Amazon's top-selling physical and downloadable games of 2011

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jan 13th 2012 4:00PM

Amazon certainly leveled up its business strategy in the video game space in 2011, dropping competitive deals throughout the year in both the physical and digital distribution categories.

We got in touch with the online retailer to find out about its top-selling titles for the year. The company informed us that, naturally, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was its top game in physical sales. This was followed by Just Dance 3, the latest from the runaway hit franchise, and Skyrim.

There was a semi-surprise in Amazon's digital distribution space for PC, with Deus Ex: Human Revolution taking the virtual goods crown. Square Enix's stealth action title was followed, in order, by three of EA's games: Battlefield 3, The Sims 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2.

Check out the physical and digital top 10 after the break.

Physical (platforms are combined, but collector's editions are not included)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Just Dance 3Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBattlefield 3Batman: Arkham CityMadden NFL 12Portal 2Just Dance 2Gears of War 3FIFA Soccer 12
Digital
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionBattlefield 3The Sims 3Battlefield Bad Company 2Sid Meir's Civilization VDead IslandTotal War: Shogun 2Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3Crysis 2Dragon Age 2

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Black Ops, Madden lead NPD's top 2010 physical game sales

by Griffin McElroy on Jan 13th 2011 7:00PMGreat news! Remember last January, when you attempted to convince friends of your latent psychic ability by writing down the names of the top 10 best-selling games of the following year, when in all actuality, you were just using your knowledge of the gaming industry and its consumers? Well, you were totally right: The NPD Group's recently unveiled ranking of bestsellers looks pretty much how you'd expect, with Call of Duty: Black Ops ringing in at first place, while Madden NFL 11 and Halo: Reach came in at second and third, respectively.
You can check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump, though you could probably fill in the rest of the blanks using raw intuition. Here, give it a try. Yup. Yeah. Uh-huh. Yes, that too. Huh? Split/Second? Nope. Oh, but if wishing made it so.

Annual 2010 Top 10 Games (New Physical Retail only; across all platforms including PC)

Call of Duty: Black Ops* (360, PS3, Wii, PC, NDS)Madden NFL 11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP)Halo: Reach* (360)New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)Red Dead Redemption (360, PS3)Wii Fit Plus* (Wii)Just Dance 2 (Wii)Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (360, PS3, PC)Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood* (360, PS3)NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC)* (includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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