In the Computer & Video Game Archive, 2017 proved to be a popular year for game genres across the board, including sports, first-person shooters, fighting games and racing games. Here is our list of the top 10 played games of the year.
1) FIFA 17, Xbox One
2) NBA 17, Xbox One
3) Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox 360
4) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
5) Overwatch, Xbox One
6) FIFA 16, Xbox 360
7) Mariokart Wii
8) Mario Kart 8, Wii U
9) Call of Duty: WWII, PlayStation 4
10) Call of Duty: Black Ops III, PlayStation 4
As a comparison, 2018 is so far proving to be the year of the Nintendo Switch, as well as a game called Fortnite, which is quickly climbing the ranks amongst the most popular games of the year in the archive. The question is, will it become popular enough to beat out FIFA, the game series that has topped out our lists for the past several years?
1) FIFA 18, Xbox One
2) Call of Duty: WWII, PlayStation 4
3) Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Switch
4) Fortnite, Xbox One
5) FIFA 16, Xbox 360
6) Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox 360
7) Mariokart Wii
8) Super Mario Odyssey, Switch
9) Mario Kart 64, Nintendo 64
10) FIFA 17, Xbox One
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