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Video Games

Top PC Game Titles
January 2010
RankGame TitlePublisherShareAverage Minutes Played Per WeekTMP%
1World of WarcraftBlizzard Entertainment10.93252442.809
2Sims 3, TheElectronic Arts Inc.5.5412126.261
3Dark Messiah of Might & MagicUbisoft2.9732853.650
4Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosBlizzard Entertainment1.5032792.696
5Second LifeLinden Lab1.2474922.612
6Half-Life 2Vivendi Games1.3433082.512
7AionNCsoft0.7603321.632
8Zoo Tycoon 2Microsoft Game Studios1.2132421.595
9Dungeons & Dragons Online: StormreachAtari0.5905471.586
10Chessmaster ChallengePlayFirst, Inc.9.480471.531
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 Line Console Usage
January 2010
RankConsoleUsage Minutes %
1Wii23.5
2Xbox 36022.1
3PlayStation 215.1
4PlayStation 311.4
5Xbox4.3
6GameCube2.0
7Other21.6
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.

Top 10 Games To Buy Next
Week ending March 13, 2010
RankLast WeekTitle
12God of War III
21Final Fantasy XIII
318Madden NFL 11
47Madden NFL 10
516BioShock 2
615Alice in Wonderland
713StarCraft II
85Super Mario Galaxy 2
99Halo: Reach
1026Pokemon HeartGold Version DS
Source: Nielsen Video Game Tracking asks the following question every week among gamers: “Which video game are you most looking forward to buying next?”