Xbox 360 dominates US videgame industry as Microsoft releases early NPD figures [Update]

[Update] Added more sales figures for Xbox 360 hardware and software from the recently released NPD data. Added below. [End of Update]

The monthly NPD figures are due soon [Edit: They’re here!], and with those magical numbers we’ll be able to get a general idea of the health of the US videogame industry with a top ten list of the best-selling games for November, as well as a list of the consoles in order of sales performance.

Microsoft has already fired the first salvo, claiming console dominance in the region as well as an incredible percentage of overall market spend.

From a Twitter tweet by Chief of Staff for Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, Aaron Greenberg:

“Xbox 360 #1 selling console according to NPD 6th month in a row with 1.4 million units, Xbox 50% of total current gen spend.”

So according to Microsoft (and sales tracking firm NPD), the Xbox 360 is once again the top-selling in the US.

[Update]

Here are additional sales figures provided by the good Major Nelson:

• November marks the sixth consecutive month Xbox 360 leads video game consoles in sales, with 1.37 million units sold. (Source: NPD Group, November 2010)
• Xbox 360 is the only console to show double digit year-to-date growth at 42%, making it the fastest-growing console in 2010. (Source: NPD Group, November 2010)
• 50% of spending at retail this November (for current generation consoles) was on the Xbox 360 platform. (Source: NPD Group, November 2010)
• During the month of November, four of the top ten console game titles were for Xbox 360 including: Call of Duty: Black Ops, Fable III, Assassin?s Creed Brotherhood, and Halo: Reach. (Source: NPD Group, November 2010)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops for Xbox 360 was the number one selling console game in November. (Source: NPD Group, November 2010)

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Source: Aaron Greenberg on Twitter

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