Most Pirated Games of 2011

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Although tens of thousands of people downloaded a copy [Crysis 2], the real boom came when the full version was released in March, resulting in nearly 4 million downloads by the end of the year.

This 'success' landed Crysis 2 the title of most pirated game of 2011 on the PC platform, beating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 with 3,650,000 and 3,510,000 downloads respectively. Interestingly enough, the interest among pirates in the Xbox 360 version of Crysis 2 was relatively low and the game didn't make it into the top 5 there.

On the Xbox 360 the title of most pirated game goes to Gears of War 3. This game was released in September and amassed a total of 890,000 downloads. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 also came in second and third on the Xbox 360.

On the Wii platform 'Mario' titles traditionally come out on top, and this year is no exception. Super Mario Galaxy 2, released in 2010, becomes the most pirated Wii game for the second year in a row. With 1,180,000 downloads it comes just in front of Mario Sports Mix, which was pirated 1,090,000 times since February.

As can be seen from the three lists below, PC games are by far the most downloaded titles, with on average more than three times the number of downloads compared to Xbox 360 and Wii releases. Overall, the number of downloads of the top titles in each category is slightly lower than last year. The platforms that are not mentioned, such as the PS3, get considerably less downloads and are excluded for that reason.torrentfreak

There goes Witcher 2 was pirated game >.>

Portal 2 sold the most on PC even with all that piracy,

Battlefield 3 and MW3 can't be played online so that makes them useless unless people who buy popular MP based games for there singleplayer decided to pirate it >.>

And Crysis 2 yeah we all know about the console port rage that happened >.>

Arrrgh, matey.

That was a mighty fine haul.

Can't believe so many people pirated Portal 2.

But despite that it was the best selling of the 3 versions.

Lmao goes to show nintendo fans have nothing to play. Still pirating SMG2 two years in a row? :lol:

So mainly games that aren't worth the money. Mainly.

Can't believe so many people pirated Portal 2.

But despite that it was the best selling of the 3 versions.

GiantAssPanda

Does Portal 2 selling the most on PC despite all the piracy really say something about PC Piracy and games?

Lol they didn't even bother to play Zelda for free.

[QUOTE="GiantAssPanda"]

Can't believe so many people pirated Portal 2.

But despite that it was the best selling of the 3 versions.

NoodleFighter

Does Portal 2 selling the most on PC despite all the piracy really say something about PC Piracy and games?

Well, to me it says piracy isn't killing PC gaming tbh.

[QUOTE="Eponique"]................................................... ..Xe....Xenoblade.... :cry: You heartless bastards! How could you!! :cry:meetroid8

Or it explains why 3rd party games sell poorly on Wii.

[QUOTE="GiantAssPanda"]

Can't believe so many people pirated Portal 2.

But despite that it was the best selling of the 3 versions.

NoodleFighter

Does Portal 2 selling the most on PC despite all the piracy really say something about PC Piracy and games?

I'm interested in seeing some percentages on sales versus number of pirated copies. I doubt there is any concrete info on used sales for consoles as well but one can dream heh.

[QUOTE="meetroid8"][QUOTE="Eponique"]................................................... ..Xe....Xenoblade.... :cry: You heartless bastards! How could you!! :cry:SuperFlakeman

Or it explains why 3rd party games sell poorly on Wii.

Lmao goes to show nintendo fans have nothing to play. Still pirating SMG2 two years in a row? :lol:

GD1551

Could be PC gamers pirating it to play on Dolphin. You never know. ;)

wow a million Xenoblade copies pirated but at least it's finally getting an American release date

that list seems so inaccurate ... lesser known titles get pirated way more.

Plants vs Zombies and Farmville etc...

that list seems so inaccurate ... lesser known titles get pirated way more.

Plants vs Zombies and Farmville etc...

rasengan2552

Crysis 2.... and then you wonder why they went multiplat. Oops, some idiot is going to come in here and say that the high piracy rates ARE because of it going multiplat.ocstew

There goes Witcher 2 was pirated game >.>

Portal 2 sold the most on PC even with all that piracy,

Battlefield 3 and MW3 can't be played online so that makes them useless unless people who buy popular MP based games for there singleplayer decided to pirate it >.>

And Crysis 2 yeah we all know about the console port rage that happened >.>

NoodleFighter

the most pirated game would have been a DS or PSP game
Crysis 2 is just the most pirated PC game

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

There goes Witcher 2 was pirated game >.>

Portal 2 sold the most on PC even with all that piracy,

Battlefield 3 and MW3 can't be played online so that makes them useless unless people who buy popular MP based games for there singleplayer decided to pirate it >.>

And Crysis 2 yeah we all know about the console port rage that happened >.>

lightleggy

direct download is used for DS and PSP games, sometimes smaller Wii games

but not 6gig+ torrents

Crysis 2.... and then you wonder why they went multiplat. Oops, some idiot is going to come in here and say that the high piracy rates ARE because of it going multiplat.ocstew

Crysis 2 sold (I'm assuming) worse on PC because the game was utterly garbage compared to the first one.

[QUOTE="ocstew"]Crysis 2.... and then you wonder why they went multiplat. Oops, some idiot is going to come in here and say that the high piracy rates ARE because of it going multiplat.GiantAssPanda

Crysis 2 sold (I'm assuming) worse on PC because the game was utterly garbage compared to the first one.

thats messed up i actally read the post then seen the graphs lol

No list for pstree? Its not like they dont pirate the crap out of that console too.

So is it safe to say the pirate numbers for crysis 2 eclipses the legit copies?

There goes Witcher 2 was pirated game >.>

Portal 2 sold the most on PC even with all that piracy,

Battlefield 3 and MW3 can't be played online so that makes them useless unless people who buy popular MP based games for there singleplayer decided to pirate it >.>

And Crysis 2 yeah we all know about the console port rage that happened >.>

NoodleFighter

Well atleast the pirates have relatively good taste :P

Well atleast the pirates have relatively good taste :P

ActicEdge

Nah, last year Dante's Inferno was the most pirated X360 title.

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Well atleast the pirates have relatively good taste :P

Vesica_Prime

Nah, last year Dante's Inferno was the most pirated X360 title.

Relatively :P

Lol they didn't even bother to play Zelda for free.

SuperFlakeman

Can't believe so many people pirated Portal 2.

But despite that it was the best selling of the 3 versions.

GiantAssPanda

That reminds me of the study that claimed pirates tend to buy more software than other consumers, it seems sales and piracy go hand in hand for whatever reason.

Lol they didn't even bother to play Zelda for free.

SuperFlakeman

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

There goes Witcher 2 was pirated game >.>

Portal 2 sold the most on PC even with all that piracy,

Battlefield 3 and MW3 can't be played online so that makes them useless unless people who buy popular MP based games for there singleplayer decided to pirate it >.>

And Crysis 2 yeah we all know about the console port rage that happened >.>

HaloinventedFPS

direct download is used for DS and PSP games, sometimes smaller Wii games

but not 6gig+ torrents

wow a million Xenoblade copies pirated but at least it's finally getting an American release date

ZIVX

Why did you leave out the PS3 list?

[QUOTE="ZIVX"]

wow a million Xenoblade copies pirated but at least it's finally getting an American release date

WilliamRLBaker

Yeah, it is coming out in april. I think only gamestop is releasing it, so you have to preorder from them. Now where is last story.

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

Lol they didn't even bother to play Zelda for free.

GunSmith1_basic

Why did you leave out the PS3 list?

Heirren

Read the OP

Bunch of no-good, low-life losers.