TorrentFreak published a list of the most pirated games on the PC, Xbox360 and Wii platmforms. The reason why they didn't include is becuase PS3 pirating is too small to even include those numbers.
Pirating is always being blamed for ruining the gaming industry. It is true according to these numbers posted by TorrentFreak. Games are mostly sold on the Xbox 360 platform but even on the Xbox 360 pirating exists. The PC platform is still in the lead of pirating games.
This is probably the reason why developers usually bring crappy ports to the PC. Because most are going to pirate.
Now let's take a look at the numbers for the PC, Xbox 360 and Wii consoles:
The most pirated games for the PC platform:
1. Crysis 2 ( 3.920.000 )
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ( 3.650.000 )
3. Battlefield 3 ( 3.510.000 )
4. FIFA 12 ( 3.390.000 )
5. Portal 2 ( 3.240.000 )
The most pirated games for the Wii platform:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 ( 1.280.000 )
2. Mario Sports Mix ( 1.090.000 )
3. Xenoblade Chronicles ( 950.000 )
4. Leg0 Pirates of the Caribbean ( 870.000 )
5. FIFA 12 ( 860.000 )
The most pirated games for the Xbox 360 platform:
1. Gears of War 3 ( 890.000 )
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ( 830.000 )
3. Battlefield 3 ( 760.000 )
4. Forza Motorsport 4 ( 720.000 )
5. Kinect Sports: Season Two ( 690.000 )
( NOTE: These numbers are just from one torrent site so that means the numbers are way bigger. )
Analysing the sales and illegal dowload numbers of Crysis 2 are frightening. Crysis 2 sold 491.000 copies on the PC platform and it has been downloaded almost 4 million times.
Smell ya later!