Despite having more players than GTA 5, FIFA and Call of Duty combined, this incredibly popular game was considered “dead”!
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Fortnite, a dead game ? Some of his opponents want it, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon. After a long journey in the desert for several months, Epic Games’ cult battle royale launched its engine during the last quarter of 2023, and it was able to gather its community. To achieve this feat, Fortnite has had many successes: an OG season to titillate Nostalgic, then a virtual concert by Eminem, and finally a fruitful partnership with LEGO, and with a new season of great quality..
The result of this succession of highlights: Fortnite in good shape, which broke attendance records. According to data from Ampere AnalysisConsole players may have spent more than that 1.6 billion hours in Fortnite in the month of December 2023. To get an idea, Which is more than the global console gaming time spent on Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, Warzone, EA Sports FC 24, GTA V and Roblox… combined.
The powerful lever of nostalgia
As the Ampere Analysis report points out, it was the OG season in particular in the last quarter of 2023 that brought players back into the Battle Royale fold. In November, the Fortnite experience took hold Attendance increased by about 146% compared to the previous month.
Epic Games has finally realized the ultimate dream of gaming veterans and those eternally nostalgic for “the beginning of Fortnite”. The bet has turned out to be a profitable one, with Epic Games since announcing that a return to Fortnite OG will also take place in 2024, albeit without specifying specific content.
2024, another promising year?
After a strong period of growth, we always fear what will happen next. But it looks bright enough Fortnite, which just pocketed a juicy $1.5 billion check So that Disney can implement the metaverse in its image. So should Fortnite’s year 2024 have some nice surprises in store for us?
For more guides and news on Fortnite, be sure to check out our review of the current season. There you’ll find tips on the hottest challenges of the moment, a list of new seasonal features, as well as news on your favorite battle royale.
