GameFly's most requested games of 2011

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jan 5th 2012 12:30PM

GameFly's annual list of "top requested" games of 2011 has The Batman perched atop the multiplatform and Xbox 360 charts with Arkham City. A certain Mr. Nathan Drake led the PlayStation 3 requests with Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, while Wii wakers primarily requested the presence of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

According to information supplied by the popular game rental outlet, Dead Island and Rage were the only original intellectual properties for the year to enjoy spots on the console top ten. We've posted Gamefly's multiplatform, console and Nintendo handheld top ten lists after the break.

GameFly's 2011 Most Requested Games

Multiplatform

Batman: Arkham City (PS3, Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Dead Island (PS3, Xbox 360)
Battlefield 3 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PS3, Xbox 360)
Saints Row: The Third (PS3, Xbox 360)
Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (PS3, Xbox 360)
Rage (PS3, Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 12 (Everything under the sun)
Gears of War 3 (PS3, Xbox 360)

Xbox 360

Batman: Arkham City
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dead Island
Gears of War 3
Battlefield 3
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Saints Row: The Third
Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Rage
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

PS3

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Batman: Arkham City
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Battlefield 3
Dead Island
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Saints Row: The Third
Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Resistance 3
Rage

Wii

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Kirby's Return to Dreamland
Just Dance 3
Mario Sports Mix
Disney Epic Mickey
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Super Smash Bros. Brawl

3DS

Super Mario 3D Land
Mario Kart 7
Sonic Generations
Star Fox 64 3D
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3d
Pokemon Rumble Blast
Cave Story 3D
Pilotwings Resort
Super Street Fighter 4 3D Edition
Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns

New Super Mario Bros.
Pokemon White
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Kirby Mass Attack
Pokemon Black
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Yoshi's Island DS
Mario Kart DS
Lego Battles: Ninjago
Smurfs

Tags: 3ds, ds, gamefly, microsoft, nintendo, playstation, ps3, wii, xbox

Reader Comments (51)

Who rents a Zelda game? You gotta own those classics baby!

@Co
Or better yet, who would rent Smurfs?

@darkinchworm

What the smurf?

@Co

In all fairness, a lot of us were cautious after Twilight Princess (keep it in your pants, TP lovers; not in the mood for a debate over its merits). However, Skyward Sword is indeed phenomenal and worthy of multiple purchases.

I tried Gamefly once but then I took.......the time to realize I didn't like it. I had to wait 1 week to get a game, no thanks.

@Janitor
i see what you did there..........

thank you

Interesting. Uncharted 3 is the top requested game for PS3, yet it doesn't make the top 10 list. This means that either most PS3 owners buy their games or there are not a lot of requests for PS3 games from Gamefly.

Also, I wonder how 3DS and DS carts work. Would they clear the save file data before sending to another person or do you get to see someone's progress?

@Lerkero
That top ten list is for multiplatform games. It isn't an overall top 10.

@Lerkero

You can play off old saves on DS/3DS. Or just delete a save and start fresh. When I did my trial at Gamefly I saw a lot of unimpressive saves.

@Duke
Then what is Gears of War 3 doing at #10 in the multiplatform list?

@Lerkero

That's some funny Math you are utilizing.

@Duke

I guess I was thrown off by Gears of War 3 being on the multiplat-...wait a minute...

This requires investigation

@Lerkero
Yeah, i think that was an error on their part. They list it as multiplatform - erroneously.

@Duke Hrm... Apparently Gears 3 must be on PS3. Completely slipped under my radar. ;)

@(Unverified)
I was wondering the same thing...
That one isn't even good for a top ten...

I'm waiting for the goty edition of batman, also I'm surprised battlefield 3 is on that list cause of the online pass and it's multiplayer is it's selling point

@Wizardsofwaverly

I wonder how many people figured that out after they got it

@Wizardsofwaverly

gamefly gave online codes...

@PedoJokerBear I thought you only got the online code if you bought it. I've never gotten a code by renting from them only buying.

@Wizardsofwaverly

many games that require online passes offer a 3-5 day trial period which is a one time use linked to your psn/xbl account

@Saint TJ

ive gotten battlefield and assassins creed online codes .

Dead Island up with the heavy hitters...I need to check that one out.
I can't believe someone would prefer to rent Skyrim or Zelda...maybe just to taste?

@FredMC
That's what I figure, people renting Skyrim are probably new to Elder Scrolls and just want to see if it's worth the hype. Renting skyrim isn't very cost efficient if you plan to play the game pretty thoroughly.

And a large number of them had to pay for online-passes. I need to finish DDS and return it, haven't touched it in weeks.

Wow, BF3 is #4, even though EA makes you buy a $10 online pass when you rent the game? That's surprising.

@Dizazter
I'm curious how many renters actually do that. I bet a lot get the disc and then realize that fee exists and stick to the single player before shipping it back.

@Dizazter
It could be a win for EA. Force them into the pass for the meat of the game, and after they've paid for that they feel a need to justify the pass purchase - thus leading to BF3 buys, map pack buys, etc.

@Duke

Yeah I'm curious about those numbers too. I could see that working for most games, but a game like BF3, I'd think 80% of people don't really care much about the campaign, they just want to play multiplayer or even coop.

I even wanted some of my friends to rent it to try out BF3, cause they're obsessed with MW3 on the console. But no way they ever will if an extra $10 fee is involved. You should at least get that $10 back if you buy the full game!!

@Dizazter well techniclly if you buy the pass it is tied to your gamertag or ID so if you buy full game you dont have to buy pass again as you still have it...........savy

@Protege420

Well you're referring to buying the game used, well then yes, you wouldn't have to buy the pass again.

But if you buy the game new, you just screwed yourself out of $10 by renting before buying it new.

And now EA just encouraged you to buy used and/or punished you for buying new. Smart EA, reeeal smart.

@Dizazter I see what you are saying, I was under the impresion online passes were only included with limited edition copys.......

@Dizazter

Do they not offer the 7 day trial online pass for free anymore? I remember getting one for EA MMA and playing that online for a couple days.

@tylerh1701

Well crap dude, you're somewhat right! EA does offer a trial, only 48 hours, but still, that's something.

http://help.ea.com/article/how-to-get-a-48-hour-bf3-online-pass

Maybe I'll get my friends to try BF3 after all.

Gears of War 3 was not only number 0 but it was also available on the Ps3? Those folks at Gamefly must practice magic of some sort!

@ProfessorBonkle

Yeah what? No Gears on the Wii, wth?

Gamefly is the spawn of satan.

@iPear Oh that makes total sense. Let's see here if satan is papa then going off the name that would make Gamestop the devils concubine. I see no flaw in this logic.

Rage was rented and then forgotten, not a bad game but not good enough for me to have completed it yet.....

Who would rent BF3? You can't play MP without the pass.

A friend of mine recently wanted to borrow it to see if he and his friends should buy it, I told him of the pass and now he just went back to MW3. EA's smart, smart tactics to get new consumers are outstanding.

And why would it only be in the limited editions? And not all brand new, sealed copies? Use your head.

Yeah... I've "requested" a few of these from Gamefly. In fact, Uncharted 3, Batman, and Revelations have been in my top 5 for months and guess what? They skip them every time.

I forgot all about donkey kong country returns....

Believe it or not there are a lot of people that don't care about online MP. I rented BF3 for the 360 from GF knowing about the pass. I finished the campaign and had it back in the mail the day after I received it. Also, for those that don't know, when you buy a used game from GF they send you the original case with everything in it -- including any online pass codes.

Personally, I've never had a problem with Gamefly -- but rather with the damned postal service for sending/shipping titles late. Sure, I've had some "rental skips", but that was usually because a requested title high on my list was low in quantity of rent-able software.

Hell, if I was going to be spiteful of anything, it would be myself for not coming up with a "Gamefly" service prior to them!

I can't even get them to send me games that are 6+ months old. Gamefly sucks. I drop a game in the mail and 8 business days later I get an email "we received your game!" - then business days later "we've shipped your next game" - then it takes 3-4 days for the next game to come. Basically when you drop a game off in the box, it takes 2 weeks to get the next game.

They always send me random games, even though I have games higher up on my Q that are "available now" or "high availability".

Gamefly is such a terrible service that when you log in to cancel your account, they right then and there, give you the option to get one month free.

I know this because I just did this today. So yeah...Gamefly gets 1 more month to convince me that their service is anything but abysmal.

@iceveiled
Remove all games from your queue except for the one you want shipped. That's the secret. As for the rest, I do feel for you. I'm lucky to live in Tampa and I get next day turnaround from them pretty much exactly the same as Netflix.

Joystiq, you or Gamefly made an error. Gears of War 3 isn't multiplatform.

lol @ everything under the sun

Someone will rent Uncharted 3 and not buy it ???? Best game for the PS3 in 2011 for sure.

I feel bad for anyone who rented Skyrim. It's like getting to try a drug only to get it taken away right after.

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