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December NPD: Xbox One wins the holidays while Call of Duty's rule continues

The Xbox One has prevailed over the PlayStation 4 for the second month in a row, while Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare won both the month of December and also the entire year of 2014.
Ozzie Mejia
Ozzie Mejia
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On the continued strength of its price drop, Microsoft has once again declared victory in the next-gen console wars. According to the latest NPD report, the Xbox One has outsold the PlayStation 4 for the second month in a row. Microsoft previously stated that the Xbox One has outsold its predecessor, the Xbox 360, by a good 50 percent by this point in its life cycle. Because of this success, Microsoft announced earlier today that it would restore the $349 price tag that helped spur the sales boom.

As far as software goes, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare stands at the top of the hill for the second consecutive month, holding off a push by Grand Theft Auto V, which was reinvigorated by its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One re-releases. Madden NFL 15 surged to the third spot on the strength of this year's NFL playoffs, while Super Smash Bros. and NBA 2K15 round out the top 5. Both Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire dropped from the Top 10, though the NPD Group notes that each would have made the list when ranked on a per-SKU basis.

Check out the full Top 10 below.

December Top 10 Games (New Physical Retail only; across all platforms incl. PC; new releases in bold)

  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
  • Grand Theft Auto V (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
  • Madden NFL 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
  • Super Smash Bros. (NWU, 3DS)
  • NBA 2K15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
  • Minecraft (360, XBO, PS3, PS4)
  • Far Cry 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
  • Just Dance 2015 (Wii, 360, NWU, XBO, PS4, PS3)
  • Destiny (XBO, 360, PS4, PS3)
  • FIFA 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, Wii, 3DS, PSV)

As a bonus, here are the Top 10 Games for the full year:

  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
  • Madden NFL 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
  • Destiny (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
  • Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
  • Minecraft (360, PS3, XBO, PS4)
  • Super Smash Bros. (3DS, NWU)
  • NBA 2K15 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
  • Watch Dogs (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC, NWU)
  • FIFA 15 (360, PS4, XBO, PS3, Wii, 3DS, PSV)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, XBO, PS4, NWU, PC)
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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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