Activision Leads with Three Top-Selling Video Game Titles

Activision Publishing Inc. has delivered the top two selling console retail releases of the year the U.S., as well as the No. 1 kids video game franchise of 2014, based on retail sell-through, according to the NPD Group.

In only its first month of release, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is already the top-selling console game of the year through November in the U.S. overall, as well as individually on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PlayStation3. Call of Duty games continue to lead November console game sales for 6th consecutive year.

Destiny, the new release from Bungie, is the No. 2 top-selling console game and No. 1 top-selling new video game franchise of the year. Skylanders is the No. 1 kids video game franchise of the year, based on retail sell-through including toys and accessories.

Activision Publishing is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc.

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Alexis Willey

Alexis Willey

Alexis Willey is an editorial intern at Adventure Publishing Group. She assists the editors on leading trade magazines The Toy Book and The Licensing Book and online at toybook.com and licensingbook.com. She also contributes to the weekly e-newsletters The Licensing Report and The Toy Report. Alexis spends her time (and money) going to concerts, city hopping, and shamelessly taking pictures of her food. When she isn’t making “just one more” cup of coffee, she’s probably working on her university’s literary magazine and getting really geeky about words and design. Follow her travels and strange commentary on Twitter and Instagram: @alexisrwilley.

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