English Summary of Google 2025 Games Search Trends
According to the recent 2025 “Year in Search” report from Google, the video games whose global search interest grew the fastest this year have been revealed.
Surprisingly — despite the 2025 release and success of Nintendo Switch 2 — games from Nintendo are almost absent in the global top-10 search list. The only Nintendo-brand game to make it is Pokémon Legends: Z-A (ranked 8th).
The full top 10 most-searched games globally in 2025 are:
- ARC Raiders — a new IP extraction-shooter.
- Battlefield 6
- Strands — a word-puzzle / text game for mobile.
- Split Fiction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Path of Exile 2
- Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) — notably the only major title on the list that has not yet been released.
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- Minecraft
- Roblox
🤔 My Thoughts: Does Nintendo’s Relative Absence Surprise You?
Yes — I find it somewhat surprising. Given the successful launch of Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, one might have expected stronger search interest globally for Nintendo’s flagship or new-generation games. That only one Nintendo-brand game (Pokémon Legends: Z-A) made the top-10 suggests a few possible interpretations:
- Global search trends may be dominated by international-market heavy PC/console/online games — meaning big Western-market hits overshadow even major Nintendo titles.
- Games like ARC Raiders or Battlefield 6 may generate more “search spikes” due to being new IPs or reboots, which drive curiosity and investigation; whereas Nintendo fans may already be familiar with their games and search less.
- It could also reflect regional variation: perhaps Nintendo games remain hot in certain regions (e.g. Japan) but not globally enough to rank in worldwide search-volume lists.
The above content is compiled by ModeZone, a fashion and entertainment magazine.
