Nielsen study released yesterday reveals the top 12 games presented at the expo that are most likely to be purchased by gamers.

According to a June 8 report by research group Nielsen, New Super Mario Bros. Wii garnered the most online “buzz” at this month’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. However, a report released this week indicates that such ephemeral attention might not translate into hard sales.

Mario and his Yoshi steed did not ride onto the top-12 list.

The survey asked gamers which games presented at E3 they were definitely or probably interested in purchasing. Some 53 percent of respondents were likely to purchase Halo 3: ODST, with 49 percent for God of War III. On the other end of the list, The Beatles: Rock Band ranked last at 12th with 30 percent.

One interesting factoid by Nielsen is that there were no massive changes in interest in the 12 titles from pre-E3 to post-E3. As the research group puts it, “In other words, games that already tugged at gamers’ hearts held on.”

The results of Nielsen’s June 7 to 14 survey are listed below, along with a video of GameSpot’s Halo 3: ODST demo.

TITLE – RELEASE DATE – PERCENTAGE INTERESTED

1) Halo 3:ODST – September 22, 2009 – 53%

2) God of War III – March 2010 – 49%

3) Wii Sports Resort – WII – July 26, 2009 – 45%

4) Guitar Hero 5 – September 1, 2009 – 42%

5) Final Fantasy XIII – Q2 2010 – 37%

6) Madden NFL 10 – August 14, 2009 – 35%

7) Guitar Hero: Van Halen – Q3 2009 – 34%
Assassins Creed 2 – November 17, 2009 – 32%

9) Need for Speed: Shift – September 22, 2009 – 32%

10) Need for Speed: Nitro – Q3 2009 – 32%

11) NCAA Football 10 – July 14, 2009 – 32%

12) Beatles Rock Band – September 9, 2009 – 30%

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