Next-Gen went to great lengths to provide perspective—via handy pie and bar graphs—on the top 100 selling games from last year. Editor Colin Campbell breaks down the sample set of one hundred best sellers by genre, publisher, release date, review scores and platform exclusivity providing an easy-to-read look at the sales landscape from a number of different angles.

It's interesting to see what impact review scores have on sales—critical darling Okami netted 200,000 unit sales, nabbing the 100th spot—versus the weight licenses carry—the poorly reviewed Over The Hedge landed at 27th. The data also illustrates how clearly EA dominates sales charts with its sports and racing titles.

This is a good read for anyone remotely interested in what shapes the make-up of our industry. Don't miss it. Michael McWhertor

The Games People Buy [Next-Gen]

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