8. Curling

The license: Sometimes called "chess on ice," curling is a battle of precision played on a long, narrow ice rink. Two teams alternate sliding heavy stones across the rink, aiming to plant them as close as possible to the center of a target on the other end (bumping the other team's stones is allowed and a key strategy).

While only one person on each team does the actual hurling, the other teammates use specially designed brooms to smooth out the bumpy ice, affecting the speed and curve of the stone in transit.

While curling has appeared in a few winter games collections and a series of low-budget PC games, it's never gotten the dedicated video game attention it deserves.

The game: While curling isn't quite as exciting as other Winter Olympic sports like figure skating or alpine skiing, it could still be made into a relatively exciting video game. Precision would be the key, with fine analog control letting players choose the power and direction of the initial shot.

The DS would be the perfect platform for such a game, along users to sweep vigorously with the stylus as they would a broom. A "beginner's mode" could let players get the feel for shot placement without having to take part in every piece of the shot. Online multiplayer is a necessity.

The developer: So what if EA has the NFL license wrapped up until the end of time? By thinking outside the box, 2K Sports could get in on the ground floor of the inevitable curling craze by picking up the official license of the U.S. Curling association for peanuts. And hey, it's already huge in Canada, eh?