Apart from Gears of War 3 for Xbox 360, other platform exclusives expected to resonate strongly with consumers in the coming months included Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii (6^th place) and Sony’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for PS3 (11^th place).

The top ten games in order includes: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3, Madden NFL 12, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Batman: Arkham City, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Battlefield 3, Just Dance 3, NBA 2K12 and Need for Speed: The Run at tenth place.

The bottom ten (in places eleven to twenty) include: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, FIFA Soccer 12, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dead Island, Kinect Sports: Season 2, Resistance 3 (which franchise fans are calling a ‘must have’ and ‘game of the year’, reviewed here), Dance Central 2 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution stealthily sliding in at twentieth place.   

The report further gave details about what gamers are most excited about for each title. Those anticipating Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Revelations were excited for the return of multi-player functionality to the franchise, while gamers looking forward to Warner Bros Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City are speculating on the villains they’ll face in the new title. Fans of EA’s FIFA franchise are hoping for more pro and career mode options in the upcoming iteration, and Uncharted 3 was expected to be even better than the previous iterations.

The company pointed out that while Action/Adventure games hold the most spots in the top twenty, the list is a testament to the diverse interests of today’s gamers—from the intense action of first Person Shooters like Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, to the energetic enthusiasm of Music / Rhythm games such as Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3, to the epic sense of adventure in Bethesda’s RPG Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Sports and racing titles like 2K’s NBA 2K12 and EA’s Need For Speed: The Run are represented as well.