The Elden Ring YouTube launch smashed the platform’s expectations

pcgamesn.com:

The Elden Ring YouTube launch far exceeded what Google expected from its video platform. YouTube shared some of its stats on the YouTube Gaming Twitter page, aptly titled “How Elden Ring took over YouTube,” with a list of launch view comparisons to other popular games, alongside stats showing which bosses and classes people tended to upload the most videos about in the hit open-world game. And yes, the most popular bosses are probably the ones you’re thinking they are.

The big number is the total launch views. YouTube says Elden Ring was responsible for a staggering 3.4 billion views in 60 days. That’s nearly double the views GTA V generated in the same time period following its launch (1.98 billion).

Other popular launches YouTube tracked include Super Mario Odyssey (828 million views) and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (638 million). Skyrim only garnered 456 million, though considering the very first of its many releases happened on the cusp of streaming’s massive growth, that’s perhaps not too surprising.

Samurai was the most popular class people uploaded videos about in that same period, closely followed by Hero and Wretch, with a slight drop off for Astrologer.

And finally are the bosses. Malenia was only the second most common boss streamers uploaded videos about, with substantially more videos about Margit the Fell Omen, the first major scripted boss you encounter in The Lands Between, assuming you follow the path the game sets for you.

We’re a PC site that reports on video games and gave Elden Ring a 10, so of course it’s no surprise to us that Elden Ring was popular. What is surprising is just how popular it was with what looks like a broader range of people, which is a substantial development for a