{"id":7112,"date":"2019-01-14T07:53:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T07:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.indiesmasher.com\/wp\/?p=7112"},"modified":"2019-01-14T07:53:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T07:53:33","slug":"the-most-played-games-on-the-nintendo-switch-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiesmasher.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/14\/the-most-played-games-on-the-nintendo-switch-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Played Games On The Nintendo Switch in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nintendo regularly shares all sorts of rankings through the “News” tab of the Nintendo Switch<\/a>. Yesterday, the Japanese firm has posted the list of the 21 games that were the most played\u00a0on the hybrid console\u00a0in 2018. The presence of Fortnite<\/strong>, downloaded by about half of the owners of the machine, in the number one spot of these most played games on the Nintendo Switch<\/strong> in 2018 will not surprise anyone. Right behind, Nintendo productions are logically present alongside some games of third-party publishers (Fifa 19, Skyrim, Xenoverse 2) and successes of the independent scene that are Stardew Valley and Rocket League<\/strong>. The free to play Paladins and Pok\u00e9mon Quest<\/strong> have also attracted many curious.<\/p>\n

The 21 most played games on Switch in 2018<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Fortnite: Battle Royale<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/li>\n
  3. Super Mario Odyssey<\/li>\n
  4. Splatoon 2<\/li>\n
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/li>\n
  6. FIFA 18<\/li>\n
  7. Minecraft<\/li>\n
  8. Pokemon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu<\/li>\n
  9. Pokemon: Let\u2019s Go, Eevee<\/li>\n
  10. Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/li>\n
  11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim<\/li>\n
  12. Rocket League<\/li>\n
  13. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle<\/li>\n
  14. Pokemon Quest<\/li>\n
  15. Stardew Valley<\/li>\n
  16. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2<\/li>\n
  17. Octopath Traveler<\/li>\n
  18. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/li>\n
  19. Paladins<\/li>\n
  20. Super Mario Party<\/li>\n
  21. Mario Tennis Aces<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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