Now that we know how the videogame industry performed in the US for the month of December, we can turn to see what titles earned a spot in the Top 10 for 2011.

According to sales tracking firm The NPD Group, the number one game for 2011, across all platforms, was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Just Dance 3 followed in second place while Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, voted El33tonline’s Game of the Year, was third.

Battlefield 3 took fourth with Madden NFL 12, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Batman: Arkham City next on the list. Gears of War 3, Just Dance 2 and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations rounded off the chart in numbers 8, 9 and 10 respectively.

Annual 2011 Top 10 Games

• 1.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC) Activision Blizzard
• 2.) Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3) Ubisoft
• 3.) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC) Bethesda Softworks
• 4.) Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
• 5.) Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2) Electronic Arts
• 6.) Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC) Activision Blizzard
• 7.) Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC) Warner Bros. Interactive
• 8.) Gears of War 3 (360) Microsoft
• 9.) Just Dance 2 (Wii) Ubisoft
• 10.) Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC) Ubisoft