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title: "Top 20 most played games of 2020"
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description: "Nintendo revealed the most played games on the Nintendo Switch last year and it seems it was a battle between Fortnite and Animal Crossing: New Horizons in Europe."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-01-02 10:20:04"
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Top 20 most played games of 2020 | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Top 20 most played games of 2020](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/top-20-most-played-games-of-2020-mfrh-original.jpg "Top 20 most played games of 2020")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/top-20-most-played-games-of-2020-mfrh-original.jpg)Nintendo revealed the most played games on the Nintendo Switch last year and it seems it was a battle between Fortnite and Animal Crossing: New Horizons in Europe.

There are some fantastic games in the top twenty so it just goes to show that Switch owners generally have near impeccable taste!

## [](#top-20-most-played-of-2020)Top 20 most played of 2020

1\. Fortnite
2\. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
3\. Pokemon Sword
4\. Pokemon Shield
5\. Minecraft
6\. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7\. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8\. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
9\. Super Mario Odyssey
10\. FIFA 20 Nintendo Switch Legacy Edition
11\. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
12\. Super Mario Maker 2
13\. Rocket League
14\. Luigi’s Mansion 3
15\. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu
16\. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee
17\. Splatoon 2
18\. Super Mario Party
19\. Asphalt 9: Legends
20\. Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Seeing Breath of the Wild still in there is insane as it released on console launch day. And well Fortnite … meh.

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