Best-selling US games of 2011 revealed
13th Jan 2012 | 09:58
Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game in the US last year, just as was in the UK.
Activision's shooter charted ahead of Just Dance 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 2011, with Battlefield 3 and Madden NFL 12 rounding off the top five, according to data from sales tracker the NPD Group.
2010's Call of Duty: Black Ops took the No.6 spot on the chart, followed by Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, Just Dance 2 and Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
NPD also released December's sales chart, which featured seven of the year's best-sellers, including an unchanged top three.
2011 chart
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)
- Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)
- Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC) - Electronic Arts
- Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC)
- Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)
- Gears of War 3 (360)
- Just Dance 2 (Wii)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)
December chart
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)
- Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)
- Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
- Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)
- NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC)
- Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
- Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)
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