Video Games

Top 10 Games To Buy Next
Week Ending April 28, 2012
RankLast WeekTitle
11Diablo III
22Halo 4
38Assassin's Creed III
45Mario Party 9
58Resident Evil 6
56Max Payne 3
53Madden NFL 13
84Grand Theft Auto V
834NCAA Football 13
820Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Source: Nielsen Video Game Tracking asks the following question every week among gamers: “Which video game are you most looking forward to buying next?”

Top PC Game Titles
February 2012
RankGame TitlePublisherShareAverage Minutes Played Per WeekTMP%
1World of WarcraftBlizzard Entertainment7.15450028.146
2League of LegendsRiot Games3.77640214.016
3Hanging Gardens of BabylonBig Fish Games, Inc6.89426713.366
4Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, TheTurbine1.2495274.499
5Half-Life 2Vivendi Games2.6312654.008
6Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosBlizzard Entertainment1.0623642.857
7Sims 3, TheElectronic Arts Inc.1.3082271.656
8Zuma's Revenge! - AdventurePopCap Games1.4441481.141
9Dungeons & Dragons Online: StormreachAtari0.3884451.105
10Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasRockstar Games0.7521881.080
Source: Nielsen Games - GamePlay Metrics™. Share is the percentage of the gaming audience measured that played the title. Overall TMP% represents the percent of total minutes played from the Top 100 non-casual/pre-installed PC games measured.

Top Mobile Game Apps
March 2012
RankGame TitleUnique Audience (000)Monthly Sessions Per Person
1Draw Something Free17,45422.0
2Words With Friends15,16440.7
3Angry Birds14,4226.5
4Angry Birds Space7,0946.0
5Words With Friends Free6,08227.9
6Scramble With Friends Free5,65220.2
7Draw Something by OMGPOP4,66031.9
8Temple Run4,4228.2
9Angry Birds Rio4,1003.8
10Solitaire3,64415.5
Source: Nielsen MediaView.

Top Line Console Usage
February 2012
RankConsoleUsage Minutes %
1Xbox 36027.1
2PlayStation 321.2
3Wii21.1
4PlayStation 23.1
5Xbox1.0
6GameCube0.5
7Other25.9
Source: Nielsen Games - GamePlay Metrics™. Usage Minutes % is the percent of all measured console minutes. 'Other' consists of any other console systems found in the home.