Thanks Modern Warfare! Gaming industry has best November, ever

Andre Yoskowitz
10 Dec 2011 17:07

The NPD Group has said today that the gaming industry enjoyed its best November, ever, on the back of Modern Warfare 3.
Notes NPD's Anita Frazier:

This November marks the best November on record for sales of new physical content.

Digital content is not included in the figures, but the NPD says software sales totaled $1.7 billion for the month, up from $1.45 billion last year.

Hardware sales fell, to $982 million from $1.1 billion year-over-year.

The top titles for the month were Modern Warfare 3 and Skyrim, followed by:

Battlefield 3, Electronic Arts
Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Ubisoft
Just Dance, Ubisoft
Madden NFL 12, Electronic Arts
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Sony
Saints Row: The Third, THQ
The Legend of Zelda: SkywardSword, Nintendo
Batman: Arkham City, Warner Bros. Interactive