The NPD Group has revealed the official figures for November, revealing that the video game industry chalked up sales of $2.63 billion in the United States for the month of November. This figure brings the video game industry’s year-to-date total to $13.12 billion.

With November playing host to Thanksgiving week and, more specifically Black Friday, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo soon touted astounding sales figures to beat the pack to the front of the next-gen console race. However, NPD figures confirmed that the Wii was the leader with more than 981 000 Wiis sold during November with the Xbox 360 the closest competitor with 770 000 units and the PS3 lagging behind with 466 000 units. The PS2 performed well, selling 496 000 units, noticeably more than its successor.

The Nintendo DS dominated the handheld race with a mind-boggling 1.53 million units sold, almost triple the 567 000 PSP units sold.

The software chart was a closely fought competition with the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare emerging the victor with 1.57 million copies sold and Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii claiming a close second with 1.12 million copies. The PS3 version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare finished in seventh place with 444 000 copies.

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed dominated the top ten, with the Xbox 360 version claiming third place with 980 000 copies and the PS3 version claiming tenth with 377 000 copies. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock also proved popular with the PS2 version landing in fourth place with 967 000 copies and the controversial Wii version in eighth with 426 000 copies. Nintendo’s Wii Play proved its continued popularity by finishing in fifth place with 564 000 copies while Microsoft’s Mass Effect for the Xbox 360 ended in sixth with 473 000 copies.

US Hardware Sales for November 2007

Nintendo DS - 1.53 million

Nintendo Wii – 981 000

Xbox 360 – 770 000

PSP – 567 000

PS2 – 496 000

PS3 – 466 000

Top Ten Video Games for November 2007

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) - Activision - Nov 2007 - 1.57 million

2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - Nintendo - Nov 2007 - 1.12 million

3. Assassin’s Creed (360) - Ubisoft - Nov 2007 – 980 000

4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) - Activision - Oct 2007 – 967 000

5. Wii Play (with remote) (Wii) - Nintendo - Feb 2007 – 564 000

6. Mass Effect (360) - Microsoft - Nov 2007 – 473 000

7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) - Activision - Nov 2007 – 444 000

8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii) - Activision - Oct 2007 – 426 000

9. Halo 3 (360) - Microsoft - Sep 2007 – 387 000

10. Assassin’s Creed (PS3) – Ubisoft - Nov 2007 – 377 000

Source: NPD Group