Nielsen Survey Proves Gamers Love Sequels – Halo 4, Black Ops 2 Most Anticipated

Media research firm Nielsen recently conducted a survey that will surely put smiles on the faces of game companies with big IPs under their belts. Nielsen looked into the most anticipated games for the rest of 2012 and came up with a list for the three major platforms.

There were 4,800 participants in the survey between the ages of 7 and 54. They were both male and female and had to own at least one current generation console to take part.

Xbox 360

1. Halo 4
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
3. Assassin’s Creed III
4. Madden NFL 13
5. Resident Evil 6
6. Borderlands 2
7. NCAA Football 13
8. NBA 2K13
9. FIFA Soccer 13
10. Fable: The Journey
11. Darksiders II
12. Need For Speed: Most Wanted
13. Far Cry 3
14. Medal of Honor: Warfighter
15. NHL 13

PS3

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2. Madden NFL 13
3. Assassin’s Creed III
4. Resident Evil 6
5. NCAA Football 13
6. Borderlands 2
7. NBA 2K13
8. Darksiders II
9. NHL 13
10. FIFA Soccer 13
11. Far Cry 3
12. Need For Speed: Most Wanted
13. Hitman: Absolution
14. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
15. WWE ‘13

Wii

1. Just Dance 4
2. Madden NFL 13
3. Just Dance: Disney Party
4. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
5. Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure
6. WWE ‘13
7. Need For Speed: Most Wanted
8. NBA 2K13
9. FIFA Soccer 13
10. The Last Story
11. Everyone Sing
12. Ice Age: Continental Drift: Arctic Games
13. Skylanders Giants
14. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
15. Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game

HT: Gamasutra, Nielsen