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10. BioShock -- for being the best game of the generation, and for exemplifying the genre mishmash that was the 7th gen

9. Mass Effect -- for taking interactive storytelling to new places, and beginning a franchise

8. New Super Mario Bros. -- for resurrecting 2D platformers and selling the DS

7. Gears of War -- for selling the Xbox 360 and for influencing a generation of cover shooters

6. Angry Birds -- for reaching 1.7 billion downloads and capturing the hearts and minds of mobile gamers

5. World of Warcraft -- for holding over 60 percent of the mmorpg subscription market, for reaching 10 million subscribers, and for proving Michael Pachter wrong 

4. Halo 3 -- for its massive advertising campaign and for selling Xbox 360.

3. Nintendogs -- for justifying the usefulness of the DS hardware and for rebranding Nintendo

2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare -- for defining the FPS for years to come, and for dominating the competition during the 7th gen

1. Wii Sports -- for being the most revolutionary and disruptive piece of software during the 7th gen