TorrentFreak's List of Most Pirated Games in 2011

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Nsanity said:

PC
1. Crysis 2 (3,920,000 downloads)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (3,650,000 downloads)
3. Battlefield 3 (3,510,000 downloads)
4. FIFA '12 (3,339,000 downloads)
5. Portal 2 (3,240,000 downloads)

Xbox 360
1. Gears of War 3 (890,000 downloads)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (830,000 downloads)
3. Battlefield 3 (760,000 downloads)
4. Forza Motorsport 4 (720,000 downloads)
5. Kinect Sports: Season Two (690,000 downloads)

Wii
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (1,280,000 downloads)
2. Mario Sports Mix (1,090,000 downloads)
3. Xenoblade Chronicles (950,000 downloads)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (870,000 downloads)
5. FIFA '12 (860,000 downloads)

http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-...f-2011-111230/

Ouch at Crysis 2 PC.

Ouch at Xenoblade, above games such as Gears 3 and MW3....

Some people will justify this as a reaction to its not being announced as coming to the US for a long time. And I accept that - up to a certain degree.

But if Xenoblade will end up not selling much in the US (which is what most people expect), in my opinion this will completely disprove the camp that says that piracy for many is just a way to check if a game is any good, and many (or at least enough) pirates eventually buy a game if it is worth it.