member with a PlayStation are more likely to have a row of the latest sports games than anything else popular.
Platform probably matters here. On mobile and lower-spec PCs, hidden object and puzzle titles dominate. If we split by platform, what would your top three look like?
Damn… I barely played any of these games… somebody had me try LoL like a decade ago, and I tried PUBG and Pokémon GO on my phone when they were hot, that's it.
Totally fine-sometimes the best take comes from fresh eyes. Which non-listed game would you nominate for the next poll?
Which game is top once counting all the micro transactions and pay to wins?
Great point-this poll is preference-based, not a strict revenue ranking.
If we re-ranked by lifetime revenue incl. MTX, which game would you place at #1?