2012 Best-Selling Games of the Year

* US - NPD

The top 10 retail video games in the United States in 2012:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)*

2. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)*

3. Halo 4 (360)*

4. Assassin's Creed III (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)*

5. Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)

6. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, Wii U, PC)*

7. Borderlands 2 (360, PS3, PC)*

8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)*

9. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSV, PC)

10. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, 3DS, Wii U, PSP)

* includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware.

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* UK - GfK Chart-Track


1. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II – Activision Blizzard

2. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

3. ASSASSIN’S CREED III – Ubisoft

4. HALO 4 – Microsoft

5. HITMAN ABSOLUTION – Square Enix

6. JUST DANCE 4 – Ubisoft

7. FAR CRY 3 – Ubisoft

8. FIFA 12 – Electronic Arts

9. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – Bethesda Softworks

10. BORDERLANDS 2 – 2K Games

11. MASS EFFECT 3 – Electronic Arts

12. LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES – Warner

13. NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED – Electronic Arts

14. FIFA STREET – Electronic Arts

15. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – Sega

16. SKYLANDERS GIANTS – Activision Blizzard

17. BATTLEFIELD 3 – Electronic Arts

18. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 – Activision Blizzard

19. MAX PAYNE 3 – Rockstar

20. SLEEPING DOGS – Square Enix

21. RESIDENT EVIL 6 – Capcom

22. LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME – Sega

23. TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER – Ubisoft

24. DISHONORED – Bethesda Softworks

25. WWE ‘13 – THQ

26. LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS – Warner

27. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 – Microsoft

28. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 2 – Nintendo

29. MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER – Electronic Arts

30. ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS – Ubisoft

31. JUST DANCE 3 – Ubisoft

32. MARIO KART 7 – Nintendo

33. F1 2012 – Codemasters

34. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – Warner Bros

35. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 – Sega

36. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – Nintendo

37. FORZA HORIZON – Microsoft

38. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THQ

39. SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE – Activision Blizzard

40. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 – Warner

41. SNIPER ELITE V2 – 505 Games

42. SONIC GENERATIONS – Sega

43. RAYMAN ORIGINS – Ubisoft

44. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 – Square Enix

45. DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION – Koch Media

46. ZUMBA FITNESS – 505 Games

47. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN – Activision Blizzard

48. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK – Mind Candy

49. LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – Disney Interactive

50. SSX – Electronic Arts

51. KINECT STAR WARS – Microsoft

52. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 – Electronic Arts

53. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO – Mind Candy

54. THE SIMS 3 – Electronic Arts

55. ZUMBA FITNESS 2 – 505 Games

56. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS – Activision Blizzard

57. NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN – Electronic Arts

58. PROTOTYPE 2 – Activision Blizzard

59. DIABLO III – Activision Blizzard

60. MARIO KART WII Nintendo

61. RAGE – Bethesda Softworks

62. UFC UNDISPUTED 3 – THQ

63. WWE ‘12 – THQ

64. CARS 2 – Disney Interactive

65. METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION – Konami

66. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 – Konami

67. SKATE 3 – Electronic Arts

68. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY – Take-Two

69. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 – Sega

70. UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION – Sony

71. POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 – Nintendo

72. DARKSIDERS II – THQ

73. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 – Warner Bros

74. MARIO PARTY 9 – Nintendo

75. KINECT SPORTS – Microsoft

76. F1 2011 – Codemasters

77. KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING – Electronic Arts

78. GRAN TURISMO 5 – Sony

79. SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED – Sega

80. UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST – THQ

81. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV – Rockstar

82. PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK – Nintendo

83. ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY – Activision Blizzard

84. KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES – Microsoft

85. LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME – Warner Bros

86. LEGO STAR WARS III: CLONE WARS – Lucasarts

87. POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 – Nintendo

88. TOY STORY 3 – Disney Interactive

89. GUILD WARS 2 – NCSoft

90. THE SIMS 3: PETS – Electronic Arts

91. UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS – Sony Computer Ent

92. DOOM 3: BFG EDITION – Bethesda Softworks

93. ROCKSMITH – Ubisoft

94. RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY – Capcom

95. WII FIT PLUS – Nintendo

96. BOOK OF SPELLS – Sony

97. DANCE CENTRAL 2 – Microsoft

98. DIRT SHOWDOWN – Codemasters

99. 007 LEGENDS – Activision Blizzard

100. HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY – Microsoft

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* Japan - Enterbrain/Famitsu/NeoGAF

- Download purchases bought directly on PSN/eShop/Live are not included.
- Download cards bought at retail are included.
- Copies bundled with hardware are included.

- 2012: copies sold in 2012 only.
- LTD: total copies sold since launch.

- Period: 2011-12-26 to 2012-12-30


                          TITLE                                                2012             LTD
        
  1 NDS Pokémon Black 2 / White 2                        2,879,027       2,879,027

  2 3DS Animal Crossing: New Leaf                            2,286,977       2,286,977

  3 3DS New Super Mario Bros. 2                               1,780,493       1,780,493

  4 3DS Dragon Quest Monsters:                                  899,410          899,410
     Terry's Wonderland 3D

  5 PS3 One Piece: Pirate Warriors                               825,860          825,860

  6 3DS Mario Kart 7                                                    822,542        1,904,933

  7 PS3 Resident Evil 6                                                 821,053          821,053

  8 3DS Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate                                 776,171      1,585,493

  9 3DS Super Mario 3D Land                                        738,109       1,780,620

 10 WII Dragon Quest X:                                                633,827         633,827
     Mezameshi Itsusu no Shuzoku Online

 11 WII Mario Party 9                                                     622,266        622,266

 12 PS3 Yakuza 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono                      521,856         521,856

 13 PS3 Dragon's Dogma                                               468,108         468,108

 14 3DS Fire Emblem: Awakening                                  453,672         453,672

 15 PS3 Tales of Xillia 2                                                 409,664         409,664

 16 3DS Paper Mario: Sticker Star                                  391,078         391,078

 17 PS3 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013                                 388,627        388,627

 18 WIU New Super Mario Bros. U                                  381,315         381,315

 19 3DS Taiko Drum Master:                                          352,023         352,023
      Chibi Dragon to Fushigina Orb

 20 WII Wii Sports Resort                                              351,688       3,084,343

 21 3DS Run For Money Tousouchuu:                             351,523         351,523
     Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-tachi kara Nigek

 22 NDS Pokémon Conquest                                          344,127        344,127

 23 3DS Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance          341,958        341,958

 24 3DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity      337,999        337,999

 25 PS3 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City                335,323        335,323

 26 3DS Kid Icarus: Uprising                                           327,816        327,816

 27 3DS Mario Tennis Open                                            327,154        327,154

 28 PSP Super Robot Wars Z 2nd: Saisei-hen                  320,636        320,636

 29 3DS Inazuma Eleven Go 2:                                        314,390        314,390
     Chrono Stone Neppuu / Raimei

 30 WII Taiko Drum Master Wii: Chougoukaban                308,684        308,684

 31 PS3 Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Subtitled Version       298,225        298,225

 32 3DS Resident Evil Revelations                                   283,235        283,235

 33 3DS Bravely Default: Flying Fairy                               274,972        274,972

 34 PS3 Super Robot Wars OG 2nd                                 257,741        257,741

 35 PSP SD Gundam G Generation Overworld                  254,823        254,823

 36 3DS Style Savvy: Trendsetters                                   253,897       253,897

 37 WII Wii Party                                                            237,243     2,361,016

 38 3DS Harvest Moon: A New Beginning                         232,912       232,912

 39 WII Mario Kart Wii                                                    232,483      3,612,831

 40 3DS Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney                      232,168       232,168

 41 3DS Mario &                                                            231,021       231,021
     Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

 42 PSV Persona 4 Golden                                              229,044       229,044

 43 WII Just Dance Wii                                                    226,014       653,888

 44 WII Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition                225,772       225,772

 45 PS3 Armored Core V                                                 223,656        223,656

 46 WII Just Dance Wii 2                                                 223,628        223,628

 47 PSP One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake   217,482       217,482

 48 PS3 Tokyo Jungle                                                     215,048       215,048

 49 3DS Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark                        214,746       446,798

 50 WIU Nintendo Land                                                   214,374       214,374

 51 3DS Brain Age: Concentration Training                        213,746       213,746

 52 3DS Kobito Dukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set                     212,678       212,678

 53 PSV Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f                              200,131       200,131

 54 PS3 Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational                         198,455      198,455

 55 WII Kirby's Return to Dream Land                                197,036      695,464

 56 WII Taiko Drum Master Wii: Ketteiban                          188,939      320,770

 57 PS3 Persona 4 Arena                                                 184,997      184,997

 58 PS3 Warriors Orochi 3                                                184,858      395,411

 59 3DS Little Battlers eXperience: Baku Boost                  180,873      180,873

 60 PSP Monster Hunter Freedom 3 [PSP the Best]           175,923      299,008

 61 PSP Kurohyou 2 Yakuza: Ashura-hen                          175,666      175,666

 62 3DS Nintendogs + Cats:                                              171,048      602,954
     Shiba / Toy Poodle / French Bulldog & New Friend

 63 PS3 Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2                      168,009      168,009

 64 WII Go Vacation                                                         167,902      348,704

 65 PS3 Pro Baseball Spirits 2012                                     167,726      167,726

 66 WIU Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate                                    166,908      166,908

 67 PSP AKB1/149: Renai Sousenkyo                               166,835      166,835

 68 PS3 Final Fantasy XIII-2                                              163,368      860,514

 69 3DS Theatrhythm Final Fantasy                                   163,098      163,098

 70 PSP Shining Blade                                                     161,868      161,868

 71 3DS Rune Factory 4                                                   156,435      156,435

 72 PSP Pro Baseball Spirits 2012                                    155,973      155,973

 73 PSP Little Battlers eXperience W                                 155,877      155,877

 74 PSP Digimon World Re:Digitize                                   153,980      153,980

 75 3DS Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai        153,247      153,247

 76 WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii                                    148,957   4,518,492

 77 3DS Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone                     144,106      144,106

 78 3DS New Love Plus                                                    135,023      135,023

 79 3DS Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan               134,499      134,499

 80 PS3 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012                     134,431      134,431

 81 3DS Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate [Best Price!]                134,168      134,168

 82 3DS Fantasy Life                                                       134,008      134,008

 83 NDS New Super Mario Bros.                                       133,235   6,402,912

 84 3DS Project X Zone                                                    130,685      130,685

 85 PS3 Assassin's Creed III                                            124,159      124,159

 86 PSP The Idolmaster Shiny Festa:                                124,056      124,056
     Groovy Tune / Honey Sound / Funky Note

 87 PSP Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave                            118,451      118,451

 88 WII Mario & Sonic                                                       115,748      217,264
     at the London 2012 Olympic Games

 89 PS3 Binary Domain                                                     114,348      114,348

 90 PSP Nayuta no Kiseki                                                 111,842      111,842

 91 PSP Super Robot Wars OG Saga:                                110,846      110,846
     Masou Kishin II - Revelation of Evil God

 92 PS3 Naruto Shippuden:                                               110,244      110,244
     Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations

 93 WII Fortune Street                                                      109,547       199,092

 94 PSP Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2                                  108,672       108,672

 95 PS3 Tekken Tag Tournament 2                                    108,495       108,495

 96 3DS Medabots 7: Metabee / Rokusho                          107,751       107,751

 97 WII PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond                               106,914       318,523

 98 PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition                                    105,221       105,221

 99 PS3 Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires                                103,800       103,800

100 PS3 Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk                  102,145      102,145


Top 3 by system:

 360 Halo 4                                                                       38,779        38,779
 360 Resident Evil 6                                                           37,456        37,456
 360 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim                                        32,843        69,847

 PSV Persona 4 Golden                                                    229,044      229,044
 PSV Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f                                    200,131      200,131
 PSV Gravity Rush                                                              80,597       80,597

2011 Best-Selling Games of the Year

* US - NPD


Annual 2011 Top 10 Games (New Physical Retail only; across all platforms incl. PC)

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)**  Activision Blizzard

2. Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)  Ubisoft

3. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)**  Bethesda Softworks

4. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)**  Electronic Arts

5. Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2)**  Electronic Arts

6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC)**  Activision Blizzard

7. Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)**  Warner Bros. Interactive

8. Gears of War 3 (360)**  Microsoft

9. Just Dance 2 (Wii)  Ubisoft

10. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)  Ubisoft

** includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware.

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* UK - UKIE


2011 All Formats Chart

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

2. FIFA 12

3. Battlefield 3

4. Zumba Fitness

5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

6. Just Dance 3

7. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

8. L.A. Noire

9. Saints Row: The Third

10. Batman: Arkham City

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* Amazon - Joystiq


Physical (platforms are combined, but collector's editions are not included)

1.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

2.Just Dance 3

3.Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

4.Battlefield 3

5.Batman: Arkham City

6.Madden NFL 12

7.Portal 2

8.Just Dance 2

9.Gears of War 3

10.FIFA Soccer 12


Digital

1.Deus Ex: Human Revolution

2.Battlefield 3

3.The Sims 3

4.Battlefield Bad Company 2

5.Sid Meir's Civilization V

6.Dead Island

7.Total War: Shogun 2

8.Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

9.Crysis 2

10.Dragon Age 2

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* Japan - Famitsu


1. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)  - 1.082.391

2. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)  - 1.042.511

3 [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom)  - 1.021.457

4. [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G (Capcom)  - 809.322

5. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix)  - 697.146

6. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix)  - 696.428

7. [WII] Rhythm Heaven Fever (Nintendo) - 633.429

8. [PS3] Tales of Xillia (Bandai Namco)  - 632.151

9. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)  - 612.807

10. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)  - 584.545

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2010 Best-Selling Games of the Year


US - NPD


Top 10 PC and console titles.


1.Call of Duty: Black Ops* (Activision Blizzard)

2.Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts)

3.Halo: Reach* (Microsoft)

4.New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

5.Red Dead Redemption (Take-Two Interactive)

6.Wii Fit Plus* (Nintendo)

7.Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)

8.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (Activision Blizzard)

9.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood* (Ubisoft)

10.NBA 2K11 (Take-Two Interactive)

(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)



European Market - MCV (GfK and ChartTrack.)

2009 Best-Selling Games of the Year


US - NPD.
   
Console/Portable Games.
 
1.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (Xbox 360) - Infinity Ward / Nov. 2009
2.Wii Sports Resort* (Wii) - Nintendo / July 2009
3.New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - Nintendo / November 2009
4.Wii Fit with Balance Board* (Wii) - Nintendo / May 2008
5.Wii Fit Plus* (Wii) - Nintendo / October 2009
6.Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - Nintendo / April 2008
7.Wii Play* (Wii) - Nintendo / February 2007
8.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (PS3) - Infinity Ward / Nov. 2009
9.Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) - Bungie / September 2009
10.Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo DS) - Game Freak / March 2009

(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)


PC Games

1.The Sims 3 - The Sims Studio / June 2009
2.World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard / Nov. 2008
3.The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Maxis / April 2008
4.World of Warcraft: Battle Chest - Blizzard / September 2007
5.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Nov. 2009
6.World of Warcraft - Blizzard / November 2004
7.The Sims 3: World Adventures Exp. - The Sims Studio / Nov. 2009
8.Spore - Maxis / September 2008
9.Dragon Age: Origins - BioWare / October 2009
10.Empire: Total War - Creative Assembly / March 2009
 
 
 
UK - MCV ; All data courtesy of ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack

   

The 60 Biggest Selling Games of the Last 12 Months - Edge Online

• Games are ranked according to our estimate of their sales to consumers from launch-date up until Dec 31st 2008. We only count sales in North America and Europe NOT Japan, Asia or anywhere else.

• When two games have sold very similar amounts, the one on the fewest platforms ranks highest. If still tied, the one available for the least time ranks highest.

•Review score is for the highest-scoring platform. Average scores courtesy of GameRankings. Quotes taken from GameRankings and MetaCritic.

• Portable versions of games have been included, even when the name and style of the game differs slightly from the console versions.

•Sales do not include mobile phone versions or download-sales or bundles.


61. Major League Baseball 2K8 /Take 2/Multiple Platforms
/1 million/March/Reviews: 72%

60. MLB 08: The Show /Sony/PS3;PS2;PSP
/1 million/March/Reviews: 86%

59. The Incredible Hulk /Sega/Multiple Platforms
/1 million/June/Reviews: 55%

58. Civilization: Revolution /Take Two/Xbox 360; PS3; DS
/1 million/July/Reviews: 85%

57. High School Musical 3 /Disney/Multiple Platforms
/1 million/October/Reviews: 70%

56. NBA Live 09 /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/1 million/October/Reviews: 78%

55. NBA 2K9 /Take Two/Multiple Platforms
/1 million/October/Reviews: 84%

54. Dead Space /Electronic Arts/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/1 million/October/Reviews: 89%

53. We Ski / Family Ski /Namco Bandai/Wii Exclusive/May
/1 million/Reviews: 68%

52. Ninja Gaiden 2 /Microsoft/Xbox 360 Exclusive
/1.1 million/June/Reviews: 82%

51. Sonic Unleashed /Sega/Multiple Platforms
/1.1 million/November/Reviews: 68%

50. Saints Row 2 /THQ/Xbox 360; PS3
/1.1 million/October/Reviews: 83%

49. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/1.2 million/August/Reviews: 73%

48. Littlest Pet Shop (Various) /Electronic Arts/Wii and DS
/1.2 million/October/Reviews: 70%

47. Midnight Club: Los Angeles /Take Two/Xbox 360 and PS3
/1.2 million/October/Reviews: 82%

46. Prince of Persia Ubisoft/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/1.2 million/December/Reviews: 85%

45. Deca Sports /Hudsonsoft / Konami/Wii Exclusive
/1.2 million/May/Reviews: 54%

44. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII /Square Enix/PSP Exclusive
/1.2 million/March/Reviews: 82%

43. God of War: Chains of Olympus /SonyPSP Exclusive
/1.2 million/March/Reviews: 91%

42. Burnout Paradise /Electronic Arts/Xbox 360 and PS3
/1.3 million/January/Reviews: 89%

41. LittleBigPlanet /Sony/PlayStation 3 Exclusive
/1.3 million/October/Reviews: 95%

40. Animal Crossing: City Folk /Nintendo/Wii Excusive
/1.3 million/November/Reviews: 75%

39. Resistance 2 /Sony/PlayStation 3 Exclusive
/1.3 million/November/Reviews: 87%

38. Devil May Cry 4 /Capcom/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/1.4 million/February/Reviews: 84%

37. Battlefield: Bad Company /Electronic Arts/Xbox 360 and PS3
/1.4 million/June/Reviews:85%

36. Soul Calibur IV /Namco Bandai/Xbox 360 and PS3
/1.4 million/July/Reviews: 85%

35. Army of Two /Electronic Arts/Xbox 360 and PS3
/1.5 million/March/Reviews: 75%

34. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe /Midway/Xbox 360 and PS3
/1.5 million/November/Reviews: 77%

33. Wii Music /Nintendo/Wii Exclusive
/1.5 million/October/Reviews: 63%

32. Kung Fu Panda /Activision Blizzard/Multiple Platforms
/1.6 million/June/Reviews: 76%

31. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/1.6 million/August/Reviews: 84%

30. NCAA Football 09 /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/1.8 million/July/Reviews: 81%

29. Shaun White Snowboarding (includes Roadtrip) /Ubisoft/Multiple Platforms /1.8 million/November/Reviews: 79%

28. WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2009 /THQ/Multiple Platforms
/2 million/November/Reviews: 80%

27. Left 4 Dead /Valve/Xbox 360 and PC
/2 million/November/Reviews: 85%

26. Fable 2 /Microsoft/Xbox 360 Exclusive
/2 million/October/Reviews: 89%

25. Far Cry 2 /Ubisoft/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/2.1 million/October/Reviews: 85%

24. Spore (includes spin-offs) /Electronic Arts/PC, Mac, DS
/2.2 million/September/Reviews: 85%

23. Iron Man /Sega/Multiple Platforms
/2.3 million/May/Reviews: 47%

22. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue /Sony/PS3 Excusive
/2.3 million/March/Reviews: 80%

21. Pokemon (Various Games) /DS Exclusive
/2.4 million/April/Reviews: 65%

20. Rock Band 2 /Electronic Arts/Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 (some versions launched in Europe 2009)
/2.4 million/September/Reviews: 92%

19. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics /Sega/DS only (Wii version launched in 07)/2.5 million/January/Reviews: 69%

18. Metal Gear Solid 4 /Konami/PS3 Exclusive
/2.5 million/June/Reviews: 93%

17. Lego Batman /Lucasarts/Multiple Platforms
/2.8 million/September/Reviews: 76%

16. Rainbow Six Las Vegas 2 /Ubisoft/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/3 million/April/Reviews: 82%

15. Fallout 3 /Bethesda/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/3 million/October/Reviews: 92%

14. Need For Speed: Undercover /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/3 million/November/Reviews: 65%

13. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King /Activision Blizzard/PC and Mac
/3 million/November/Reviews: 93%

12. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures /LucasArts/Multiple Platforms
/4 million (figure does not include bundles)/JuneReviews: 81%

11. Pro Evolution Soccer 09 /Konami/Multiple Platforms
/4 million/October/Reviews: 82%

10. Gears of War 2 /Microsoft/Xbox 360 Exclusive
/4 million/November/Reviews: 94%

9. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed /LucasArts/Multiple Platforms
/5 million/September/Reviews: 73%

8. FIFA 09 /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/5 million/October/Reviews: 88%

7. Madden NFL 09 /Electronic Arts/Multiple Platforms
/6 million/August/Reviews: 86%

6. Call of Duty 5: World at War /Activision Blizzard/Multiple Platforms/7 million/November/Reviews: 85%

5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl /Nintendo/Wii Exclusive
/7 Million/March/Reviews: 93%

4. Wii Fit /Nintendo/Wii Exclusive
/9 Million/April/Reviews: 80%

3. Guitar Hero - Various (includes World Tour, On Tour, Aerosmith etc.) /Activision Blizzard/10 million/October/Reviews: 85%

2. Mario Kart Wii /Nintendo/Wii Exclusive
/11 Million/April/Reviews: 82%

1. Grand Theft Auto IV /Take Two/Xbox 360; PS3; PC
/13 Million/April/Reviews: 97%


Source - Edge Online

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Top 10 Games of Year 2008.

US; GameDaily BIZ - NPD.

1. Wii Play w/ remote - Wii – Nintendo – 5.28 million
2. Mario Kart Wii w/ wheel – Wii – Nintendo – 5.00 million
3. Wii Fit w/ balance board – Wii – Nintendo – 4.53 million
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii – Nintendo – 4.17 million
5. Grand Theft Auto IV - Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 3.29 million*
6. Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360 – Activision – 2.75 million*
7. Gears of War 2 - Xbox 360 – Microsoft – 2.31 million*
8. Grand Theft Auto IV - PS3 – Take-Two – 1.89 million*
9. Madden NFL '09 - Xbox 360 – Electronic Arts – 1.87 million*
10. Mario Kart - DS – Nintendo – 1.65 million

* Includes Collector's, Limited, Legendary, and Bundled Editions



UK; MCV - ELSPA/Gfk-ChartTrack - All Formats

1. FIFA 09 EA
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. GTA IV (Rockstar)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
6. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision)
7. Wii Play (Nintendo)
8. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
9. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
10. Carnival Funfair (2K)

The Top 100 Selling Games of the Last 12 Months - Next Generation

* Numbers are based on official records from NPD and information provided to Next-Gen by publishers. Publicly available data and analysis was also taken into account, as well as dead reckoning and sanity checking from the Next-Gen staff when exact counts (such as unified sales data for Europe) were difficult to corroborate, conflicting, or unavailable.

* Numbers take into account only titles released and sold between March 1, 2007 and March 1, 2008. Each game only had to be released in one western territory to be included.

* Numbers take into account North America and Western Europe only.

* Numbers represent retail sales only.

*Pack-in titles were not counted.

* Older games re-released in the last year were only included if they included significant changes beyond a lower price. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is an example of the former (thanks to its new control scheme). Hitman Trilogy, a collection of three Hitman games with no content changes, would be an example of the latter.


100. Ninja Gaiden Sigma
PS3 Exclusive
470K
88%
June/Action
Tecmo/Team Ninja

99. Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Wii Exclusive
470K
61%
March/Other (Cooking)
Majesco/Office Create

98. Naruto: Ninja Council 3
DS Exclusive
470K
57%
May/License
D3Publisher/Eighting

97. NASCAR 08
PS2/PS3/X360
490K
56%
July/License
EA/EA Tiburon

96. EA Playground
Wii/DS
500K
66%October/Other (Party)
EA/EA Canada

95. Turok
X360/PS3
500K
69%
February/Shooter
Touchstone/Propaganda Games

94. Bee Movie Game
DS/Wii/PS2/X360/PC
530K
58%
October/License
Activision/Beenox (PS2/X360/PC), Smart Bomb (Wii), Vicarious Visions (DS)

93. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS3 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
530K
93%
March/RPG
Bethesda/Bethesda

92. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Wii Exclusive
540K
75%
November/Shooter (Rail Shooter)
Capcom/Capcom, cavia

91. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
PC Exclusive Expansion Pack
540K
74%
September/Other (Simulation)
EA/EA Redwood Shores

90. Surf’s Up
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/GC/Wii/GBA/PC
560K
60%
May/License
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

89. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
PS2/PS3/X360/Wii/DS
560K
36%
June/License
2K Games/Visual Concepts (PS2/PS3/X360), 7 Studios (Wii/DS)

88. Boogie
Wii/DS/PS2
560K
57%
August/Other (Music)
EA/EA Montreal

87. Cars Mater-National
DS/PS2/PS3/X360/Wii/PC
570K
69%
October/License
THQ/Rainbow Studios

86. Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
DS/PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC
570K
55%
October/License
Activision/Next Level (PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC), Artificial Mind (DS)

85. Burnout Dominator
PS2/PSP
570K
76%
March/Racing
EA/EA UK

84. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
X360/PS3/PC
590K
65%
November/Shooter
Eidos/io Interactive

83. Ben 10: Protectors of Earth
PS2/PSP/DS/Wii
590K
59%
October/License
D3Publisher/High Voltage Games

82. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
PS3 Exclusive
600K
88%
October/Action
SCEA/Insomniac

81. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
Wii Exclusive
610K
69%
September/Other (Music)
Konami/Konami

80. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Wii (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
610K
71%
March/Sports
EA/EA Redwood Shores

79. Heavenly Sword
PS3 Exclusive
630K
79%
September/Action
SCE/Ninja Theory

78. Spongebob’s Atlantis Squarepantis
DS/Wii/PS2/GBA
630K
65%
October/License
THQ/THQ

77. Crash of the Titans
PS2/PSP/X360/DS/Wii
630K
70%
October/Action
Sierra/Radical

76. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Wii/DS
630K
67%
November/Other (Minigame)
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Paris

75. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
PS2 Exclusive
660K
73%
June/License
Namco Bandai/CyberConnect2

74. The Darkness
360/PS3
660K
82%
June/Shooter
2K Games/Starbreeze Studios

73. NBA 2K8
PS2/PS3/X360
670K
72%
October/Sports
2K Sports/Visual Concepts

72. Burnout Paradise
X360/PS3
680K
89%
January/Racing
EA/Criterion

71. Dirt
360/PS3/PC
690K
83%
June/Racing
Codemasters/Codemasters

70. Tomb Raider: Anniversary
PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC
700K
81%
June/Action
Eidos/Crystal Dynamics

69. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
PS3/PSP (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
700K
86%
June/Shooter
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

68. Medal of Honor: Airborne
X360/PS3/PC
710K
73%
September/Shooter
EA/EA LA

67. Imagine: Fashion Designer
DS Exclusive
710K
30%
October/Other (Fashion Sim)
Ubisoft/Virtual Toys

66. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
PS2 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
720K
75%
March/Action
Rockstar/Rockstar Leeds

65. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
PS3 Exclusive
730K
88%
November/Action
SCE/Naughty Dog

64. The Bigs
Wii/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP
730K
66%
June/Sports
2K Games/Blue Castle Games

63. MX Vs ATV: Untamed
360/PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/DS
750K
70%
December/Racing
THQ/Rainbow Studios

62. Skate
360/PS3
780K
86%
September/Sports
EA/EA Black Box

61. Drawn to Life
DS Exclusive
820K
73%
September/Action
THQ/5th Cell

60. Medal of Honor: Vanguard
PS2/Wii
820K
63%
March/Shooter
EA/EA LA

59. Spectrobes
DS Exclusive
820K
63%
March/RPG
Disney Interactive (the Buena Vista)/Jupiter Corp

58. Pokemon Battle Revolution
Wii Exclusive
850K
53%
June/Action
Nintendo/Genius Sonority

57. Hannah Montana: Music Jam
DS Exclusive
890K
60%
November/License
Disney Interactive/Gorilla Games

56. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Wii Exclusive
900K
91%
June/Action
Capcom/Capcom

55. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
PS2/Wii
920K
73%
November/License
Atari/Namco Bandai, Spike

54. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
PS2/PS3/Wii/DS/X360
950K
65%
October/Sports
Activision/Neversoft

53. Football Manager 2008 (Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008 in America)
PC/X360/PSP
1M
86%
October/Sports
SEGA/Sports Interactive

52. Motorstorm
PS3 Exclusive
1M
82%
March/Racing
SCE/Evolution Studios

51. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
PS2 Exclusive
1M
69%
July/Other (Music)
Activision/Harmonix

50. Devil May Cry 4
X360/PS3
1M
84%
February/Action
Capcom/Capcom

49. The Sims 2: Castaway
DS/PS2/PSP/Wii
1M
66%
October/Other (Life Simulator)
EA/Maxis

48. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Wii Exclusive
1.1M
90%
August/Shooter
Nintendo/Retro Studios

47. Carnival Games
Wii Exclusive
1.1M
56%
August/Other (Minigame)
Global Star/Cat Daddy Games

46. NBA Live 08
PS2/PS3/PSP/360/PC/Wii
1.1M
68%
October/Sports
EA/EA Canada/HB Studios

45. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
X360/PS3/PSP/PC
1.1M
86%
March/Shooter
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

44. The Orange Box
X360/PS3/PC
1.1M
96%
October/Shooter
EA/Valve

43. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
DS Exclusive
1.1M
59%
October/Other
Nintendo/Namco Bandai

42. TMNT
PS2/GBA/DS/GC/Wii/PC/PSP/X360
1.2M
61%
March/License
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

41. Mario Strikers: Charged
Wii Exclusive
1.2M
79%
July/Sports
Nintendo/Next Level Games

40. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut!
DS Exclusive
1.2M
66%
August/License
Disney Interactive/A2M

39. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
PC/X360
1.3M
85%
March/Other (Strategy)
EA/ EA LA

38. Thrillville: Off the Rails
PS2/PSP/PC/Wii/DS/X360
1.3M
70%
October/Other (Simulation)
LucasArts/Frontier

37. Singstar (all PS2 versions)
PS2 Exclusive
1.3M
78%
Various/Other (Music)
SCE/SCE Studios London

36. High School Musical: Sing It!
Wii/PS2
1.3M
64%
October/License
Disney Interactive/A2M

35. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Wii Exclusive
1.3M
68%
June/Puzzle
Nintendo/Nintendo

34. Mass Effect
X360 Exclusive
1.4M
91%
November/RPG
Microsoft/BioWare

33. Shrek the Third
PS2/PSP/X360/PC/GBA/DS/Wii
1.4M
56%
May/License
Activision/Amaze (PS2/Wii/PSP), 7 Studios (360/PC), Vicarious Visions (GBA/DS)

32. Rock Band
X360/PS3/PS2
1.5M
93%
November/Other (Music)
MTV Games/Harmonix

31. Mario Party DS
DS Exclusive
1.5M
72%
November/Other (Party)
Nintendo/Hudson Soft

30. NCAA Football 08
PS2/PS2/XBX/X360
1.5M
83%
July/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon

29. BioShock
X360/PC
1.7M
96%
August/Shooter
2K Games/2K Boston

28. Super Paper Mario
Wii Exclusive
1.8M
85%
April/RPG
Nintendo/Intelligent Systems

27. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga
Wii/DS/PS3/X360
1.8M
80%
November/License
LucasArts/Traveller’s Tales

26. MySims
DS/Wii
1.8M
68%
September/Other (Simulation)
EA/Maxis

25. God of War II
PS2 Exclusive
1.8M
93%
March/Action
SCE/SCE Santa Monica

24. Ratatouille
DS/PS2/GC/PS3/WiiPC/GBA/X360/PSP/XBX
1.9M
64%
June/License
THQ/Heavy Iron

23. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
DS Exclusive
1.9M
90%
October/Action
Nintendo/Nintendo

22. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Wii/DS/GBA/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP/PC
2M
68%
June/License
EA/EA UK

21. Guitar Hero IIX360 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
2M
92%
April/Other (Music)
Activision/Harmonix

20. Forza Motorsport 2
X360 Exclusive
2.1M
90%
May/Racing
Microsoft/Turn 10 Studios

19. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/PC/Wii/DS
2.2M
54%
May/License
Disney Interactive/Amaze (DS), Eurocom (All Others)

18. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Wii/DS/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP/PC
2.3M
72%
August/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon

17. Mario Party 8
Wii Exclusive
3M
62%
May/Other (Party)
Nintendo/Hudson Soft

16. Transformers: The Game
PS2/PS3/PSP/DS/Wii/X360
3.3M
56%
June/License
Activision/Vicarious Visions (DS), Traveller’s Tales (All others)

15. Spider-Man 3
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/GBA
3.4M
50%
May/License
Activision/Treyarch (PS3/X360), Beenox (PC), Vicarious Visions (All others)

14. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Wii/DS
3.4M
67%
November/Sports
Sega/Sega

13. WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/Wii
3.5M
71%
November/License
THQ/Amaze (DS), Yuke’s (All others)

12. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/Wii/PC
3.8M
82%
November/Sports
Konami/Konami

11. The Simpsons Game
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS
3.9M
68%
October/License
EA/Rebellion (PS2/PSP/Wii), EA Redwood Shores (PS3/360/DS)

10. Brain Age 2: More Brain Training in Minutes a Day
DS Exclusive
4M
77%
August/Other
Nintendo/Nintendo

9. Super Mario Galaxy
Wii Exclusive
4.1M
97%
November/Action
Nintendo/Nintendo

8. Assassin’s Creed
X360/PS3
4.9M
81%
November/Action
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

7. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
DS Exclusive
5M
85%
April/RPG
Nintendo/Game Freak

6. Need for Speed: ProStreet
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/PC
5.4M
62%
November/Racing
EA/EA Black Box

5. Madden NFL 08
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/GC/DS/PC/XBX
5.7M
78%
August/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon

4. FIFA Soccer 08
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/PC
5.7M
83%October/Sports
EA/EA Canada

3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
PS2/PS3/X360/Wii/PC
7.5M
82%
October/Other (Music)
Activision/Neversoft

2. Halo 3
X360 Exclusive
8M
94%
September/Shooter
Microsoft/Bungie

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
X360/PS3/PC/DS
8.3M
94%
November/Shooter
Activision/Infinity Wars (X360/PS3/PC), n-Space (DS)

Source - Next Generation

The 100 best selling games in North America last year - Next Generation


1. The stats were compiled using NPD stats as well as various public, analyst and publisher figures and dead reckoning.

2. Reviews were compiled via Metacritic and Gamerankings using the average rating for highest selling platform.

3. Reviews snippets are chosen for representing general view and corresponding with average score. No value is attached to the review chosen. Thanks to those journos and outlets whose snippets we have used.

4. Genres are very broadly defined for analysis purposes.

5. Games or platform versions of games released prior to January 1st 2006 are not included. Expansion packs, remixes and reissues not included. Games released after January 1st 2007 are not included.

6. We have not been able to gain reliable stats on downloaded games. These sales are not included. Games not available at retail are not included. Mobile phone games are not included.

7. Do bear in mind that games released late in the year likely to sell more copies in the months ahead, while those released a year ago are probably just about done. There is nothing ‘final’ about this list.

The entries work like this...

Game Name
Platforms
Copies
Sold in 2006 (North America)
Release Date / Genre / PublisherReview Quote


100. Okami
PS2 Exclusive
200K
93%
September / Action / Capcom

99. Rayman Raving Rabbids
Wii Exclusive
200K
77%
November / Puzzle / Ubisoft

98. Prey
Xbox 360 plus PC
200K
78%
July / Shooter / Take-Two

97. F.E.A.R.
Xbox 360 (PC version released in 2005; not counted here)
200K
85%
November / Shooter / Vivendi

96. Red Steel
Wii Exclusive
220K
63%
November / Action / Ubisoft

95. Battlefield 2142
PC Exclusive
220K
80%
October / Shooter / Electronic Arts

94. Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator
PS2 Exclusive
230K
74%
April / Racing / Sony

93. Star Fox Command
DS Exclusive
240K
76%
September / Action / Nintendo

92. Daxter
PSP Exclusive
240K
86%
March / Action / Sony

91. Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Xbox 360 plus PS3, Xbox and PC
240K
66%
March / Flight / Ubisoft

90. NFL Street 3
PS2 plus PSP
260K
71%
November / Sports / Electronic Arts

89. Family Guy
PS2 plus PSP; Xbox
270K
50%
October / License / Take-Two

88. Top Spin 2
Xbox 360 plus DS; PC; GB
270K
75%
March / Take-Two / Sports

87. Chromehounds
Xbox 360 Exclusive
270K
70%
July / Action / Sega

86. Burnout Revenge
Xbox 360 (PS2 and Xbox versions released in 05; not counted here)
270K
89%
March / Racer / Electronic Arts

85. Kirby Squeak Squad
DS Exclusive
280K
72%
December / Platformer / Nintendo

84. NBA Ballers: Phenom
PS2 plus Xbox
280K
71%
April / Sports / Midway

83. NASCAR 07
PS2 plus Xbox; PSP
300K
70%
September / Racing / Electronic Arts

82. Microsoft Flight Simulator X
PC Exclusive
300K
80%
October / Simulation / Microsoft

81. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Xbox 360 (PS2 and Xbox versions released in 05; not counted here)
300K
78%
April / Shooter / Electronic Arts

80. Resistance: Fall of Man
PS3 Exclusive
300K
89%
November / Shooter / Sony

79. Catz
GBA plus DS
310K
44% (limited reviews)
December / Life / Ubisoft

78. Hanna Montana
DS Exclusive
320K
65%
October / License / BVG

77. Tetris
DS Exclusive
320K
84%
March / Puzzler / Nintendo

76. NFL Head Coach
PS2 plus Xbox
330K
64%
June / Sports / Electronic Arts

75. Final Fantasy III
DS Exclusive
330K
78%
November / RPG / Square Enix

74. Arena Football
PS2 plus Xbox
340K
67%
February / Sports / Electronic Arts

73. FIFA Street 2
PS2 and Most Others
340K
59%
March / Sports / Electronic Arts

72. SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Combined Assault
PS2 Exclusive
340K
77%
November / Shooter / Sony

71. Destroy All Humans 2
PS2 plus Xbox
340K
76%
October / Action / THQ

70. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
PS2 Exclusive
350K
77%
June / License / Namco Bandai

69. Naruto: Clash of Ninja
GameCube Exclusive
360K
70%
March / License / D3Publisher

68. Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus
PS2 Exclusive
360K
60%
August / Action / Square Enix

67. Superman Returns: The Videogame
PS2 plus Most Others
370K
47%
November / License / Electronic Arts

66. Jaws Unleashed
PS2 plus Xbox
370K
53%
May / License / Majesco

65. Mario Vs Donkey Kong: March of the Minis
DS Exclusive
370K
76%
September / Platformer / Nintendo

64. Super Princess Peach
DS Exclusive
380K
77%February / Platformer / Nintendo

63. Eragon
PS2 plus Most Others
400K
51%
November / License / Vivendi

62. Metroid Prime: Hunters
DS Exclusive
410K
85%
March / Shooter / Nintendo

61. Mario Hoops 3 On 3
DS Exclusive
420K
70%
September / Sports / Nintendo

60. Star Wars: Empire at War
PC Exclusive
420K
80%
February / License / LucasArts

59. Bully
PS2 Exclusive
440K
87%
October / Action / Take-Two

58. Rampage: Total Destruction
PS2 plus Some Others
460K
51%
April / Action / Midway

57. Bratz: Forever Diamondz
DS plus GB; PS2
460K
50% (limited reviews)
September / License / THQ

56. Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
PS2 plus Most Others
460K
64%
October / Platformer / Vivendi

55. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
PS2 plus Wii
460K
76%
November / License / Atari

54. Spongebob Squarepants: Creature From Krusty Krab
PS2 plus DS; Wii; GB; GC
470K
55%
October / License / THQ

53. Thrillville
PS2 plus Xbox; PSP
470K
69%
November / Life / LucasArts

52. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
Xbox 360 plus PC
480K
89%
November / Shooter / Ubisoft

51. Happy Feet
PS2 plus Most Others
500K
49%November / License / Midway

50. DDR Super Nova
PS2 Exclusive
500K
77%
September / Music / Konami

49. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
GameBoy plus DS and PSP
550K
70%
June / License / Vivendi

48. Yoshi’s Island DS
DS Exclusive
550K
82%
November / Platformer / Nintendo

47. X-Men: The Official Game
PS2 plus Most Others
550K
56%
May / License / Activision

46. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
PS2 plus Xbox
550K
76%
October / Fighting / Midway

45. Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth II
PC plus Xbox 360
550K
84%
March / License / Electronic Arts

44. The Sims 2: Pets
DS plus P2, GC, PP, GB
580K
51%
October / Life / Electronic Arts

43. Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends
DS Exclusive
600K
82%
October / Life / Nintendo

42. Tomb Raider: Legend
Xbox 360 plus Most Others
600K
80%
April / Action / Eidos

41. Dead Rising
Xbox 360 Exclusive
600K
85%
August / Action / Capcom

40. Saints Row
Xbox 360 Exclusive
610K
82%
August / Action / THQ

39. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
PS2 plus Most Others
630K
70%
March / License / Vivendi

38. Hitman: Blood Money
Xbox 360 plus PS2; Xbox; PC
650K
82%
May / Action / Eidos

37. MVP 06 NCAA Baseball
PS2 plus Xbox
700K
78%
January / Sports / Electronic Arts

36. NBA 2K7
Xbox 360 plus PS2; Xbox; PS3
700K
85%
September / Sports / Take-Two

35. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Xbox 360 and Most Others
700K
85%
October / Action / Ubisoft

34. Avatar: The Last Airbender
PS2 and Most Others
720K
65%October / License / THQ

33. Big Brain Academy
DS Exclusive
750K
75%
June / Puzzle / Nintendo

32. Sonic Riders
GameCube plus PS2; Xbox
780K
62%
February / Action / Sega

31. FIFA Soccer 07
PS2 and All Others
800K
82%
October / Sports / Electronic Arts

30. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
PS2 plus Most Others
800K
80%
October / Sports / Electronic Arts

29. The Godfather: The Game
PS2 plus Xbox; Xbox 360; PC
880K
77%
March / License / Electronic Arts

28. Tony Hawk’s Project 8
PS2 plus Most Others
900K
71%
November / Sports / Activision

27. Over The Hedge
PS2 plus Most Others
910K
58%
May / License / Activision

26. MLB ’06: The Show
PS2 plus PSP
910K
83%
March / Sports / Sony

25. Black
PS2 plus Xbox
950K
80%
March / Shooter / Electronic Arts

24. FIFA World Cup 2006
PS2 plus All Others
950K
77%
April / Sports / Electronic Arts

23. Major League Baseball 2K6
Xbox 360 plus PS2; Xbox; GameCube; PSP
950K
63%
April / Sports / Take-Two

22. Scarface: The World Is Yours
PS2 plus Xbox; PC
970K
77%
October / License / Vivendi

21. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
PS2 (PSP version released in 2005; not counted here)
1 million
77%
June / Action / Take-Two

20. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
PS2 and Most Others
1 million
82%
October / License / Activision

19. Brain Age
DS Exclusive
1.1 million
78%
April / Puzzle / Nintendo

18. NBA Live 07
PS2 plus Xbox 360; Xbox; PSP; PC
1.2 million
65%
September / Sports / Electronic Arts

17. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007
PS2 plus Xbox 360; PSP
1.2 million
79%
November / Sports / THQ

16. Final Fantasy XII
PS2 Exclusive
1.2 million
93%
November / RPG / Square Enix

15. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red & Blue
DS plus GB
1.3 million
66%
September / RPG / Nintendo

14. Guitar Hero 2
PS2 Exclusive
1.3 million
92%
November / Music / Activision

13. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Xbox 360 plus Xbox; PS2; PC
1.4 million
91%
March / Shooter / Ubisoft

12. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Xbox 360 plus PC
1.4 million
94%
March / RPG / Take-Two

11. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii plus Gamecube
1.5 million
95%
November / RPG / Nintendo

10. Need For Speed Carbon
PS2 and All Others
1.6 million
75%
November / Racing / Electronic Arts

9. Fight Night Round 3
Xbox 360 plus PS2; Xbox; PSP; PS3
1.6 million
85%
February / Sports / Electronic Arts

8. Call of Duty 3
Xbox 360 plus Most Others
1.7 million
84%
November / Shooter / Activision

7. Kingdom Hearts II
PS2 Exclusive
1.7 million
87%
March / RPG / Square Enix

6. Gears of War
Xbox 360 Exclusive
1.8 million
94%
November / Shooter / Microsoft

5. New Super Mario Bros
DS Exclusive
2 million
89%
May / Platformer / Nintendo

4. NCAA Football 07
PS2 plus Xbox 360; Xbox; PSP
2.2 million
87%
July / Sports / Electronic Arts

3. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
PS2 and All Others
2.5 million
85%
September / License / LucasArts

2. Cars
PS2 and All Others
2.6 million
71%
June / License / THQ

1. Madden NFL 07
PS2 and All Others
6.5 million
85%
August / Sports / Electronic Arts

Source - Next Generation