As expected, Nintendo topped the charts for December with the Wii topping the hardware sales and New Super Mario Bros. taking the first spot in software sales. Also, the PS3 outperformed on Xbox360 in December by a small margin. NPD U.S. sales figures for December 2009:
( November 29-January 2):
 

* Hardware:
 

- PlayStation 2 333.2K
- PlayStation 3 1.36M
- PSP 654.7K
- Xbox 360 1.31M
- Wii 3.81M
- Nintendo DS 3.31M
 

* Software:
 

1. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 2.82M
2. WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 2.41M
3. WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 1.79M
4. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.63M
5. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.12M
6. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 1.01M
7. MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 936.1K
8. ASSASSIN’S CREED II 360 UBISOFT Nov-09 783.1K
9. LEFT 4 DEAD 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-09 728.5K
10. MARIO & LUIGI: BOWSER’S INSIDE STORY NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-09 656.7K