Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes top spot on November NPDs @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on December 11, 2009

News: All told, Infinity Ward's sequel sold six million copies.

The NPD Group has released their report on the bestselling games and consoles in November and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 performed its expected duty by taking the two top spots. The Xbox 360 version posted sales of 4.2 million while the PlayStation 3 version sold 1.87 million copies.

No surprises dot the rest of the list. New Super Mario Bros. Wii took the third spot with 1.39 million in sales while well-received sequel Assassin's Creed II landed at #4 (Xbox 360) and 38 (PS3). Vavle's zombie shooting sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, rounded out the top five.

Finally, Nintendo's big three dominated the bottom half of the top ten as Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and Mario Kart Wii all cracked the top ten yet again.

Here's the full list of the ten bestselling games in the month and the console sales numbers:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) - 4,200,000
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) - 1,870,000
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - 1,390,000
4. Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360) - 794,700
5. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360) - 744,000
6. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 720,200
7. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 679,000
8. Assassin's Creed II (PS3) - 448,400
9. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360) - 362,100
10. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 315,000

Console Sales Numbers
1. Nintendo DS - 1,700,000
2. Wii - 1,260,000
3. Xbox 360 - 819,500
3. PlayStation 3 - 710,400
5. PSP - 293,900
6. PlayStation 2 - 203,100