09-01-12: Yes, yes they can.
FIFA 12 had bagged the first number 1 of 2012. Battlefield 3 is running up a close second, having beaten Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Once again, the chart is looking pretty similar, the same names from recent weeks popping up.
1. FIFA 12 [EA Sports]
2. Battlefield 3 [EA Games]
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 [Activision]
4. Just Dance 3 [Ubisoft]
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [Bethesda Softworks]
6. Zumba Fitness [505 Games]
7. Need For Speed: The Run [EA Games]
8. Saints Row: The Third [THQ]
9. RAGE [Bethesda Softworks]
10. Assassin's Creed: Revelations [Ubisoft]