Dead Space 3 #1 US seller in February, Black Ops 2 beats Crysis 3

Dead Space 3 was the king of best-selling games in the US for the month of February 2013, according to the NPD. Crysis 3 came in third but was viewed as underperforming as it couldn’t beat Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 in sales; the latter had been released back in November 2012.

None of the games in the top 10 sellers were original IPs, and only one was a single platform game (if you discount the Vita).

The top ten games of February 2013 in the US were:

1. Dead Space 3 (360, PS3, PC)

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, Wii U PC)

2. Crysis 3 (360, PS3, PC)

3. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)

4. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, 360)

5. Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013 (360, PS3, PC)

6. Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, PS3, Wii U)

7. Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC)

8. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3, PSV)

9. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)

Software sales were down both in comparison with February 2012 (down 27% from $484M to $352M) and since January 2012 (down from $373M).