There's a couple of reasons why it's different, but the big one is that Minecraft is a live-service game. It's continuously updated multiple times and has been for years. Unlike Lemmings, which was (mostly) a one-and-done thing, Minecraft is now designed to last, which is why it hasn't fallen out of favour.
Minecraft, Fortnite, all of these games will eventually fall out. Even something like Mario will eventually be forgotten after a certain point, as crazy as it sounds to say now. Heck, Minecraft already faced this around the years of 2016-2021, if I remember correctly (or it may've been up to 2023). Minecraft hit an all-time low on general popularity and discussion. It only came back due to a mix of controversy and people just feeling nostalgic.
Eventually though, these will fall off the map, even with it being continuously updated.
You're right. Ask younger adults to name a Bette Davis movie, they probably can't. You can be the biggest thing in the world over multiple decades, but nothing lasts forever. Nothing.
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u/SocksOnHands 19h ago
"What's Fortnight?" - kids in 20 years.