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Trend Index

Video Games

Top 10 PC Game Titles
April 2008
Rank Game Title Publisher AU% Average
Minutes
Played Per
Week
TMP%
1 World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment 0.89 823 19.95
2 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Activision 0.22 469 5.03
3 Halo: Combat Evolved Microsoft Game Studios 0.12 416 2.88
4 Sims, The Electronic Arts Inc. 0.11 300 2.60
5 Counter-Strike Sierra Studios 0.09 399 2.25
6 Sims 2, The Electronic Arts Inc. 0.09 311 2.09
7 Counter-Strike: Source Valve 0.09 584 2.05
8 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Bethesda Softworks 0.07 520 1.80
9 RuneScape Jagex Ltd. 0.07 437 1.76
10 Team Fortress 2 Valve 0.07 450 1.66
Source: Nielsen Games
AU% is the percent of PC Gamers playing title in the average minute.
Overall TMP% represents the percent of total minutes played as compared to all PC games measured.



Top Line Console Usage
April 2008
Rank Console Usage Minutes %
1 PlayStation 2 31.4
2 Xbox 360 17.2
3 Wii 12.4
4 Xbox 10.1
5 PlayStation 3 7.8
6 GameCube 4.9
7 Other 16.2
Source: Nielsen Games
Usage Minutes % is the percent of all measured console minutes.
'Other' consists of any other console systems found in the home.
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