With data using the NPD Group that dates back to 1995, CNBC has made a list of the top ten games of this generation.  The list that will probably surprise you left out fan favorite series Halo and GTA and instead includes a couple Guitar Hero’s, Wii games,and Call of Duty.

1. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Wii Fit
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
5. Rock Band
6. Wii Play (with Wii Remote)
7. Guitar Hero: World Tour
8. Wii Fit Plus
9. Mario Kart (with wheel)
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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What a sorry *** top ten.

What needs to be taken into account here is that this list is compiled based off the gross total money each game has generated, not per unit sales. Unfortunately the list is highly skewed for a number of reasons, which I will add in next to each title below.

1. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock - Sold as a BUNDLE game. The game itself did not cost $60 and many of these titles were sold with guitars as a package. This inflates the total generated money by the game.
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops - This title is cross-platform and is available on more than one console, which affects the gross money collected.
3. Wii Fit - Nintendo's Wii is (was) incredibly successful. Further inflating the gross money collected, Wii Fit is a bundle package with the balance board.
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Again, cross title platform which inflates money generated by this game.
5. Rock Band - A HUGE bundle package. A full band game. When it first came out the whole bundle was what, like $200? So for every 1 bundle sold that would be equivalent to selling 3+ normally priced titles.
6. Wii Play (with Wii Remote) - Again. Successful Wii is successful.
7. Guitar Hero: World Tour - Widely regarded as a tacky competitor to Rock Band, this is also a bundle package in which many people bought the package. See note for Rock Band.
8. Wii Fit Plus - Godd.amnit Nintendo. Why won't you die?
9. Mario Kart (with wheel) - It's Mario Kart. You don't f.uck with the blue shell.
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Cross platform title. Nuff said.

One of the biggest reasons that Halo didn't make the list is because it's a console exclusive. If you look above, really the ONLY console exclusive games are from Nintendo's console which per unit sold more than any other console on the market.

Statistics LIE!

I somewhat agree with this list. While it is missing a few HUGE games, it does show in what direction this industry is going. It's becoming more and more mainstream.

This part is pretty crazy.

Among standalone games, the inflation-adjusted winner appears to be "Super Mario Bros. 3" – which sold 18 million copies on the NES. The game carried an original price of $50. When total sales are converted to today's dollars, they reach $1.7 billion. No other title comes close.

I think this may be a bit better reflection of what the gaming market is really like.

Top selling games by unit

PC The Sims (16 million)

Playstation Gran Turismo (10.85 million)

PS2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (17.33 million)

PS3 Gran Turismo 5 (6.37 million)

Xbox Halo 2 (8 million)

Xbox 360 Halo 3 (8.1 million)

Wii Wii Sports (75.66 million)

Gamecube Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million)

DS New Super Mario Bros. (26.21 million)

GB Tetris (35 million)

GBA Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (13 million)

SNES Super Mario World (20.60 million)

NES Super Mario Bros. (40.24 million)

N64 Super Mario 64 (11.62 million)

Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million)

Saturn Virtua Fighter 2 (2.2 million)

Dreamcast Sonic Adventure (2.5 million)

Keep in might these are all approximations from compiled data collected over the years, on units sold.

Also, we as gamers owe it to ourselves to show we are far more diverse than just music games and shooters.