Report: Smash Bros. leads as most anticipated game
- November 09, 2007 00:00 AM PST
A new report published on Thursday names Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii as the most highly anticipated upcoming game followed by WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008 on PS3 and Assassin's Creed on Xbox 360.
According to GamerMetrics, which monitors the web traffic and purchase intent of some 15 million gamers across the IGN family of websites, the following 12 titles are the most popular upcoming games in terms of total online awareness:
1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
2. WWE 2008 (PS3)
3. Assassin's Creed (X360)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
5. Mass Effect (X360)
6. WWE 2008 (X360)
7 Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
8. Assassin's Creed (PS3)
9. Rock Band (X360)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
11. Crysis (PC)
12. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
Smash Bros. garnered 5 percent of total IGN web visits followed by WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008 for PS3 with 3.1 percent and Assassin's Creed for X360 with 2.6 percent.
"While gamers will always look forward to the Super Marios and the Halos of this world, a whole new set of franchises are beginning to make their mark on the industry," read the report.
Is it wrong that I'm not into Smash Bros.? Perhaps Brawl will change my mind. Oh, and if you add both the 360 and PS3 versions of WWE 2008, that game slightly beats out Brawl. Which begs the question, is it wrong I no longer like professional wrestling? But I digress, what do you think of the list?
