The guys at next.gen.biz compiled a huge list of the top 100 best selling of the past 12 months. The list doesn't really contain any surprises, but it's certainly nice to see that original games like Bioshock and Assassin's Creed sold well. But, as usual, this list is filled with terrible licensed games that soild millions of copies, and that's definitely not good at all.

The common knowledge still applies — just like last year, it still looks likes the best way to find success is to pump millions of dollars into an exclusive title of superlative quality, or snap up a license and shoot a version to every viable platform there is. This year a third route has opened up; making an inexpensive Wii and/or DS game and hoping it strikes a chord in the consciousness of the consumer. While the data does show that this plan was successful multiple times in 2007, this is a crowded field based on the rapidly depreciating novelty value of the Wii. It is likely that such strategies will not be fruitful in the future.

Eureka via next-gen.biz »