Best selling games of 2011: Modern Warfare 3 outguns the opposition

Well, is anyone on the planet really surprised? Industry trade body UKIE has revealed the top 10 best-selling games in the UK for 2011, and at the top of the heap is Activision's latest Call of Duty behemoth, Modern Warfare 3 . The title grossed £83m in its first week on sale in the UK – and, of course, went on to make more than $1bn worldwide. The complete all-format top 10 for the year is as follows: 1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2. Fifa 12 3. Battlefield 3 4. Zumba Fitness 5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 6. Just Dance 3 7. Assassin's Creed: Revelations 8. LA Noire 9. Saints Row: The Third 10. Batman: Arkham City It was a decent year for EA, then, with its profitable Fifa and Battlefield titles in second and third place. The surprise entry perhaps is Zumba Fitness , the critically mauled keep fit game that camped out at the top of the software charts through much of the summer. Other than that, it's been a good year for big action adventures, with Batman , Saint's Row and Assassin's Creed all doing well. Despite its idiosyncratic format and some mixed reviews Rockstar's fifties detective drama, LA Noire , did well to sneak in at number eight. But really, this is all about the Call of Duty brand, which has now held the No 1 slot for three years running – claiming it with Black Ops in 2010 and Modern Warfare 2 in 2009. Can whatever comes next from the series hold on in 2012 – especially with Grand Theft Auto V a possibility? Until then, completists may like a look at the format-specific sales charts for 2011: Nintendo Wii 1. Zumba Fitness 2. Just Dance 3 3. Just Dance 2 4. Mario Kart Wii 5. Wii Sports Resort Sony PlayStation 3 1. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2. Fifa 12 3. Battlefield 3 4. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 5. Assassins Creed: Revelations XBox 360 1. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2. Fifa 12 3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 4. Battlefield 3 5. Gears of War 3 Nintendo DS 1. Professor Layton And The Spectre's Call 2. Pokemon White Version 3. Pokemon Black Version 4. Art Academy 5. Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo Sony PSP 1. Fifa 12 2. Fifa 11 3. Motorstorm: Arctic Edge 4. Gran Turismo 5. Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Nintendo 3DS 1. Super Mario 3D Land 2. Mario Kart 7 3. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D 4. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever 5. Rayman 3D PC 1. Football Manager 2012 2. Football Manager 2011 3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 4. The Sims 3 5. Battlefield 3