14 DAY TRIAL // The NPD Group reports that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the first-person shooter from developer Treyarch and publisher Activision, is the bestselling game for the month of January 2013 on the United States market.
The rest of the top ten includes:
Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft NBA 2K13 – Take Two Madden NFL 13 – Electronic Arts DMC: Devil May Cry – Capcom Halo 4 – Microsoft Assassin’s Creed 3 – Ubisoft Skylanders Giants – Activision FIFA Soccer 13 – Electronic Arts
Liam Callahan, an analyst with the NPD Group, is quoted by VG247 as saying, “While the number of new SKUs was relatively consistent for January 2013 compared to January 2012, performance of new SKUs this year versus last was six times as high, lifted by the success of titles like DMC: Devil May Cry and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.”