NPD December 2012: Late End of the Year edition

It's been some time since the new year started.  New things popped up, from more news of the Steam Box, to the new Pokemon X/Y, to even positive reviews of the new dmc(Devil May Cry).

But enough talk, let's wrap up 2012 with the last NPD of that year.  December.

At number 10: Fifa Soccer 13 by Electronic Arts for the 360, PS3, Wii, PSVita, Wii U, 3DS and PSP.  It's another name for Football

At number 09: New Super Mario Bros 2 from Nintendo for the 3DS.  While his new Wii U title isn't on the list, his 3DS title is still going strong

At number 08: Skylanders Giants from Activision Blizzard for the Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS and Wii U.  Spyro and his buds are hard at work in the sequel

At number 07: NBA 2K13 by Take 2 Interactive for the 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP and PC.  Can you slam dunk like Michael Jordan?

At number 06: Far Cry 3 by UbiSoft for the 360, PS3 and PC

At number 05: Madden NFL 13 by Electronic Arts for the 360, PS3, Wii, PsVita, and Wii U.  Is there anything that can bring EA's Football game down?

At number 04: Assassin's Creed III by Ubisoft for the 360, PS3, Wii U and PC.  Interestingly, it's Nintendo's first entry of the Assassin's Creed series

At number 03: Halo 4 by Microsoft for the X-Box 360.  As strong as Master Chief is going, it's not as strong as Number 1

At number 02: Just Dance 4 by Ubisoft for the Wii, 360, Wii U and PS3.  Helping keep everyone dancing like a maniac

And at number 01: Call of Duty: Black Ops II by Activision Blizzard for the 360, PS3, Wii U and PC.  Even on the decline, it's still burning strong.

Overall, Call of Duty was able to keep its lead over Halo 4, proving that people want a more realistic FPS over a more Sci-Fi based FPS. 

But what about hardware?  Let's take a look

360: 1.4M
3DS: 1.25M
Wii: 475K
DS: 470K
WIi U: 460K

It will take some time for the Wii U to finally play catch up and get up to the sales of the 360 and PS3.  Speaking of which, the 360 sold a million units in December.  The 3DS also is up there with the 360, proving that even the mobile phone market can't bring down Nintendo's handheld.  The DS is still going strong, even after the 3DS took its place.

But overall, sales of video games are down from last year.  Is it because of the upcoming shift to Generation 8?  Or is it the recession?  As for the Wii U, while it may not be as hot as current systems, it has surpassed the Wii by more than $30 million through the first six weeks.

Later on, keep your eyes out for the Annual NPD of 2012.  I will go into a bit of detail with it next post.

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