Best-Selling Video Games of 2012

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2012 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

Halo 4 takes number one, leading an Xbox 360-heavy chart in which controllers, Xbox LIVE Gold cards and Microsoft Points all sell like games. The dominant pattern is annual franchises stacking up: two editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, FIFA 13 across formats, and Just Dance 4. Mass Effect 3, Borderlands 2 and Diablo III bring the hardcore weight. Surprises include the Turtle Beach X12 Gaming Headset charting among games and Zumba Fitness clinging on with two entries. With the seventh generation winding down and no new console yet, 2012 was a holding year defined by yearly sequels and accessories.

Born in 2012? See everything that topped the UK charts in 2012 — books, film, games and music.

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Halo 4 (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 901

Just Dance 4 (Wii)

4.6 · 702

Xbox LIVE Gold 12-Month Membership Card (Xbox One/360)

4.5 · 3

Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Nuketown 2025 Edition (Xbox 360...

4.0 · 691

FIFA 13 (Xbox 360)

4.2 · 628

FIFA 13 (PS3)

4.0 · 602

Assassin's Creed 3 (Xbox 360)(2CD)

4.1 · 496

Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Nuketown 2025 Edition (PS3)

3.9 · 493

Official Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - Black (Xbox 360)

4.6 · 9

Call of Duty: Black Ops II [Standard edition] (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 775

Assassin's Creed III (Exclusive Edition)[PS3]

4.1 · 430

Xbox LIVE 2100 Microsoft Points (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 286

PlayStation PS3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller (Black)

3.7 · 6

Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)

3.9 · 526

Diablo III (PC/Mac DVD)

3.2 · 762

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo Wii...

4.6 · 297

Football Manager 2013 (PC DVD)

3.8 · 401

New Super Mario Bros: 2 (Nintendo 3DS)

4.6 · 440

Borderlands 2 (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 331

Xbox 360 250GB Console

4.4 · 540

Hitman Absolution (PS3)

4.5 · 321

Call of Duty: Black Ops II [Standard edition] (PS3)

4.2 · 514

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)

4.6 · 827

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)

3.8 · 5

Hitman Absolution (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 310

Zumba Fitness Wii - Bundle Pack with Belt accessory

4.2 · 965

Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo 3DS)

4.8 · 574

Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo 3DS)

4.7 · 433

FIFA 13 - Ultimate Edition (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 126

FIFA 12 (Xbox 360)

4.1 · 277

Zumba 2 Fitness Wii - Bundle Pack with Belt accessory

4.3 · 362

Turtle Beach X12 Amplified Stereo Gaming Headset - PC and Xb...

4.2 · 3

Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo (Nintendo DS)

4.6 · 205

Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)

4.2 · 360

Football Manager 2012 (PC/Mac DVD)

3.6 · 363

Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360)

4.6 · 555

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)

3.9 · 816

Battlefield 3 (PS3)

4.2 · 320

FIFA 13 - Ultimate Edition (PS3)

3.5 · 124

FIFA Street (Xbox 360)

4.2 · 177

LEGO Lord of the Rings (Xbox 360)

4.6 · 259

Guild Wars 2 - Standard Edition (PC DVD)

4.2 · 283

FIFA 12 (PS3)

4.0 · 326

Saints Row: The Third (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 251

Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary (Xbox 360)

4.6 · 287

The Sims 3 (PC/Mac DVD)

3.9 · 848

Dishonored (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 236

Sony PS Vita (Wi-Fi only) (PlayStation Vita)

4.5 · 335

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3)

4.3 · 594

Resident Evil 6 (PS3)

3.8 · 341

FIFA Street (PS3)

4.3 · 146

Pokemon Black 2 (Nintendo DS)

4.8 · 187

Far Cry 3 - The Lost Expeditions Edition (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 151

F1 2012 (PS3)

4.2 · 160

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Nintendo 3DS)

4.3 · 403

Gioteck Real Triggers (PS3)

3.3 · 425

Official Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit - Black (Xbox 360)

4.2 · 599

Forza Horizon (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 476

Star Wars Kinect - Kinect Required (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 193

Xbox LIVE 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 90

Halo 4 Limited Collector's Edition (Xbox 360)

4.7 · 173

F1 2012 (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 150

Nintendo Power Adapter (Nintendo 3DS)

4.6 · 7

Official Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor with Kinect Adventures (Xbox...

4.3 · 558

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Starter Pack (Wii)

4.5 · 170

Resident Evil 6 (Xbox 360)

3.9 · 316

Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 433

Skylanders Giants - Starter Pack (Wii)

4.7 · 274

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC DVD)

4.4 · 582

Mass Effect 3 (PC DVD)

3.3 · 324

Xbox LIVE 4200 Microsoft Points (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 97

Batman Arkham City (Xbox 360)

4.6 · 314

LEGO Lord of the Rings (PS3)

4.6 · 202

New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)

4.6 · 578

Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii) - Wii Remote Not Included

4.7 · 367

LEGO Lord of the Rings (Wii)

4.5 · 160

Just Dance 2 (Wii)

4.6 · 551

Mario Party 9 (Wii)

4.4 · 142

Assassin's Creed Revelations (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 268

Sony PlayStation 3 160GB Slim Console with DualShock Wireles...

4.4 · 239

Dishonored (PS3)

4.4 · 193

Sniper Elite V2 (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 235

uDraw Tablet including Instant Artist (Xbox 360)

4.0 · 172

Batman: Arkham City (PS3)

4.6 · 275

Just Dance 3 (Special Edition) (Wii)

4.6 · 285

uDraw Tablet including Instant Artist (Wii)

4.3 · 129

The Sims 3: Pets Expansion Pack (PC/Mac DVD)

4.2 · 374

Pokemon White 2 (Nintendo DS)

4.8 · 242

Mass Effect 3 (PS3)

4.1 · 208

Sony PlayStation 3 Move Starter Pack with PlayStation Eye Ca...

4.5 · 145

Sniper Elite V2 (PS3)

4.3 · 179

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 - Kinect Compatible (Xbox 3...

4.5 · 144

Xbox LIVE Gold 3-Month Membership Card (Xbox One/360)

4.4 · 215

Venom Xbox 360 Twin Docking Station with 2 x Rechargeable Ba...

4.4 · 7

Official Xbox 360 Common Controller for Windows - Black (PC)

4.6 · 6

Skylanders Giants - Giant Character Pack - Crusher

4.7 · 120

Max Payne 3 (PS3)

4.1 · 267

Borderlands 2 (PS3)

4.5 · 193

Need for Speed Most Wanted (PS3)

4.2 · 267

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - Adventure Pack - Empire of I...

4.7 · 78

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