Fortnite may no longer be able to claim its the biggest video game in the world, as interest begins to fall and Minecraft sees a resurgence.
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If theres two video games every parent, even those that have zero interest in gaming, have heard of its Minecraft and Fortnite (with Grand Theft Auto probably in third, even though kids arent supposed to play it).
Fortnites unparalleled success has been due to just a few obvious factors: its free, its constantly updated, and its actually quite good. Everyone plays it but particularly cash-strapped kids, at whom most of the marketing and gaudy costumes are aimed at.
But what goes up must go down and at some point Fortnite is inevitably going to see a decline in interest, and that time looks like being round about now.
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The latest Google search data, as noticed by Forbes, shows that interest in Fortnite has been on a steady decline and Minecraft has seen an unexpected spike – with Minecraft creators Mojang reporting that YouTube views of Minecraft related videos were up 8% last month.
Fortnites decline is by no means sudden or unexpected but what is surprising is the rise in interest for Minecraft.
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Its probably related to the games 10th anniversary celebrations, which have raised its profile, and the annoucement of mobile AR app Minecraft Earth and console-based dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons.
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