Sales tracking firm The NPD Group recently released its latest report on the US videogame industry, this time for the month of October 2011, revealing an overall sales increase of just 1% across videogame hardware, software and accessory sales in the region, up to $1.08 billion compared to $1.07 billion in October 2010.

Both hardware and software sales saw revenue increases as compared to the same reporting period last year, but accessories dropped by 5%.

October 2011 Software Sales

Sales in the software category were up 3% in October 2011 compared to the same period last year, to $621.3 million.

Battlefield 3 was the clear sales victor during the month of October 2011 in the US, selling nearly two million units following launch, ahead of Batman: Arkham City which managed to sell 1.5 million copies after releasing a full week ahead of EA’s title.

NBA 2K12, RAGE and Just Dance 3 claimed third, fourth and fifth places respectively, while Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure slotted into No. 11 on the sales listing.

Here’s the full Top Ten list:

October 2011 Software Sales Chart

• 1.) Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC) - Nearly 2 million units
• 2.) Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3) - 1.5 million units
• 3.) NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, PC)
• 4.) Rage (360, PS3, PC)
• 5.) Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360)
• 6.) Dark Souls (PS3, 360)
• 7.) Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP)
• 8.) Forza Motorsport 4 (360)
• 9.) Gears of War 3 (360)
• 10.) FIFA Soccer 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, 3DS)
• 11.) Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (3DS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC)

October 2011 Hardware Sales

Hardware sales during the month of October 2011 in the US were up by 6%, to $295.6 million, as Microsoft’s Xbox 360 once again topped the listing with nearly 400 000 consoles sold during the month. Nintendo had a lot to cheer about, too, with roughly 675 000 units of its consoles sold (across 3DS, Wii and DS platforms).

Here’s the list of console sales figures for October 2011 in the US:

October 2011 Hardware Sales Chart

• Xbox 360: 393 000
• 3DS: Over 250 000
• Wii: Just under 250 000
• PS3: Between 240 000 and 250 000
• NDS: Just under 180 000

October 2011 Videogame Industry Sales Totals

October 2nd 2011 through October 29th 2011:

• October 2011 Videogame Sales - $1.08 billion (+1%)
• October 2011 Videogame Hardware Sales - $295.6 million (+6%)
• October 2011 Videogame Software Sales - $621.3 million (+3%)
• October 2011 Videogame Accessories Sales - $135.9 million (-5%)

Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have each responded to October’s NPD sales report in their own charming ways - read their responses over here.

Source: NPD