The US sales for November have now been revealed by the NPD Group and the results show that Nintendo stormed the hardware side of things, whilst nothing could prevent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from obliterating the competition, selling over six million units combined, whilst New Super Mario Bros. on Wii managed a stunning debut of nearly 1.4 million copies sold.
Check out the data below, provided by the NPD Group for the reporting period of 1st-28th November, 2009.
Hardware - November | 2009 Sales | Year-on-Year Change
1.) Nintendo DS - 1,700,000 | 7,880,000 (+14.0%)
2.) Wii - 1,260,000 | 5,780,000 (-27.9%)
3.) Xbox 360 - 819,500 | 3,460,000 (+5.0%)
4.) PlayStation 3 - 710,400 | 2,970,000 (+5.5%)
5.) PlayStation Portable - 293,900 | 1,840,000 (-34.5%)
6.) PlayStation 2 - 203,100 | 1,470,000 (-29.9%)
Software Top 10
1.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360, Activision) - 4,200,000
2.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3, Activision) - 1,870,000
3.) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 1,390,000
4.) Assassin's Creed II (360, Ubisoft) - 794,700
5.) Left 4 Dead 2 (360, EA) - 744,000
6.) Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) - 720,200
7.) Wii Fit Plus (Wii, Nintendo) - 679,000
8.) Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Ubisoft) - 448,400
9.) Dragon Age: Origins (360, EA) - 362,100
10.) Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 315,000
When more data becomes available, this thread will be updated.
What are your thoughts on the strength of the Wii and DS sales? Also, Reggie said NSMB Wii would beat CoD: MW2 - can it win out by the end of the year?