Who's the most recognizable video game character? Who went on the longest gaming session, for how long, and what game was it? Know the answers to all those and other interesting superlatives on the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition which hits retail in the US today.

Other lists teased on the Guinness page are:

• Top 10 Games: 1 to 3
• Best of Wii
• 2D Shooters
• Shigeru Miyamoto Profile
• Rhythm Games: Dance Mat
• Couch Casualty
• Classic Arcade
• Top 50 Videogame Series

But if you're looking for names, these can be found via the press release:

• Best Selling Video Game Series of All Time (Super Mario Bros series sold more than 201 million copies across all genres)
• The Highest Grossing Video Arcade of All Time (NBA Jam which earned over $1 billion in its first year of release)
• Longest Time Spent Playing an MMORPG (Sara Lhadi spent 16,799 hours playing Runescape between November 2004 and October 2009 - this averages out at 9 hours 20 minutes of play every day!)

Those in the US can get a copy today for US$ 15.00, while those in the UK will have to wait until the 21st to get theirs, which retails at 15.00 pounds Sterling.

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