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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Here's a screenshot with the the full top 10 searched games as per Google trends:

スイカゲーム (Suika Game) also known as Watermelon Game, is a Japanese puzzle video game.

Source used: https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2023/GLOBAL/?hl=en-US

 

[DenchDeckard]

Starfield is basically second or third for us gamers, right?

Last of Us must surely be because of the TV show. No idea what a Connections is lol

Such engagement!

 

[Dazraell]

Todd when he learns that Starfield is higher on a list than BG3

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I guess I'm actually surprised Google acknowledged Hogwarts Legacy after the entire gaming media conspired to pretend it doesn't exist

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Todd when he learns that Starfield is higher on a list than BG3

I'm being serious when I say that they'll find a way to turn/spin this into a positive, after "engagement numbers" we'll get presented with " Number X in Google's Top 10 searches"...

I absolutely hate PR bullshit/spin

 

[MudoSkills]

No idea what a Connections is lol

New game from the NYT that they absolutely did not steal from the British game show Only Connect.

 

[Sephimoth]

Was Hogwarts even mentioned at the Game Awards? With all the categories you'd think it'd pop up at least once with how well it sold and reviewed.
Unless...

Would be funny if the publisher didn't send codes for future games to outlets that refused to review/talk about it

 

[yazenov]

Starfield is basically second or third for us gamers, right?

Last of Us must surely be because of the TV show. No idea what a Connections is lol

Such engagement!

It is also the number one played game in your office

 

[Varteras]

 

[vaibhavpisal]

BG3 that high is biggest surprise.

No doubt it's doing gangbusters. 20 mil sales won't be surprising.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Was Hogwarts even mentioned at the Game Awards? With all the categories you'd think it'd pop up at least once with how well it sold and reviewed.
Unless...

Would be funny if the publisher didn't send codes for future games to outlets that refused to review/talk about it

We already know HL is getting a sequel which will also be ignored to 20+ million sales, but it would be great if WB Games decided they no longer needed to send out review codes for future Mortal Kombat titles. That would hit these game "journalists" where it hurts

 

[Dazraell]

I'm being serious when I say that they'll find a way to turn/spin this into a positive, after "engagement numbers" we'll get presented with " Number X in Google's Top 10 searches"...

I absolutely hate PR bullshit/spin

Of course they will. PR spin like that is easier than owning to it, letting players know what didn't worked (no pun intended) and trying to apply it for future projects

I'm not saying that Starfield is a bad game or anything like that, but it's quite clear there are some things that didn't clicked and Bethesda really should take a longer look at their design process

 

[GymWolf]

Bunch of terfs, all of you.

 

[Kerotan]

I guess I'm actually surprised Google acknowledged Hogwarts Legacy after the entire gaming media conspired to pretend it doesn't exist

Is that why it wasn't at TGA? Are all those journalists era cucks?

 

[Varteras]

Bunch of terfs, all of you.

 

[GutsOfThor]

 

[Sanepar]

Number 7 is really good!

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

By the amount of articles created about Starfield, it will be probably on top and it is not even close. Hell, the threads about Starfield are still being created

 

[GymWolf]

Was Hogwarts even mentioned at the Game Awards? With all the categories you'd think it'd pop up at least once with how well it sold and reviewed.
Unless...

Would be funny if the publisher didn't send codes for future games to outlets that refused to review/talk about it

The dorito idiot didn't wanted to offend the mental illness crowd.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

By the amount of articles created about Starfield, it will be probably on top and it is not even close. Hell, the threads about Starfield are still being created

What are you even on about? Starfield is one of the high profile games in this top 10 google trends for 2023 so ofc it gets a mention in the thread tile. If it bothers you that much go ahead and press the ignore thread button.

 

[tommib]

Really fucking embarrassing for the big part of the industry that treated Hogwarts as the "Those We Don't Speak Of" creatures in The Village. Their dogmatic cultural fascism has been completely crushed by statistics and numbers making them all look like drug addict cult members.

I wish they would reconsider or at least question their whole doctrine but I doubt they have any capacity for self-analysis.

 

[SJRB]

By the amount of articles created about Starfield, it will be probably on top and it is not even close. Hell, the threads about Starfield are still being created

More threads and articles than actual players, lulz

 

[Punished Miku]

Is #7 Spider Man 2?

 

[Mr Moose]

What's Connections?

Is #7 Spider Man 2?

 

[Laieon]

What's Connections?

A NYT word game: https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

 

[The Last One]

From the Google Trends page -

> 'Lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year.'

lmao this list means nothing.

 

[SantaC]

Hogwarts wasnt nominated at all? Is it true?

 

[Ribi]

reminder that #9 wasnt even nominated for an award. People really seem to have forgotten it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

From the Google Trends page -

> 'Lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year.'

lmao this list means nothing.

The cut-off date was probably before Chapter 5 launched where we see that massive spike for Fortnite.

 

[Bernkastel]

It is also the number one played game in your office

This is the most low effort cope I have ever seen. Even more funnier the people who do that are the ones who suspiciously treat their 24/7 warring efforts like an actual day job.

 

[The Last One]

The cut-off date was probably before Chapter 5 launched where we see that massive spike for Fortnite.

That's not really the point.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

That's not really the point.

Then what's the point? Google just made up their data for this report or... ?

 

[The Last One]

Then what's the point? Google just made up their data for this report or... ?

No, read this:

> 'Lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year.'

 

[DenchDeckard]

It is also the number one played game in your office

hahaha, this was true but most people have moved onto playing separate things now.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

No, read this:

> 'Lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year.'

nvm I misread/misinterpreted what were you trying to say.

 

[Holammer]

That explains a lot. Seen clones of this Suika Game on WhatIsOnSteam and wondered what it is.
Gave it a try and got 1380 points on my first try. It's pretty fun!

Suika Game

Suika Game is also known as Watermelon game in English language. Suika is a Fruit Tetris game. In this game, You have to touch two same fruits to make a larger fruit.

suikagame.com

 

[tommib]

Is #7 Spider Man 2?

 

[SiriusBlack]

Hogwarts stays winning. The biggest game of the year, in a stacked year.

Kudos to the team that pulled off something incredible.

 

[LakeOf9]

The analysis being YoY increase based makes this kind of useless, it's not actually the list of the most searched games, it's the list of games that were searched most relative to their search volume last year.

That still has room, obviously, but it should be presented honestly, not misleadingly like this.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Battlegrounds Mobile India !?

I haven't even heard of this game. damn
Oh its an Indian version of PUBG. Makes sense.

Edit - Handheld games should be huge in India but so price sensitive that only Mobiles can survive the dual purpose.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

It is also the number one played game in your office

 

[CeeJay]

Number 7 is really good!

Ah right, just seen the screenshot for it. My son and his partner have been playing the shit out of this recently, I didn't realise it was this popular!

 

[PSYGN]

No GTA 6?

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I'd love to see a NeoGAF list. I think Redfall would have a shot.

 

[daninthemix]

Was Hogwarts Legacy a good game? With all the noise around it that fact kind of passed me by.

 

[Magic Carpet]

One Piece, Is that for the anime or the new Netflix live action?

 

[Deerock71]

How does Tears of the Kingdom not rate?

 

[DForce]

By the amount of articles created about Starfield, it will be probably on top and it is not even close. Hell, the threads about Starfield are still being created

Yeah, I'm sure if Starfield wasn't hyped up for more than a year as one of the best games ever created, then I seriously doubt anyone would be talking about it right now.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=Fortnite,The%20Last%20of%20Us,Hogwarts%20Legacy&hl=en

Fake news.

 

[DannyDanger]

It's insane to watch ppl talk about this list on Retardera and act like Hogwarts Legacy doesn't exist.

This isn't a life or death thing but, How does ignoring reality solve anything in life, ever? In any situation? Crazy world we live in.