Games industry trade body UK Interactive Entertainment and retail monitor GfK Chart-Track have released a list of the UK's 100 best-selling packaged games of 2012.
Topping the chart, which was published on MCV, are Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and FIFA 13, the only two games to sell over one million physical copies in the UK last year, compared to five in 2011 (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Zumba Fitness, FIFA 12, Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3).
Top 100 games of 2012
- CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II - Activision Blizzard
- FIFA 13 - Electronic Arts
- ASSASSIN'S CREED III - Ubisoft
- HALO 4 - Microsoft
- HITMAN ABSOLUTION - Square Enix
- JUST DANCE 4 - Ubisoft
- FAR CRY 3 - Ubisoft
- FIFA 12 - Electronic Arts
- THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - Bethesda Softworks
- BORDERLANDS 2 - 2K Games
- MASS EFFECT 3 - Electronic Arts
- LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES - Warner
- NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED - Electronic Arts
- FIFA STREET - Electronic Arts
- MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - Sega
- SKYLANDERS GIANTS - Activision Blizzard
- BATTLEFIELD 3 - Electronic Arts
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - Activision Blizzard
- MAX PAYNE 3 - Rockstar
- SLEEPING DOGS - Square Enix
- RESIDENT EVIL 6 - Capcom
- LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME - Sega
- TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER - Ubisoft
- DISHONORED - Bethesda Softworks
- WWE '13 - THQ
- LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS - Warner
- FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - Microsoft
- NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 2 - Nintendo
- MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER - Electronic Arts
- ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS - Ubisoft
- JUST DANCE 3 - Ubisoft
- MARIO KART 7 - Nintendo
- F1 2012 - Codemasters
- BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - Warner Bros
- FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 - Sega
- SUPER MARIO 3D LAND - Nintendo
- FORZA HORIZON - Microsoft
- SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
- SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE - Activision Blizzard
- LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 - Warner
- SNIPER ELITE V2 - 505 Games
- SONIC GENERATIONS - Sega
- RAYMAN ORIGINS - Ubisoft
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 - Square Enix
- DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION - Koch Media
- ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 Games
- THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - Activision Blizzard
- MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK - Mind Candy
- LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - Disney Interactive
- SSX - Electronic Arts
- KINECT STAR WARS - Microsoft
- TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 - Electronic Arts
- MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO - Mind Candy
- THE SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts
- ZUMBA FITNESS 2 - 505 Games
- CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - Activision Blizzard
- NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN - Electronic Arts
- PROTOTYPE 2 - Activision Blizzard
- DIABLO III - Activision Blizzard
- MARIO KART WII Nintendo
- RAGE - Bethesda Softworks
- UFC UNDISPUTED 3 - THQ
- WWE '12 - THQ
- CARS 2 - Disney Interactive
- METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION - Konami
- PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 - Konami
- SKATE 3 - Electronic Arts
- GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY - Take-Two
- FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 - Sega
- UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION - Sony
- POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 - Nintendo
- DARKSIDERS II - THQ
- LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 - Warner Bros
- MARIO PARTY 9 - Nintendo
- KINECT SPORTS - Microsoft
- F1 2011 - Codemasters
- KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING - Electronic Arts
- GRAN TURISMO 5 - Sony
- SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED - Sega
- UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST - THQ
- GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - Rockstar
- PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK - Nintendo
- ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY - Activision Blizzard
- KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES - Microsoft
- LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME - Warner Bros
- LEGO STAR WARS III: CLONE WARS - Lucasarts
- POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 - Nintendo
- TOY STORY 3 - Disney Interactive
- GUILD WARS 2 - NCSoft
- THE SIMS 3: PETS - Electronic Arts
- UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS - Sony Computer Ent
- DOOM 3: BFG EDITION - Bethesda Softworks
- ROCKSMITH - Ubisoft
- RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY - Capcom
- WII FIT PLUS - Nintendo
- BOOK OF SPELLS - Sony
- DANCE CENTRAL 2 - Microsoft
- DIRT SHOWDOWN - Codemasters
- 007 LEGENDS - Activision Blizzard
- HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY - Microsoft
Last week, North American sales monitor NPD revealed the ten best-selling retail games of 2012, with Black Ops 2 once again emerging on top.
2013 looks set to be a particularly interesting year for games; there are plenty of high-profile releases due in the next few months, then there’s the expected launch of next-gen consoles, and hopefully an exciting Wii U holiday lineup in which Nintendo brings out its big-hitters. Check out our list of the 100 most anticipated games of 2013.
