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Nintendo systems dominate the hardware sales while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 dominates the software sales.

With the start of the holiday shopping season, it's unsurprising that video game sales in November increased tremendously when compared to October.

On the hardware side, Nintendo was the clear winner as both the Wii and DS sold more than a million units last month. The Xbox 360 edged out the PlayStation 3 by a mere 100,000 difference. The PSP and PS2 remain the two lowest selling systems on the market.

Below are the official NPD console sales figures for November:

Nintendo DS: 1.70M
Wii: 1.26M
Xbox 360: 819.5K
PlayStation 3: 710.4K
PSP: 293.9K
PlayStation 2: 203.1K

Software sales were also impressive. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the clear winner with six million copies sold across the Xbox 360 and PS3. New Super Mario Bros Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and Left 4 Dead 2 also had strong sales. Nintendo is clearly the dominant publisher, having four different titles in the top ten last month.

See below for the list of the top 10 selling games of November 2009:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision), Xbox 360 - 4.20 million
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision), PS3 - 1.87 million
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo), Wii - 1.39 million
4. Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft), Xbox 360 - 794,700
5. Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve, Electronic Arts), Xbox 360 - 744,000
6. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo), Wii - 720,200
7. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo), Wii - 697,000
8. Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft), PS3 - 448,400
9. Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare, Electronic Arts), Xbox 360 - 362,100
10. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), Wii - 315,000