The Best-Selling Console Games of 2013

The NPD Group has revealed the top ten best-selling games in the United States for both the month of December and the entirety of 2013. Some of the standouts on the list include "Call of Duty: Ghosts." "Grand Theft Auto: V" and "Madden NFL 25."

The list, presented below courtesy of IGN, shows the top ten best selling games for the period between Dec. 1 and Jan. 4 of this year. Total software sales for the month were $1.28 billion, which was down 17 percent from $1.54 billion in Dec. of 2012. Meanwhile, hardware brought in $1.37 billion, which was actually up about 28 percent from $1.07 billion from this time last year.

Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, XBO, PS4, NWU, PC)**

Battlefield 4 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)

Just Dance 2014 (WII, 360, NWU, XBO, PS3, PS4)**

Madden NFL 25 (360, XBO, PS3, PS4)

NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, PC)**

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, NWU, PC)**

Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)**

Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, 3DS, XBO, PS4, NWU, PSV, PC)

FIFA 14 (360, PS4, XBO, PS3, PSV)

Skylanders SWAP Force (WII, 360, PS3, NWU, 3DS, XBO, PS4)**

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

For the year, game sales brought in $12.97 billion in 2013, down 2 percent from $13.27 billion in 2012. Total software sales were down 11 percent for the year, bringing in $6.34 billion in 2013 compared to $7.09 billion in 2012. The breakdown for 2013 goes as follows:

Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)**

Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, XBO, PS4, PC, NWU)**

Madden NFL 25 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO)

Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, XBO, PS4, PC)

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, NWU, PC)**

NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, PC)**

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, NWU, PC)**

Just Dance 2014 (WII, 360, NWU, XBO, PS3, PS4)**

Minecraft (360)

Disney Infinity (360, WII, PS3, NWU, 3DS)

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware).