It will hardly surprise anyone that the list is dominated by exclusives from Nintendo’s internal studios, such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. But there was also room on the list for third-party products: Hogwarts Legacy, free-to-play hits like Fortnite or Rocket League. Unfortunately, the list is not arranged in chronological order, so it is unknown which games in the group received the most attention from European players.
Switch games European gamers spent the most time playing in 2023:
- Fortnite
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Minecraft
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Pokémon Scarlet
- Pokémon Violet
- Rocket League
- Fall Guys
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Hogwarts Legacy
- EA Sports FC 24
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- Pokémon Unite
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
- Mario Party Superstars
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Disney Dreamlight Valley