Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 And Skyrim Top November Video Game Sales: NPD Analysis

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Posted December 9, 2011 - By Leah Jackson

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Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim topped the video game sales charts in November, according to the NPD analysis group. MW3, from Publisher Activision Blizzard, sold $775 million in its first five days on the market so it's not too surprising that they came in at the number one spot. Battlefield 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and Just Dance 3 rounded out the top five.

According to the NPD Analysis group, “This November marks the best November on record for sales of new physical content. November 2008 was previously the best November on record.” They went on to mention that, “In one month, Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is just about half a million units shy of matching Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in lifetime sales. Its first month performance was a five-fold increase over Oblivion’s first month sales," and they attributed the high sales to "outstanding review scores" like the our own Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim review.

To check out the rest of November's Top 10 check after the break.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)**
Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)**
Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)**
Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)
Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360)
Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2)**
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS3)**
Saints Row: The Third (360, PS3, PC)**
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (WII)**
Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)**

Are you surprised by the November sales chart? Let us know in the comments section.

Tags: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, NPD Analysis, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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lucidity

So 1.7m is 49%.

Nintendo said they sold 860k., so that leaves Sony with sales in the mid 800k range.

So the 360 out sold the PS3 by around 900,000 units.

Posted: December 9, 2011 3:50 PM
Mystyr_E

No Rayman? that makes me sad

Posted: December 9, 2011 3:38 PM
vole182

NPD reports 1.7M Xbox 360's sold in Nov, 49% share, +23% YOY, nearly double all other consoles.

Shazam!

Posted: December 9, 2011 3:35 PM
lucidity

No surprises, I liked the days when the results were done by SKU.

Of the 8 multiplatform games, the only 2 that aren't lead by 360 sales are Just Dance 3 and Batman.

Posted: December 9, 2011 3:33 PM
ezeraeze

I am so happy Skyrim sold so well, and Uncharted 3 was able to hang in there despite the competition against it.

Posted: December 9, 2011 3:31 PM