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The best-selling video game of each year since 1993 (ftw.usatoday.com)
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[–] tgcp@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Was Minecraft never a top 5 best selling game in any year?

[–] JFowler369@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Really speaks to Minecraft's staying power that even without ever being in the top five for a single year it is the best selling game of all time. Cumulative COD clearly wins out but I would guess the majority of each game's sales are repeat customers.

[–] secret301@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly I expected it to be at one ☝️ nt but guess not