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The Smurfs Dance Party Beats Skyrim and Black Ops in Redbox Rentals

Posted on Wednesday, December 14 @ 16:17:27 Eastern by

Redbox has revealed the top 10 video game rentals of 2011 from its 27,000 rental booths nationwide.

Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Xbox 360 holds the top spot. Just Dance 3 and Dead Island take the next two spots, and while the staying power of these two titles shock me at first, I then realize that these two titles are probably the best titles to play for a day or so.

The list also shows the buying power of parents who buy their children Cars 2 and The Smurfs Dance Party, which is even greater than some multiplayer first-person shooters like Call of Duty: Black Ops and Brink. Skyrim is unfortunately eighth on the list, but it's the most recent title released on the top 10 list and I don't think a rental really does it justice. (And how did Transformers make it in, anyhow?)



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  • HK-47
    HK-47

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
    Who even rents a Bethesba game?
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
    That's a good point. You certainly aren't going to finish Skyrim in a 5-7 day rental period. That's a game you buy rather than rent.
  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
    That's exactly what I was gonna say, so yeah, thumbs up for you!

    Also, I get the feeling most of redbox costumers are people under 16.
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 15th, 2011 at 5:45 am
    People who dont want to spend $60 to see if they like it, thats who.
  • sg4real
    sg4real

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Dec 15th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
    If you know your going to like it, buy it.
    If your new to the game and don't know, rent it.
    Only thing is if you rent it not sure if your going to like it and then you like it a lot and buy it, it feels like you wasted money that you could have been spending towards purchasing the game instead of renting it... :D
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns

    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2011 at 5:52 pm
    I think you're highly underestimating Smurfs Dance Party here. It has smurfs, and they dance at a party. GOTYAY.
  • HK-47
    HK-47

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 15th, 2011 at 5:13 am
    With Smurfette as the DJ? This should have swept the awards.

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