Minecraft is obviously an insanely popular game, so it's no surprise to hear Mojang's brand new spin-off Minecraft Dungeons is already selling incredibly well across multiple digital platforms.
On the Nintendo front, it's taken the top spot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch eShop best sellers list in the United States. As noted by @BenjiSales, this brings an end to Tom Nook's three months of dominance, which began in March:
What's perhaps even more impressive, though, is that Minecraft Dungeons is now also in the top spot on the Switch eShop charts in both Japan and Europe. We guess if any game was going to take down Nintendo's social simulation series on its own digital platform, it had to be something as big as Minecraft. It's also affordably priced at just $19.99 / £16.74.
Have you purchased Minecraft Dungeons yet? Let us know in the comments.
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Insane. But Minecraft has quite the following. Many parents probably buy it for their kids
Is the game really that good?
Got the game for free in Gamepass but not really like it. Prefer games like Grim Dawn.
Wow. I guess I should get Dungeons.
What a shame. Why does someone buy a half baked game over - let's say - Torchlight.
Animal Crossing New Horizons is Nintendo's fastest-selling digital game of all time by a large margin , so overtaking it on the eShop is a big achievement.
I'm on eshop right now. I see Animal Crossing not at all on the download only charts but just cheap shovelware. Weird.
For a website that gave the game a poor review you guys do seem to talk about it a lot...
Minecraft is just one of those really well established brands that will always sell well regardless of quality. We see the same thing with stuff like Pokemon.
@Kalmaro If you liked Gauntlet a lot, yes. It's a surprisingly fun gauntlet like game, that yes, has loot. However diablo like, or a full arpg it is not. Just gauntlet with more depths, and builds you can change on the fly. My son and I have been having a lot of fun with it, and I've even booted up by myself a few times now.
@PhilKenSebben OH man I loved Gauntlet. That game had some funny voice acting.
Mmm... Sustenance!
Torchlight is a lot better for sure, I waited so long for this game
Finally, a worthy opponent !
Can’t go wrong with it if you have friends or family to play with
it's to linear for it's own good, and after de first level all feels the same even if it looks different. I would not recommend
I would recommend this. If you're a fan of Diablo or the like, then sure, this is a much simpler game than that. Dungeons was never meant to compete with Diablo, though, and so this game shines in different ways, such as multiplayer, which as I've stated before is great in this game!
@Kalmaro someone shot the food!
Yes! So glad to see a Minecraft game coming out on top again! Today animal crossing tomorrow Fortnite!
We've been having a great time with it, glad it's selling well!
It still surprises me that MS continues to offer brand new Minecraft game’s on competitors platforms. I know it was part of the deal when they bought the studio to always maintain core Minecraft, but titles like this could be XBox pushers.
Mind you, not complaining, on the contrary: admiring their dedication to keep all things Minecraft cross-platform.
CLUBHOUSE IS ONLY 4???
@Kalmaro Unfortunately when it comes to mass appeal, quality is only one of many factors. In this case the Minecraft name alone could shift a mass of an abysmal game. However that's not the case and Dungeons sounds like it's at least a competent game, if nothing standout.
@brunojenso That's what I'm gathering, I could get it on gamepass for free but just not feeling it.
@BenAV weird. I don't remember Pokemon Channel and Pokemon Dash selling gangbusters 🤔
That's cool. Still not for me. But I never doubted it would sell at least decently well. It's a spinoff of I believe if not the best selling game ever, certainly one of the top selling games.
I'm sure it's well suited for its target audience. But that ain't me.
I may be in the minority in that I have never powered up a single Minecraft on any platform. I am a Torchlight and Diablo fan so the sale power of this game does have me curious since following the money vs. word of mouth seems to show a fun experience here.
@muscpt Do it! If your solo, try Minecraft regular, it’s worth the experience. If your have friends, try dungeons, it’s worth it.
Sounds like we might get a sequel!
@PickledKong64 It's a game for everyone, like Animal Crossing. Don't start with that also with this game...
Pretty fun game, with a surprisingly deep gameplay, but with several technical issues they should address asap.
I would've been part of that if there was a cartridge edition, but nope...
The procedural generation definitely gives it some fun replay value, and the later difficulties get nice n challenging, worth the price of admission imo
@PhilKenSebben Purple Wizard shot the food!
@Coxula Easy, Torchlight is a pretty lame port.
Oh no look out Tom Nook!! I have a feeling Animal Crossing will be back to number 1 in the E-Shop shortly..
As a coop experience, it’s fantastic. It’s really streamlined, I love the enchantment points system, it’s a perfect gateway into ARPG’s which I now can play with my young son. It’s never going to beat more established games of this type, but it’s just fun, and that’s the main point. I started playing ARPG’s since Diablo 1 on Win 95, and this kinda rekindles that feeling of satisfying simple action and exploration. Also, the graphics are incredible... at least on the PS4 Pro, colours really pop and looks near 4K at 60fps to my eyes. The Switch version looks a bit poor in comparison, also if you have the choice, go large.
@the_beaver I'm just saying no need to get your panties in a knot
@PickledKong64 I know, but I also know that if anyone says the same thing about Animal Crossing, everyone would call them troll or something worse. My actual complain is about that XD
@the_beaver oh okay.
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