December 2015 NPD: Call of Duty, Star Wars, Fallout end the year strong

December was strong for some of the year’s biggest releases.

New video games sold at U.S. retailers made $3.22 billion last month, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s down 1 percent from $3.26 billion in 2014. Both hardware and software sales were down — although, as usual, that was likely primarily from sluggish revenues from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Accessories, which includes Amiibo, Lego Dimensions, and more, grew by 10 percent.