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I was pondering on this question myself when I stumbled upon the article of Mike Smith. What’s really the most popular video or digital game of all time? Maybe you are wondering yourself what the answer is. If you are a video gamer, the answer could be the most recent video games you’ve played like World of Warcraft or Command and Conquer. But hell no. You might be surprised of the answer.
According to Mike, if you are asking yourself what’s the most popular video game ever made, you might think of Tetris, Pokemon or The Sims? However, that is not the answer.
According to a Slate article published this week, it’s Solitaire. Included by default on every single Windows PC in the world, Solitaire has been a popular diversion for bored office workers for decades, even causing New York office worker Ed Greenwood to be fired when city mayor Michael Bloomberg spotted him playing it on the clock.
And if we’re honest, if we had bosses like Bloomberg, we’d probably have been fired by now too. A 1994 Washington Post article details Solitaire’s development motivation: apparently, when designing Windows 3.0, Microsoft execs wanted to include a simple game that would relax computing newcomers. What’s more familiar than a pack of cards? The game also provided a surreptitious way to train users in the click-and-drag concepts fundamental to the new age of graphical user interfaces without them feeling patronized or getting bored.
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3 Responses so far to "The Most Popular Video Game of All Time is…"
August 5th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Wow, Mr.Bloomberg is ruthless!
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August 18th, 2008 at 6:37 am
As for me, World of Warcraft is the best, however it will lose it positions very soon.
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August 19th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Mapmod,
Yeah, like the 2008 Beijing Olympics Medal Count/Tally updates.
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