Watermelon Game is the Switch's latest viral sensation, and it's booming in popularity two years after its launch
Watermelon Game is the latest Nintendo Switch game to go viral - two years after its release.
Suika Game (aka "Watermelon Game") is a puzzle game that sees players stacking various types of fruit on top of each other - Tetris style. Despite being released back in 2021, the seemingly simple game has gained a second lease of life due to going viral online. People from all over the world are getting hooked on the Nintendo eShop exclusive title and Japanese content creators are mostly responsible for this boom in sales.
As reported by Automaton, Watermelon Game's developer, Aladdin X, has said that sales of the Switch game have increased "by more than 50,000 times" compared to before the game went viral - which is pretty incredible. The company accounts the game's recent success to its "cute and friendly art that appeals to a wide audience" as well as "the simplicity of the game's rules." Although this likely plays a part it certainly looks like VTubers and other content creators have helped to spread awareness of the adorable title.
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