Coming in at 11th, Spirit Tracks joined six other games exclusive to Nintendo consoles that placed in the bottom half of the monthly rankings, making 13 of the top 20 titles. Link's newest adventure joined a hearty mix of new games (Scibblenauts, Mario & Sonic) and older hits (Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros. DS). Other ranking games for December include both versions of Madden NFL, the PS3 version of Assassins Creed II (joining the Xbox version that ranked in the top ten), and the surprise pick of the month, Just Dance.
The full 1-20 NPD sales rankings for December 2009 are below.
1: New Super Mario Bros. Wii--Wii--2,820,000
2: Wii Fit Plus--Wii--2,410,000
3: Wii Sports Resort--Wii--1,790,000
4: Modern Warfare 2--Xbox 360--1,630,000
5: Modern Warfare 2--PS3--1,120,000
6: Wii Play--Wii--1,010,000
7: Mario Kart Wii--Wii--936,100
8: Assassin's Creed 2--Xbox 360--783,100
9: Left 4 Dead 2--Xbox 360--728,500
10: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story--DS--656,700
11: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks--DS
12: New Super Mario Bros.--DS
13: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games--DS--
14: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games--Wii
15: Madden NFL 10--Xbox 360
16: Scribblenauts--DS
17: Mario Kart DS--DS
18: Assassin's Creed II--PS3
19: Madden NFL 10--PS3
20: Just Dance--Wii