The rest of the chart includes Assassin's Creed 3 and Halo 4

Jan 11, 2013 07:38 GMT  ·  By

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the shooter that continues the long-running franchise from Treyarch and Activision Blizzard, has been named the bestselling video game of 2012, coming out ahead of Madden NFL 13, the American football simulation from EA Sports.

The rest of the 2012 top ten for the United States market, as created by the NPD and quoted by VG247, includes:

Halo 4 - Xbox 360 Assassin’s Creed 3 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC Just Dance 4 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Wii NBA 2K13 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC, PSP, Wii Borderlands 2 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita, PSP, 3DS, Wii FIFA 13 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC, 3DS, Vita

Overall, the sector declined by 22 percent when compared to 2011.