No surprise, Black Ops 3 was December 2015’s best-seller

Black Ops 3 continues the Call of Duty trend

NPD Group released the sales results from December 2015, revealing Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 as the month's best-selling title.

“Call of Duty had a healthy holiday season with growth from Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 relative to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare," noted NPD Group's Liam Callahan.

This is the second month in a row Black Ops 3 topped the charts, beating out other notable blockbusters such as Star Wars Battlefront and Fallout 4. Once again, Black Ops 3 sold better on Xbox One than on PS4, a slight surprise given the new exclusivity deal Activision has with Sony.

As reflected in NPD Group's list December's best-selling titles, you can see Xbox One was once again the preferred platform for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
  • Star Wars Battlefront 2015 (XBO, PS4, PC)
  • Fallout 4 (PS4, XBO, PC)
  • Madden NFL 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
  • NBA 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
  • Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (XBO, PS4, PC)
  • Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Game Series (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
  • FIFA 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)

Call of Duty's first DLC pack — Awakening — is slated to hit PS4 on February 2, 2016. It will feature four new multiplayer maps and a new Zombies experience set in a medieval Austrian castle during World War II.