Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is offering a proposition bet on what will be the United Kingdom's top-selling game, giving Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 most-favored billing at 11/8 odds.
Other contenders include Assassin's Creed at 7/2 and FIFA 10 at 4/1. Core-gamer darlings such as Tekken 6, Brütal Legend and Left 4 Dead 2 all can't do better than 40/1. Grand Turismo is 25/1 and ODST is 12/1. Sadly, Demon Tits is not listed. And in oddsmaking that plainly defines "sucker bet," Metroid: Other M, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Alpha Protocol are all offered for wagers; none will be out before the week of Dec. 19, when Paddy will consult data at www.chart-track.co.uk and declare a winner.
Here's the field; you're welcome to offer your own proposition, too.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 11/8
Metroid: Other M 20/1
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Ghostbusters: The Video Game 50/1
Assassin's Creed II 7/2
PES 2010: Pro Evolution Soccer 25/1
Tekken 6 66/1
FIFA 10 4/1
Gran Turismo 5 25/1
Alpha Protocol 80/1
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games 9/2
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game 25/1
Rogue Warrior 80/1
Super Mario Galaxy 2 6/1
Planet 51: The Game 33/1
Brutal Legend 100/1
Wii Fit Plus 8/1
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues 40/1
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time 100/1
HALO 3: ODST 12/1
Left 4 Dead 2 40/1
Saw: The Video Game 100/1
New Super Mario Bros Wii 14/1
Guitar Hero 5 40/1
WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2010 150/1
Metal Gear Solid: Rising 18/1
The Saboteur 50/1
Rabbids Go Home (Rayman Raving Rabbids) 150/1
Need For Speed: Shift 20/1
Modern Warfare 2 Bookie's Favourite for UK Christmas Chart-Topper