Game rental service GameFly has shared Top 10 lists for each of the platforms it currently supports, from the Xbox 360 all the way down to the Gameboy Advance. “The weekly GameFly Top 10 Most Popular is the best source of online video game rental and purchase data,” GameFly told GamesBeat.
The weekly lists are compiled from the rental queue data, which is why Far Cry 3 (releasing next month) appears on some of the lists. The PC list is taken from actual digital game sales on the site. So, what were the hottest games (out of over 8,000 total in the GameFly library) for the all-important Thanksgiving holiday week?
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
| Rank |
Title |
Platform(s) |
Category |
Publisher |
| 1 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Shooter |
Activision |
| 2 |
Hitman: Absolution |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Shooter |
Square Enix |
| 3 |
Assassin’s Creed III |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
| 4 |
Halo 4 |
Xbox 360 |
Shooter |
Microsoft |
| 5 |
The Walking Dead |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Action Adventure |
Telltale Games |
| 6 |
Far Cry 3 |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Shooter |
Ubisoft |
| 7 |
Dishonored |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Action Adventure |
Bethesda |
| 8 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted |
PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita |
Racing |
Electronic Arts |
| 9 |
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse |
PS3, Xbox 360 |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
| 10 |
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale |
PS3, PS Vita |
Fighting |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Xbox 360 Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II |
Shooter |
Activision |
Nov-2012 |
| 2 |
Hitman: Absolution |
Shooter |
Square Enix |
Nov-2012 |
| 3 |
Halo 4 |
Shooter |
Microsoft |
Nov-2012 |
| 4 |
Assassin’s Creed III |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
Oct-2012 |
| 5 |
Far Cry 3 |
Shooter |
Ubisoft |
Dec-2012 |
| 6 |
The Walking Dead |
Action Adventure |
Telltale Games |
Dec-2012 |
| 7 |
Dishonored |
Action Adventure |
Bethesda |
Oct-2012 |
| 8 |
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
Nov-2012 |
| 9 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted |
Racing |
Electronic Arts |
Oct-2012 |
| 10 |
Borderlands 2 |
Shooter |
2K Games |
Sep-2012 |
PlayStation 3 Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II |
Shooter |
Activision |
Nov-2012 |
| 2 |
Hitman: Absolution |
Shooter |
Square Enix |
Nov-2012 |
| 3 |
Assassin’s Creed III |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
Oct-2012 |
| 4 |
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale |
Fighting |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Nov-2012 |
| 5 |
The Walking Dead |
Action Adventure |
Telltale Games |
Dec-2012 |
| 6 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted |
Racing |
Electronic Arts |
Oct-2012 |
| 7 |
Dishonored |
Action Adventure |
Bethesda |
Oct-2012 |
| 8 |
Far Cry 3 |
Shooter |
Ubisoft |
Dec-2012 |
| 9 |
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
Nov-2012 |
| 10 |
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Nov-2012 |
PC Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Spec Ops: The Line |
Shooter |
2K Games |
Jun-2012 |
| 2 |
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning |
RPG |
Electronic Arts |
Feb-2012 |
| 3 |
Dishonored |
Shooter |
Bethesda |
Oct-2012 |
| 4 |
Torchlight II |
RPG |
Runic Games |
Sep-2012 |
| 5 |
Syndicate |
Action Adventure |
Electronic Arts |
Feb-2012 |
| 6 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
RPG |
Bethesda |
Nov-2011 |
| 7 |
Assassin’s Creed III |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
Nov-2012 |
| 8 |
Darksiders II |
Action Adventure |
THQ |
Aug-2012 |
| 9 |
Mass Effect Trilogy |
RPG |
Electronic Arts |
Nov-2012 |
| 10 |
Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection |
Strategy/Sim |
Electronic Arts |
Oct-2012 |
Nintendo Wii Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
Oct-2012 |
| 2 |
Just Dance 4 |
Music/Dance |
Ubisoft |
Oct-2012 |
| 3 |
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two |
Action Adventure |
Disney Interactive |
Nov-2012 |
| 4 |
Mario Party 9 |
Family/Party |
Nintendo |
Mar-2012 |
| 5 |
The Hip Hop Dance Experience |
Music/Dance |
Ubisoft |
Nov-2012 |
| 6 |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Nov-2009 |
| 7 |
Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Sep-2012 |
| 8 |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
May-2010 |
| 9 |
LEGO Lord of the Rings |
Action Adventure |
WB Games |
Nov-2012 |
| 10 |
Donkey Kong Country Returns |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Nov-2010 |
Nintendo 3DS Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Paper Mario: Sticker Star |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Nov-2012 |
| 2 |
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King? Why’d you Steal our Garbage? |
Arcade/Puzzle |
D3P |
Nov-2012 |
| 3 |
New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Aug-2012 |
| 4 |
Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion |
Action Adventure |
Disney Interactive |
Nov-2012 |
| 5 |
Scribblenauts Unlimited |
Arcade/Puzzle |
WB Games |
Nov-2012 |
| 6 |
Mario Kart 7 |
Racing |
Nintendo |
Dec-2011 |
| 7 |
Angry Birds Trilogy |
Arcade/Puzzle |
Activision |
Sep-2012 |
| 8 |
Super Mario 3D Land |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Nov-2011 |
| 9 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
Oct-2012 |
| 10 |
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance |
Action Adventure |
Square Enix |
Jul-2012 |
PlayStation Vita Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified |
Shooter |
Activision |
Nov-2012 |
| 2 |
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
Oct-2012 |
| 3 |
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale |
Fighting |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Nov-2012 |
| 4 |
Persona 4 Golden |
RPG |
Atlus |
Nov-2012 |
| 5 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted |
Racing |
Electronic Arts |
Oct-2012 |
| 6 |
Little Big Planet |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Sep-2012 |
| 7 |
Uncharted: Golden Abyss |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Feb-2012 |
| 8 |
Ragnarok Odyssey |
RPG |
Xseed Games |
Nov-2012 |
| 9 |
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward |
Action Adventure |
Aksys |
Oct-2012 |
| 10 |
Resistance: Burning Skies |
Shooter |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
May-2012 |
PlayStation 2 Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
Action Adventure |
Take Two |
Dec-2005 |
| 2 |
Kingdom Hearts II |
RPG |
Square Enix |
Mar-2006 |
| 3 |
Kingdom Hearts |
RPG |
Square Enix |
Sep-2002 |
| 4 |
Star Wars: Battlefront II |
Action Adventure |
LucasArts |
Nov-2005 |
| 5 |
Kingdom Hearts: Re-Chain of Memories |
RPG |
Square Enix |
Dec-2008 |
| 6 |
Persona 4 |
RPG |
Atlus |
Dec-2008 |
| 7 |
God of War II |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Mar-2007 |
| 8 |
Final Fantasy X |
RPG |
Square Enix |
Dec-2001 |
| 9 |
God of War |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Mar-2005 |
| 10 |
Shadow of the Colossus |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Oct-2005 |
Nintendo DS Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Pokemon Black Version 2 |
Strategy/Sim |
Nintendo |
Oct-2012 |
| 2 |
Pokemon White Version 2 |
Strategy/Sim |
Nintendo |
Oct-2012 |
| 3 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
Oct-2012 |
| 4 |
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King? Why’d you Steal our Garbage? |
Action Adventure |
D3P |
Nov-2012 |
| 5 |
New Super Mario Bros. |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
May-2006 |
| 6 |
Poptropica Adventures |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
Nov-2012 |
| 7 |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Sep-2009 |
| 8 |
Pokemon Conquest |
Strategy/Sim |
Nintendo |
Jun-2012 |
| 9 |
Pokemon Platinum |
Strategy/Sim |
Nintendo |
Mar-2009 |
| 10 |
Pokemon HeartGold |
Strategy/Sim |
Nintendo |
Mar-2010 |
PlayStation Portable Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines |
Action Adventure |
Ubisoft |
Nov-2009 |
| 2 |
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep |
RPG |
Square Enix |
Sep-2010 |
| 3 |
Ragnarok: Tactics |
RPG |
Aksys |
Nov-2012 |
| 4 |
NBA 2K13 |
Sports |
2K Sports |
Oct-2012 |
| 5 |
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron |
Action Adventure |
LucasArts |
Nov-2009 |
| 6 |
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team |
Fighting |
Namco |
Oct-2010 |
| 7 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories |
Action Adventure |
Take Two |
Oct-2006 |
| 8 |
God of War: Ghost of Sparta |
Action Adventure |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
Nov-2010 |
| 9 |
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory |
Shooter |
Activision |
Mar-2007 |
| 10 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Action Adventure |
Activision |
Oct-2007 |
Xbox Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Halo 2 |
Shooter |
Microsoft |
Nov-2004 |
| 2 |
Halo |
Shooter |
Microsoft |
Nov-2001 |
| 3 |
Fable |
RPG |
Microsoft |
Sep-2004 |
| 4 |
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie |
Action Adventure |
THQ |
Oct-2004 |
| 5 |
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects |
Fighting |
Electronic Arts |
Sep-2005 |
| 6 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
Action Adventure |
LucasArts |
May-2005 |
| 7 |
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon |
Fighting |
Midway |
Oct-2006 |
| 8 |
Silent Hill 4: The Room |
Action Adventure |
Konami |
Sep-2004 |
| 9 |
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction |
Action Adventure |
Vivendi Universal |
Aug-2005 |
| 10 |
Spyro: A Hero’s Tail |
Action Adventure |
Vivendi Universal |
Nov-2004 |
GameCube Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Mario Kart: Double Dash |
Racing |
Nintendo |
Nov-2003 |
| 2 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Oct-2004 |
| 3 |
Mario Party 6 |
Family/Party |
Nintendo |
Dec-2004 |
| 4 |
Mario Party 5 |
Family/Party |
Nintendo |
Nov-2003 |
| 5 |
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Jun-2002 |
| 6 |
Super Mario Sunshine |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Aug-2002 |
| 7 |
Resident Evil 2 |
Action Adventure |
Capcom |
Jan-2003 |
| 8 |
Sonic Heroes |
Action Adventure |
Sega |
Jan-2004 |
| 9 |
Tales of Symphonia |
RPG |
Namco |
Jul-2004 |
| 10 |
Wario World |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Jun-2003 |
Game Boy Advance Most Popular Games:
| Rank |
Title |
Category |
Publisher |
Release Month |
| 1 |
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Dec-2002 |
| 2 |
Pokemon Leaf Green |
Strategy/Sim |
Nintendo |
Sep-2004 |
| 3 |
Super Mario Advance 4 |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Oct-2003 |
| 4 |
Super Mario World: Advance 2 |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Feb-2002 |
| 5 |
Super Mario Advance |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Jun-2001 |
| 6 |
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories |
RPG |
Square Enix |
Dec-2004 |
| 7 |
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Oct-2004 |
| 8 |
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Sep-2006 |
| 9 |
Golden Sun |
RPG |
Nintendo |
Nov-2001 |
| 10 |
Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 |
Action Adventure |
Nintendo |
Sep-2002 |
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