The video game industry in the United Kingdom has been completely eclipsed by Minecraft. According to journalist Christopher Dring, This video game published by Microsoft has risen to the position of the third most popular “retail version” Nintendo Switch game in the United Kingdom.
The game is the third most sold game on the Nintendo platform, coming in behind the Mario Kart games and the Animal Crossing games. Additionally, the game has achieved a tremendous amount of success, as it has surpassed huge titles such as Pokemon and others to become the third best-selling Switch game.
Minecraft is Britain’s third best-selling Switch game
Minecraft is now the third biggest Switch game in the UK (physical sales only). Behind Mario Kart and Animal Crossing, but bigger than the Pokemon games (even when combining the dual releases), Zelda and all Mario platformers
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) May 15, 2022