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leo-j said:
@dryden

You dont know anything about the american market, shooters drive it casual or not.

PosConsoleNamePublisherYearTotal
1
Wii Sports
Nintendo5,476,6946,705,602
2
Halo 3
Microsoft4,175,6404,175,640
3
Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
Nintendo3,983,5073,983,507
4
Wii Play
Nintendo3,037,0503,037,050
5
Guitar Hero II
Activision1,726,7903,264,162
6
Nintendogs
Nintendo1,566,3925,792,259
7
Mario Party 8
Nintendo1,458,6511,458,651
8
Forza Motorsport 2
Microsoft1,367,6641,367,664
9
Guitar Hero II
Activision1,360,0151,360,015
10
Madden NFL 08
EA1,298,3941,298,394
11
God of War II
Sony1,157,3871,157,387
12
Super Mario Galaxy
Nintendo1,106,5711,106,571
13
Madden NFL 08
EA1,100,1641,100,164
14
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Nintendo1,039,9262,076,401
15
New Super Mario Bros
Nintendo1,022,8633,306,588
16
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Activision986,740986,740
17
Gears Of War
Microsoft928,3843,027,809
18
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Activision902,3981,261,480
19
Crackdown
Microsoft875,440875,440
20
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Activision872,086872,086
21
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Activision862,467862,467
22
Super Paper Mario
Nintendo835,171835,171
23
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Capcom801,831801,831
24
Motorstorm
Sony795,082795,082
25
Bioshock
Take 2788,601788,601
26
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Nintendo755,560755,560
27
Mario Kart DS
Nintendo748,0582,775,993
28
Assassins Creed
Ubisoft747,864747,864
29
Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Ubisoft721,169721,169
30
Brain Training
Nintendo714,3541,985,515
31
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Nintendo705,360705,360
32
More Brain Training
Nintendo681,687681,687
33
MLB 07: The Show
Sony679,460679,460
34
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six: Vegas
Ubisoft676,7111,210,892
35
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Nintendo674,140674,140
36
Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80s
Activision644,635644,635
37
Major League Baseball 2K7
Take 2639,342639,342
38
Resistance: Fall of Man
Sony581,270926,320
39
NCAA Football 08
EA554,983554,983
40
Spiderman: The Movie 3
Activision554,176554,176
41
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Activision549,276549,276
42
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Nintendo543,943543,943
43
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Capcom518,681518,681
44
Madden NFL 08
EA479,509479,509
45
Halo 2
Microsoft470,3766,601,532
46
God of War
Sony465,3102,304,100
47
Spectrobes
Buena Vista447,359447,359
48
Fight Night Round 3
EA438,5261,119,994
49
Cooking Mama
Majesco435,711633,675
50
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Nintendo430,7311,573,523

It could be argued that 9 of those games are shooters which means that 18% of the top 50 games of the year are shooters ... OMG!

As you can see by the chart, games like Nintendogs, Pokemon, Guitar Hero, and Madden dominate.

In other words, dryden is correct