November NPD sales: hardware and software numbers

The November NPD results are in and we have the numbers. This months hardware and software sales is reported to be the second best November in history with the Nintendo platforms still leading the hardware department with the Xbox 360 back in third place. On the software side, as expected, Modern Warfare 2 tops the charts with a whooping 6 millions copies sold on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

The November NPD results are in and we have the numbers. This months hardware and software sales is reported to be the second best November in history with the Nintendo platforms still leading the hardware department with the Xbox 360 back in third place. On the software side, as expected, Modern Warfare 2 tops the charts with a whooping 6 millions copies sold on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

According to NPD’s Anita Frazier:

The industry declined 7.6% versus last November, but still produced enough revenue to make this month the second-best November in industry history. YTD the industry is still up 7% over 2007. I think we all have to realize the incredible year that was 2008.

Check out the full numbers below:

Hardware:

1. Nintendo DS – 1.70M
2. Wii – 1.26M
3. Xbox 360 – 819.5K
4. PlayStation 3 – 710.4K
5. PSP – 293.9K
6. PlayStation 2 – 203.1K

Software:

1. Modern Warfare 2 (360) – 4.20M
2. Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) – 1.87M
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 1.39M
4. Assassin’s Creed II (360) – 794.7K
5. Left 4 Dead 2 (360) -744.0K
6. Wii Sports Resort – 720.2K
7. Wii Fit Plus – 679.0K
8. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3) – 448.4K
9. Dragon Age: Origins (360) – 362.1K
10. Mario Kart Wii -315.0K

Via [Gamasutra]