Sales of Xbox 360 consoles increased 68% year-over-year in November, thanks to Microsoft’s introduction of the Kinect motion sensor accessory, according to new data from the NPD Group (via Information Week). Meanwhile, Activision’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops” rung up sales of 8.4 million units during the month, accounting for an estimated 25% of all November’s videogame software sales.
Total game software sales (not including downloads) topped $1.46 billion in November, up 4% from 2009. Total hardware sales increased 2% year-over-year to $1.08 billion.
Separately, NPD reported that retailers sold some 400,000 Blu-ray players during the week encompassing Black Friday, an increase of more than 50% from the corresponding period in 2009 (via Home Media Magazine). The median price per unit during the week was $113, down 23% from the median player price of $145 last year.
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