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Highest Grossing Game This Generation? Not What You Think

Highest Grossing Game This Generation? Not What You Think

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Sure, we all know that Call of Duty: Black Ops is the best-selling console game so far this generation. But highest-grossing? Nope. Black Ops plays second banana to a surprising champ: Guitar Hero 3! How did this happen? Well, Guitar Hero 3 was more expensive than Black Ops, and probably a whole lot cheaper to produce.


These results are via the NPD, and aside from the unlikely champion, there aren’t many surprises. Rounding out the top five are Wii Fit, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Rock Band. If these are anything to go by, this console generation is all about Call of Duty and plastic peripherals. It’s kind of depressing, actually.

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