![]() ![]() ![]() By virtue of it all over the place and free to play and a very popular type of game in terms of battle royalestuff, it's kind of a perfect storm. Almost anyone can play it on a phone and anywhere they can play games. "'Fortnite' is everywhere because the barrier to entry is so low," said Jeff Gerstmann, editor-in-chief of Giant Bomb, a video game review site. The game is free to play and available on almost any device, a departure from games that are costly or only available on certain platforms - or both. What makes "Fortnite" unique, however, is just how ubiquitous it has become - a strategy that is paying off for its creator, Epic Games. Many other games, like popular franchises "Call of Duty" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," have included a "battle royale" mode. Players scrounge the island for weapons and building materials and attempt to eliminate one another. "What happened with 'Fortnite' has never happened before."įor the uninitiated, "Fortnite" is a game best known for its "battle royale" mode, where players drop from the sky onto an island with 99 other players. It’s unprecedented," said Joost van Dreunen, chief executive of gaming analytics firm SuperData. Interest over time trend chart comparing Fortnite (blue) and Donald Trump (red). Many would argue that the people definitely care about both it is just a matter of your perspective.For much of 2018, "Fortnite" was searched for as much as President Donald Trump, according to Google Trends. Overall the searches based on the graphs have been pretty steady and close between Apple and Nike. Apple then shows a increase in searches over Nike which is a result of the release on a new iPhone and the rumors of the new smartphone. However, the spike overall seems to be only greater than Apple during that short month period from around August 26th to about September 15th of this year. Nike has created many reactions throughout the United States. It is safe to say that the Nike controversy is due to the newest Nike campaign ad featuring Colin Kaepernick. This spike in searches for Nike being from mid August to mid September of this year. Based on the analysis of Google search on Google Trends, Nike recently has a spike in searches over Apple. Many things are occurring in society on a daily basis with the new iPhone in full effect and the Nike controversy what is America’s people main concern. As technology advances video games will improve as well. According to the graphs we can conclude that America’s favorite video game is definitely Fortnite over Minecraft. It is safe to say that it is all that is really talked about by many and searched. After looking at the percentages of the states Alaska was the only state where the percentages of search for Fornite and Minecraft were closest about like 50/50. Fortnite is the most popular search in all states. There are actually no states where Minecraft searches were more popular than Fortnite. Minecraft was on top of the Fortnite from Septemto around the first weeks January of 2018. According to an analysis of Google search on Google Trends, this past year, Fortnite was the most searched video game in the United States next to Minecraft. America has spoken despite the constant video games that are releasing with all the updates in technology, Fortnite is blowing the waters as the most popular online video game. ![]()
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