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Japanese Gamers List Top 100 Addictive Video Games
posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross

The July 27 episode of Japanese TV program Ariyoshieeeee! polled 3,000 gamers for the top 100 addictive video games (among other categories). The top three games are 2011's Minecraft in the #1 spot, 1985's Super Mario Bros. in second, and 2020's Animal Crossing: New Horizons in third.

The top 10 video games according to Ariyoshieeeee! are:
1. Minecraft (2011)
2. Super Mario Bros. (1985)
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)
4. Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (1988)
5. Fortnite (2017)
6. Splatoon 3 (2022)
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
8. Splatoon 2 (2017)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
10. Dragon Quest (1986)

The breakdown of the 3,000 respondents is relatively even with 605 in their teens, 591 in their 20s, 574 in their 30s, 651 in their 40s, and 579 in their 50s.