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This the NPD data for December 2012, which covers the sales for November 25 through December 29, 2012 in the United States. The gaming industry generated $3.21 billion[1].

Video game revenues[]

  • Total sales: $3.21 billion (-22%)
  • Hardware sales: $1.07 billion (-20%)
  • Software sales: $1.54 billion (-26%)
    • Including PC retail software: $1.58 billion (-27%)
  • Accessory sales: $560 million (-14%)

Hardware sales[]

Top software sales[]

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
  2. Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)
  3. Halo 4 (360)
  4. Assassin's Creed 3 (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)
  5. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
  6. Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC)
  7. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
  8. Skylanders Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)
  9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
  10. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U, 3DS, PSP)

By Revenue[]

In 2024, Circana updated their historical data and released updated top 20 charts for each month from 2010 through 2023. This includes digital revenue from members of the Digital Leader Panel.[2]

*means no Digital Data

** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
  2. Assassin's Creed III
  3. Just Dance 4
  4. Halo 4
  5. Far Cry 3
  6. Madden NFL 13
  7. Skylanders: Giants
  8. NBA 2K13
  9. New Super Mario Bros. U*
  10. FIFA Soccer 13
  11. Need for Speed: Most Wanted: A Criterion Game
  12. New Super Mario Bros. 2*
  13. Hitman: Absolution
  14. Epic Mickey 2
  15. LEGO Lord of the Rings
  16. Pokémon: Black 2/ White 2
  17. WWE '13
  18. NCAA Football 13
  19. Paper Mario: Sticker Star*
  20. Angry Birds Trilogy

Monthly sales[]

  • Halo 4
  • New Super Mario Bros. U - 337k
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified (Bundle) - 171,000

Lifetime sales[]

  • Just Dance 3 (Wii) - 5 million
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) - 1.45 million
  • New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) - 580K

External links[]



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