wraggster
February 18th, 2011, 22:21
The latest figures from NPD show that Call of Duty: Black Ops was still the best selling game in the US in January, marking three months in first position.
Ubisoft's Wii-exclusive hit Just Dance 2 held onto second place, with late month release Dead Space 2 coming in third. Ubisoft was the publisher with the most top ten titles in January, managing three with second placed Just Dance 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood at four and Michael Jackson: The Experience in ninth.
Dance central is the first Kinect-only title to make the NPD monthly top ten, charting in eighth place.
<TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 23px 14px 0px; CLEAR: both" class="data " cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><THEAD><TR><TH style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(99,143,240) 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,105,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Title</TH><TH style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(99,143,240) 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,105,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Position</TH><TH style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(99,143,240) 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,105,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Publisher</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Call of Duty: Black Ops</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">1</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Activision Blizzard</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Just Dance 2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Ubisoft</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Dead Space 2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">3</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Electronic Arts</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">LittleBigPlanet 2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">4</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Sony</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Zumba Fitness: Join the Party</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">5</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Majesco</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">NBA 2K11</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">6</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Take 2 Interactive</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">7</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Ubisoft</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Dance Central</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">8</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">MTV Games</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Michael Jackson The Experience</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">9</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Ubisoft</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">DC Universe Online: The Next Legend Is You</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">10</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Sony</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Ubisoft's Wii-exclusive hit Just Dance 2 held onto second place, with late month release Dead Space 2 coming in third. Ubisoft was the publisher with the most top ten titles in January, managing three with second placed Just Dance 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood at four and Michael Jackson: The Experience in ninth.
Dance central is the first Kinect-only title to make the NPD monthly top ten, charting in eighth place.
<TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 23px 14px 0px; CLEAR: both" class="data " cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><THEAD><TR><TH style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(99,143,240) 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,105,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Title</TH><TH style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(99,143,240) 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,105,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Position</TH><TH style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(99,143,240) 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,105,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Publisher</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Call of Duty: Black Ops</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">1</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Activision Blizzard</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Just Dance 2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Ubisoft</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Dead Space 2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">3</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Electronic Arts</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">LittleBigPlanet 2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">4</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Sony</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Zumba Fitness: Join the Party</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">5</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Majesco</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">NBA 2K11</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">6</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Take 2 Interactive</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">7</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Ubisoft</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Dance Central</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">8</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">MTV Games</TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Michael Jackson The Experience</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">9</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(238,238,238); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Ubisoft</TD></TR><TR class=row0><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">DC Universe Online: The Next Legend Is You</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">10</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-TOP: 6px">Sony</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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