Video games have been a staple of the American way of life since Atari burst into the living room in the late 1970s. They have become so ingrained in our culture over the years that it is difficult to identify the peak of their popularity. Was Nintendo’s dominance in the mid-80s the pinnacle of video game popularity? Was Sony’s rise in the late 90s and early 2000s the real peak?
It’s possible that in 2022, with more options than ever, gaming will be more popular than ever. Gamers are enjoying a moment when video games are truly at their peak.
Undoubtedly, you can use countless stats to find out what the hottest video games are today, and one group has taken it upon themselves to identify the hottest games – by state!
Explain the process
To make this revealing list, Minesweeper’s gaming experts gathered data from the top 25 most popular video games according to HowLongToBeat. They then compared those games with search data from Google trends from the first six months of 2022.
This gave them the most wanted game in every state. The findings are interesting. Some popular legacy franchises appear multiple times. There are also some surprising omissions.
Extract the data
Although it was released almost ten years ago in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V appears 15 times on this list, showing just how strong it is and its lasting impact on gamers’ minds. After all, it is known as one of – if not the – best video game(s) in recent history. In addition, GTA V was the most popular game in more than a dozen states, especially in the South and Midwest of the country.
Grand Theft Auto returned to attention in 2013 when its first three-day sales hit $1 billion. The fact that gamers today still search for it at such a high volume is an equally impressive feat.
More recent games that have appeared in the top spots of other states include: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Elden Ringboth released in the first half of 2022.
“It’s no surprise that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Elden Ring proved to be the most popular video games in multiple states as they were newly released this year,” said a Minesweeper representative. ” Grand Theft Auto V , however, has been almost played by gamers for the past ten years; It’s clear that the game’s compelling storyline, fun characters, and gameplay still resonate with a large number of American gamers.”
demise , originally released in 1993, appears as the most wanted game in three states. It should come as no surprise, as dozens of iterations of the original demise game have been released over the years, most recently in 2022 with Eternal mischief.
The full list of each state’s most wanted video game:
The most popular video games, by state
Alabama – Grand Theft Auto V
Alaska- god of war
Arizona- Grand Theft Auto V
Arkansas – Horizon Zero Dawn
California – god of war
Colorado- Elden Ring
Connecticut – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Delaware- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
District of Colombia – Hades
Florida- Portal
Georgia – Grand Theft Auto V
Hawaii – demise
Idaho – Hades
Illinois- Grand Theft Auto V
Indiana – Grand Theft Auto V
Iowa- Horizon Zero Dawn
Kansas- demise
Kentucky- Resident Evil 2
Louisiana- god of war
Maine – Stardew Valley
Maryland- Hades
Massachusetts- Horizon Zero Dawn
Michigan- Grand Theft Auto V
Minnesota- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition
Mississippi- Grand Theft Auto V
Missouri- Grand Theft Auto V
Montana – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Nebraska – god of war
Nevada- Horizon Zero Dawn
New Hampshire – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
New Jersey – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
New Mexico – BioShock
New York – Grand Theft Auto V
North Carolina – Grand Theft Auto V
North Dakota – Stardew Valley
Ohio- Grand Theft Auto V
Oklahoma – Tomb Raider
Oregon- Elden Ring
Pennsylvania- Grand Theft Auto V
Rhode Island – Portal
South Carolina – Tomb Raider
South Dakota – Final Fantasy VII
Tennessee- Grand Theft Auto V
Texas – Grand Theft Auto V
Utah- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Vermont- Tomb Raider
Virginia- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition
Washington- demise
West Virginia – Red Dead Redemption 2
Wisconsin- Grand Theft Auto V
Wyoming – Cyberpunk 2077
Interestingly, there are notable omissions in these findings. Almost all of the top 10 video games with the largest active concurrent player base, such as: Fortnite , League of Legends and Minecraft were missing from this list.
(An obvious reason to explain this could be that these gamers were just too busy playing these games instead of looking for information about them!)
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