Board 8 > Nintendo reveals the most played Switch games of 2021

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andylt 12/31/21 3:52:41 PM #1:	...in Europe. 1. Fortnite 2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3. Minecraft 4. Pokemon Sword 5. Pokemon Shield 6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 8. Rocket League 9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 10. Super Mario Odyssey 11. FIFA 21 Legacy Edition 12. Pokemon Unite 13. Monster Hunter Rise 14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 15. Super Mario Party 16. Pokemon: Lets Go, Pikachu 17. Pokemon: Lets Go, Eevee 18. Splatoon 2 19. FIFA 20 Legacy Edition 20. Super Mario 3D World + Bowsers Fury 21. Super Mario Maker 2 22. Luigis Mansion 3 Source: The Nintendo News channel on Switch. Not many 2021 games on here! --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. <cite>andylt posted [p:961362058] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>...in Europe. 1. Fortnite 2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3. Minecraft 4. Pokemon Sword 5. Pokemon Shield 6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 8. Rocket League 9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 10. Super Mario Odyssey 11. FIFA 21 Legacy Edition 12. Pokemon Unite 13. Monster Hunter Rise 14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 15. Super Mario Party 16. Pokemon: Lets Go, Pikachu 17. Pokemon: Lets Go, Eevee 18. Splatoon 2 19. FIFA 20 Legacy Edition 20. Super Mario 3D World + Bowsers Fury 21. Super Mario Maker 2 22. Luigis Mansion 3 Source: The Nintendo News channel on Switch. Not many 2021 games on here! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 12/31/21 3:53:50 PM #2:	ya fortnite we 'bout to get down --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:961362088] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>ya fortnite we 'bout to get down </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 12/31/21 3:54:42 PM #3:	To be fair, anything that came out toward the end of the year had no chance, and that was when their biggest releases were. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:961362117] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>To be fair, anything that came out toward the end of the year had no chance, and that was when their biggest releases were. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UshiromiyaEva 12/31/21 3:55:40 PM #4:	The Pokmon ones I refuse to believe are that neck and neck, so I'm sure they're doing something weird with those numbers. --- https://twitter.com/OocWTC/status/1348011667976699904?s=19 <cite>UshiromiyaEva posted [p:961362135] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>The Pokmon ones I refuse to believe are that neck and neck, so I'm sure they're doing something weird with those numbers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
andylt 12/31/21 3:57:27 PM #5:	UshiromiyaEva posted... The Pokmon ones I refuse to believe are that neck and neck, so I'm sure they're doing something weird with those numbers. The header of the article is 'top 20 most played games', so I'm guessing they're actually combined and they just listed them separately shrug --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. <cite>andylt posted [p:961362175] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>UshiromiyaEva posted... </cite> <quote>The Pokmon ones I refuse to believe are that neck and neck, so I'm sure they're doing something weird with those numbers.</quote>The header of the article is 'top 20 most played games', so I'm guessing they're actually combined and they just listed them separately shrug </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 12/31/21 3:58:50 PM #6:	UshiromiyaEva posted... The Pokmon ones I refuse to believe are that neck and neck, so I'm sure they're doing something weird with those numbers. It's likely combined and just listed funny, since if you combine them, it makes an even 20 games. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:961362210] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>UshiromiyaEva posted... </cite> <quote>The Pokmon ones I refuse to believe are that neck and neck, so I'm sure they're doing something weird with those numbers.</quote> It's likely combined and just listed funny, since if you combine them, it makes an even 20 games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LiquidOshawott 12/31/21 4:00:12 PM #7:	Rocket League over Smash is actually pretty impressive --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account <cite>LiquidOshawott posted [p:961362246] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Rocket League over Smash is actually pretty impressive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KommunistKoala 12/31/21 4:01:00 PM #8:	LiquidOshawott posted... Rocket League over Smash is actually pretty impressive europeans love their soccar --- does anyone even read this <cite>KommunistKoala posted [p:961362267] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>LiquidOshawott posted... </cite> <quote>Rocket League over Smash is actually pretty impressive</quote>europeans love their soccar </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 12/31/21 4:03:02 PM #9:	where we droppin boys --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:961362321] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>where we droppin boys </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
andylt 12/31/21 4:10:54 PM #10:	I combined the pokeymans --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. <cite>andylt posted [p:961362522] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>I combined the pokeymans </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny 12/31/21 4:16:08 PM #11:	NSMBU > SM3DW makes me sad. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. <cite>Mac Arrowny posted [p:961362648] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>NSMBU > SM3DW makes me sad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
andylt 12/31/21 6:33:54 PM #12:	Mac Arrowny posted... NSMBU > SM3DW makes me sad. I'm just glad Odyssey beat NSMBU. NSMB's widespread casual popularity will never make sense to me! Nice that LM3 has fully established itself as a perennial game now. --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. <cite>andylt posted [p:961366074] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Mac Arrowny posted... </cite> <quote>NSMBU > SM3DW makes me sad.</quote>I'm just glad Odyssey beat NSMBU. NSMB's widespread casual popularity will never make sense to me! Nice that LM3 has fully established itself as a perennial game now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Waluigi1 12/31/21 6:35:37 PM #13:	NSMBU is very good and fun. --- PSN, and GT: Waluigi1 Switch FC: SW-6848-3841-9099 <cite>Waluigi1 posted [p:961366120] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>NSMBU is very good and fun. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 12/31/21 6:38:48 PM #14:	andylt posted... NSMB's widespread casual popularity will never make sense to me! it requires little skill so the entry barrier is low --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:961366211] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>andylt posted... </cite> <quote>NSMB's widespread casual popularity will never make sense to me!</quote> it requires little skill so the entry barrier is low </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
firefdr 12/31/21 7:18:29 PM #15:	ew fifa <cite>firefdr posted [p:961367148] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>ew fifa </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Surskit 12/31/21 8:24:38 PM #16:	NSMB is super fun with friends. --- .-#Elements of Water#-. <cite>Surskit posted [p:961368775] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>NSMB is super fun with friends. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny 12/31/21 8:40:36 PM #17:	Surskit posted... NSMB is super fun with friends. So is SM3DW. Moreso, even. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. <cite>Mac Arrowny posted [p:961369134] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Surskit posted...</cite> <quote>NSMB is super fun with friends. </quote> So is SM3DW. Moreso, even.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UshiromiyaEva 12/31/21 10:59:44 PM #18:	Looks like the highest rated game didn't even make the list! https://nintendosoup.com/the-house-in-fata-morgana-is-metacritics-highest-rated-switch-game-for-2021/ --- https://twitter.com/OocWTC/status/1348011667976699904?s=19 <cite>UshiromiyaEva posted [p:961372457] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Looks like the highest rated game didn't even make the list! https://nintendosoup.com/the-house-in-fata-morgana-is-metacritics-highest-rated-switch-game-for-2021/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 12/31/21 11:22:35 PM #19:	Is this based on minutes played, or copies sold? --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:961372965] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Is this based on minutes played, or copies sold? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LusterSoldier 12/31/21 11:27:11 PM #20:	Probably minutes played, since there's no Metroid Dread on this list. Since that was a late 2021 release, there wasn't as much time for Metroid Dread to build up enough playtime to make it on this list. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ \| ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as azuarc, Guru Champ! <cite>LusterSoldier posted [p:961373070] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Probably minutes played, since there's no Metroid Dread on this list. Since that was a late 2021 release, there wasn't as much time for Metroid Dread to build up enough playtime to make it on this list.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 12/31/21 11:29:52 PM #21:	it would be hard to sell copies of fortnite --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:961373118] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>it would be hard to sell copies of fortnite </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 01/01/22 12:17:29 AM #22:	ninkendo posted... it would be hard to sell copies of fortnite You just made me realize there's a third option- amount spent, micro transactions included --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:961374118] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>it would be hard to sell copies of fortnite</quote>You just made me realize there's a third option- amount spent, micro transactions included </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 01/01/22 12:26:56 AM #23:	It's almost certainly hours played. There's no way some of these sold more this year than Pokemon BDSP did. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:961374339] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>It's almost certainly hours played. There's no way some of these sold more this year than Pokemon BDSP did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StartTheMachine 01/01/22 6:19:00 AM #24:	NSMB is a bad series. NSMBU is great and an outlier in said series. --- - Blur - Welcome to your Divinity. <cite>StartTheMachine posted [p:961378587] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>NSMB is a bad series. NSMBU is great and an outlier in said series. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KCF0107 01/01/22 6:27:47 AM #25:	banananor posted... Is this based on minutes played, or copies sold? There are multiple F2P titles, so it has to be something along the lines of time played --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu <cite>KCF0107 posted [p:961378664] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>banananor posted... </cite> <quote>Is this based on minutes played, or copies sold?</quote>There are multiple F2P titles, so it has to be something along the lines of time played </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voltch 01/01/22 7:00:40 AM #26:	Isn't Pokemon Unite at a kinda disappointing placement? --- Congrats to Eli Ayase's #1 fan BK_Sheikah00 on winning the BYIG Guru Contest. <cite>voltch posted [p:961378900] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Isn't Pokemon Unite at a kinda disappointing placement? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Waluigi1 01/01/22 10:57:49 AM #27:	voltch posted... Isn't Pokemon Unite at a kinda disappointing placement? It's kinda low, but not horribly so. The matches are so short, that I could see most people only playing a few games a day compared to some of these other games you might spend hours a day playing. --- PSN, and GT: Waluigi1 Switch FC: SW-6848-3841-9099 <cite>Waluigi1 posted [p:961381894] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>voltch posted... </cite> <quote>Isn't Pokemon Unite at a kinda disappointing placement?</quote>It's kinda low, but not horribly so. The matches are so short, that I could see most people only playing a few games a day compared to some of these other games you might spend hours a day playing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
andylt 01/01/22 12:41:07 PM #28:	Whoops they do give the metric in the fine print, apologies for not posting it earlier! The rankings are based on time played on all Nintendo Switch consoles with a European Nintendo Account for which data sharing is enabled. LeonhartFour posted... it requires little skill so the entry barrier is low I don't see how it's easier than something like 3D World tho, does it being 2D lower the bar somehow? voltch posted... Isn't Pokemon Unite at a kinda disappointing placement? It's the highest placed 2021 game on there, yeah it's F2P but that's probably pretty good in itself! In addition to Waluigi's point. --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. <cite>andylt posted [p:961383945] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Whoops they do give the metric in the fine print, apologies for not posting it earlier! <quote>The rankings are based on time played on all Nintendo Switch consoles with a European Nintendo Account for which data sharing is enabled.</quote> LeonhartFour posted... </cite> <quote>it requires little skill so the entry barrier is low</quote>I don't see how it's easier than something like 3D World tho, does it being 2D lower the bar somehow? voltch posted... </cite> <quote>Isn't Pokemon Unite at a kinda disappointing placement?</quote>It's the highest placed 2021 game on there, yeah it's F2P but that's probably pretty good in itself! In addition to Waluigi's point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 01/01/22 12:59:15 PM #29:	NSMB is easier than 3D World, actually --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:961384373] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>NSMB is easier than 3D World, actually </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny 01/01/22 1:43:27 PM #30:	Hmm, I dunno. I think NSMBU and SM3DW are pretty similar on the difficulty front, and SM3DW gets easier when you add more players while NSMBU gets harder. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. <cite>Mac Arrowny posted [p:961385327] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Hmm, I dunno. I think NSMBU and SM3DW are pretty similar on the difficulty front, and SM3DW gets easier when you add more players while NSMBU gets harder.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punnyz 01/01/22 11:28:35 PM #31:	I'm honestly surprised about Fifa --- https://i.imgur.com/qBpLe47.png http://i.imgur.com/25MHSn1.gif <cite>Punnyz posted [p:961398839] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>I'm honestly surprised about Fifa </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
charmander6000 01/02/22 12:02:48 AM #32:	It's Europe, they love their soccer. --- Congratulations to azuarc for winning the guru challenge <cite>charmander6000 posted [p:961399476] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>It's Europe, they love their soccer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KCF0107 01/02/22 12:27:16 AM #33:	Punnyz posted... I'm honestly surprised about Fifa Really? --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu <cite>KCF0107 posted [p:961400031] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>Punnyz posted... </cite> <quote>I'm honestly surprised about Fifa</quote>Really? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pepper2012 01/02/22 1:14:06 AM #34:	gg Europe you failed --- None of this is good, Vector. That's why it's called "a Sonic game." - Knuckles the Echidna <cite>pepper2012 posted [p:961400891] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>gg Europe you failed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExThaNemesis 01/02/22 2:02:40 AM #35:	8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate No wonder EU gets wrecked so hard lol --- "undertale hangs out with mido" - ZFS Smash Ultimate Switch Code: SW-6933-1523-8505 <cite>ExThaNemesis posted [p:961401564] in Nintendo r... [t:79834009]...</cite> <quote>8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate No wonder EU gets wrecked so hard lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board 8 > Nintendo reveals the most played Switch games of 2021 (+) Yeah! (+)

Board 8 > Nintendo reveals the most played Switch games of 2021