The NPD Group has revealed the top selling hardware and software at retail for one of the biggest retail months of the year-November. As expected, took the top spot, but the NPD pulled out a few more mind blowing statistics regarding Activision's juggernaut. For example, did you know Black Ops accounted for a quarter of ALL sales last month? The NPD also stated that the 8.5 million copies of Black Ops sold makes it the 7th best-selling game of all time. And by "all time," I'm pretty sure they mean ". "

Other new-release success stories include Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which debuted at second, and Gran Turismo 5, which almost felled Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit despite coming out ten days later and on three fewer consoles. Despite the fact that the system may not be the monthly sales force it was for its first three years on the market (more on that below), the Wii had three exclusives on the list, including the monthly "how is this still selling?" mainstay, Wii Fit Plus. Here's the top 10 ranking IPs for November 2010.

1) Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS - Released 11/09/10)

2) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (360, PS3- Released 11/16/10)

3) Just Dance 2 (Wii- Released 10/12/10)