Here’s a clue: only two of my Games of 2009 made the top 20 best-seller list. And here’s another clue: none of them were on PSP.
Top 20 Full Priced Games For 2009
1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
3. Wii Play (Wii)
4. Mario Kart (Wii)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
6. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (360)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PS3)
9. Wii Cricket (Wii)
10. The Sims 3 (PC)
11. Halo 3: ODST (360)
12. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
13. EA Sports Active (Wii)
14. More Brain Training (DS)
15. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
16. Mario Kart (DS)
17. FIFA 10 (PS3)
18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (Wii)
19. Assassin’s Creed II (360)
20. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Things to note:
* Of the top 20, 13 were on Nintendo platforms
* Half the best-sellers were published by Nintendo
* Only 12 of the games were actually released in 2009
* The PC had the same number of games in the list as the PS3
* Modern Warfare 2 sold more copies on 360 despite the PS3 version charting higher most weeks since launch
* Only 5 of the games are classified M or MA15+
What else strikes you as interesting about this list?
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