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November Sales For Black Ops II Reach 7.5 Million In The U.S.

Posted on Friday, December 7 @ 13:07:29 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

The month of November is consistently the biggest time of the year for video game sales, and 2013 has proven to be no different. According to a report from NPD (via GameSpotCall of Duty: Black Ops IIHalo 4, and Assassin's Creed III were the heavy-hitters. Shocker, I know.

Activision's shooter moved a staggering 7.5 million copies in the U.S., making it the leading piece of gaming software for the month. Trailing behind is Halo 4 with 3.2 million in sales, and nipping at its heels is Assassin's Creed III with 2.9 million units.

It's worth noting that PC and digital sales numbers are not included in these results, so make of that what you will.

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  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 7th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
    Shows you the sheep will flock to mindless shooters over a rich and deep narrative with innovative gameplay (AC3)
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Dec 8th, 2012 at 1:36 am
    Maybe people just like good FPS multiplayer?
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 10th, 2012 at 10:30 am
    Maybe people just buy this because their friends bought it, and their moms bought it because the guy at GameStop told them too, and their dads bought it because their friends bought it. That's probably why. Sheep!
  • drathbone
    drathbone

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 7th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
    CODBLOPS broke 1 billion
  • metalimi
    metalimi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 7th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
    Is it 2013 already? How long have I been asleep?
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Dec 8th, 2012 at 1:37 am
    Where we're going we don't need roads...

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