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[]
- Xbox 360 - 1.4 million
- 3DS - 1.25 million
- PS3 Between 600k and 650k
- Wii - 475k
- DS - 470k
- Wii U - 460k
- PS Vita - Between 210k and 225k
- PSP - < 50K
Top software sales[]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
- Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)
- Halo 4 (360)
- Assassin's Creed 3 (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)
- Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
- Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
- Skylanders Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
- 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
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Assassin's Creed III
- Just Dance 4
- Halo 4
- Far Cry 3
- Madden NFL 13
- Skylanders: Giants
- NBA 2K13
- New Super Mario Bros. U*
- FIFA Soccer 13
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted: A Criterion Game
- New Super Mario Bros. 2*
- Hitman: Absolution
- Epic Mickey 2
- LEGO Lord of the Rings
- Pokémon: Black 2/ White 2
- WWE '13
- NCAA Football 13
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star*
- 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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