November 27, 2006 - There's nothing greater than playing awesome games on your favorite console or PC. The only thing close is the thrill in drooling over future games. This overwhelming desire to play the Next Big Thing has lead to the creation of IGN's Lust List.
Each week, IGN gathers the hottest upcoming games and places them in a pretty list. Who will be #1 this week? That all depends on the GPM (Game Popularity Metric), which is a complex formula developed by PETA*.
#1 Pokemon DiamondSome questioned whether Pokemon could maintain its popularity into a new generation of gamers. In fact, Pokemon is more popular than ever. As the original Pokemon players grew up, they kept playing and young gamers are discovering the phenomenal franchise every day. | ||||
(LW) | Index | |||
(3) |  | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP) | ||
(2) |  | Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) | ||
(5) | | Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS) | ||
(4) | | Pokemon Pearl (DS) | ||
(6) | Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) | |||
(7) | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) | |||
(8) | WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2007 (PSP) | |||
(9) | Flipper Critters (DS) | |||
(-) | | Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy (DS) | ||
Falling off the list: Kirby Squeak Squad
#1 Halo 3 (360)Another week has passed and thanks to the release of new Halo 3 screenshots, the fervor for Bungie's next game maintains its strength. Can anything topple Master Chief? It's possible we could see the dual-wielding Spartan standing atop the charts late into next year. | ||||
(LW) | Index | |||
(8) | | Halo Wars (360) | ||
(-) | | Assassin's Creed(360) | ||
(2) | | Super Smash Bros. Brawl(Wii) | ||
(5) | Lost Planet(360) | |||
( - ) | | Mass Effect(360) | ||
( - ) | | BioShock(360) | ||
(4) | | Super Mario Galaxy(Wii) | ||
(6) | | Metroid Prime 3(Wii) | ||
(7) | | Final Fantasy XIII(PS3) | ||
Falling off the list: BioShock, Metal Gear Solid 4, Pokemon Diamond, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Shipped)
*Sadly, no animals were allowed to be harmed in formulating this list.
