Fortnite's Popular Pokémon-Like Sprites Are Fueling a Player Surge — and 5 More Species Get Added This Week

Fortnite is enjoying an influx of players keen to hunt the game's Pokémon-like Sprites — and five more species arrive this week.

More than 1.2 million players were active in Fortnite's core battle royale modes on Saturday afternoon, as the game hosted a pair of two-hour "Power Hour" events where rare Sprite spawns were significantly boosted.

Outside of this month's big live story event, this was Fortnite's biggest battle royale player count since March. And outside of Saturday's spike, battle royale player numbers are up noticeably on the end of the game's previous season.