NPD's data for January shows overall revenue for the game industry down 5% compared with January 2010, reports Gamasutra. Word is: "New retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories totaled $1.16 billion for the month. With PC sales excluded, the industry drew a total of $1.14 billion in revenue, down 4 percent from the year before." They also note: "Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best selling new retail title for the third month in a row in January, after selling over 12 million units across five separate platforms in 2010." They also offer a list of the ten bestselling titles for the month of January:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wi, DS, PC
2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) - Wii
3. Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts) - Xbox 360, PS3, PC
4. Little Big Planet 2 (Sony) - PS3
5. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Majesco) - Wii, Xbox 360, PS3
6. NBA 2K11 (Take-Two Interactive) - Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, PC
7. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) - Xbox 360, PS3
8. Dance Central (MTV Games) - Xbox 360
9. Michael Jackson The Experience (Ubisoft) - Wii, DS, PSP
10. DC Universe Online: The Next Legend Is You (Sony) - PS3, PC