![]() Fortnite is kind of like Minecraft meets The Walking Dead - with a bonus Battle Royale attached ![]() So what’s made Fortnite such a smash, and why is it attracting so many different types of players? To understand that, we have to look at the types of games it’s emulating - and how it’s transcending them to create something new, trendy, and fun. In February, it hit a record of 3.4 million people playing the game all at once, while its overall player base has reportedly passed 45 million. Remember, this is a game that’s free to download and play, so that’s pretty epic. Just how popular is Fortnite? For starters, it’s been raking in the cash, surpassing its predecessor, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (about which more in a moment), and earning more than $100 million per month in in-app purchases. Above all, it’s a win for Fortnite, the record-breaking game whose abrupt upswing in popularity sparked all the interest to begin with, and its developer, Epic Games. It’s the latest in a string of wins for Nintendo, which staked its future on the Switch and wound up delivering the fastest-selling console of all time. ![]() The move is a win for gaming fans, who’ve long been awaiting the arrival of Fortnite on the hybrid console. The massively popular battle game got a surprise launch today on the equally popular console, immediately after Nintendo announced the news at gaming industry conference E3 earlier in the morning. Fortnite is finally coming to Nintendo Switch.
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