World of Warcraft was the most-played PC game in the US this year, with an average of 671 minutes/week per user, while Tetris and Bejeweled were most popular on mobile devices, according to The Nielsen Company, which released its annual “Top 10” video-game rankings for 2008.
Top 10 PC Game Titles in the US:
Top 10 Mobile Games by Revenue Share (US) – Q3 2008:
In addition, Sony’s PlayStation 2 remained the top video game console with nearly 31% of usage share.
Video Game Console Usage in 2008:
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