Market research group / elf workers’ union rep Nielsen has made a list, checked it twice, and determined that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the number one most wanted game this holiday season.
Of the 5,000 gamers polled, more than a quarter of respondents cited Infinity Ward’s next FPS blast-o-rama as their wish list favourite.
This was followed by Gears of War 3, Madden NFL 12, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Batman: Arkham City, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, with Battlefield 3 only coming in at number seven.

The full list includes:
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (27%)
• Gears of War 3 (19%)
• Madden NFL 12 (19%)
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (17%)
• Batman: Arkham City (15%)
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (14%)
• Battlefield 3 (12%)
• Just Dance 3 (12%)
• NBA 2K12 (9%)
• Need for Speed: The Run (9%)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (9%)
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (8%)
• Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (8%)
• FIFA Soccer 12 (8%)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (8%)
• Dead Island (7%)
• Kinect Sports: Season 2 (6%)
• Resistance 3 (4%)
• Dance Central 2 (4%)
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution (3%)
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