Fandom published the results of a survey about the most popular series in the world of entertainment in 2023. Among the video game in the 4th place, the Elder Scrolls line turned out to be in popularity, losing only One Piece, Marvel and Star Wars. In addition, in the video game sector were The Last of Us (eighth position in the world), Fallout (ninth position in the world) and Elden Ring (eleventh position in the world).
The study is based on the Fandom’s Franchise Factor Score rating, which uses the data of a company with more than 350 million. unique monthly users.
So, let’s consider the rating of the 25 most popular game series or brands in the video game industry in 2023:
- Star Wars
- Marvel
- One Piece
- Elder Scrolls
- Harry Potter
- Barbie
- Yellowstone
- The Last of Us
- Fallout
- Disney
- Elden Ring
- John Wick
- Grand Theft Auto
- Final Fantasy
- Naruto
- Zelda
- DC
- League of Legends
- Star Trek
- Shadow & BONE
- Pokémon
- Spongebob
- Resident Evil
- Witcher
- The Walking Dead
Simultaneously with the survey, a study was published according to which 64% of gamers and 69% of inhabitants prefer to play or watch content related to existing game series, and not try something new. In general, like those pensioners who watch their favorite series every evening. At the same time, 57% of respondents love prequels and sequels, and 53% – spin -offs. At the same time, 36% of respondents are interested in remakes or video players.
Finally, 72% of respondents said they are more interested in new intellectual projects, but cross-media adaptations, such as the film Mario Bros. and the television series The Last of Us. In a word, the modern audience is generally conservative in matters of entertainment, as evidenced by 40% of respondents who want a close connection of adaptations with original works, and 34% who prefer to see original authors in them.