{"id":16626,"date":"2025-12-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:00:00","slug":"nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month&#8217;s Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards\/#Nov_2025_USA_Sales_Black_Ops_7_Is_the_Months_Bestseller_But_Struggles_to_Meet_Call_of_Duty_Standards\" >Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month&#8217;s Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards\/#USA_Software_Sales_Top_20_November_2025\" >USA Software Sales Top 20: November 2025<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards\/#PS5_PS4_USA_Software_Sales_Top_10_November_2025\" >PS5, PS4 USA Software Sales Top 10: November 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nov_2025_USA_Sales_Black_Ops_7_Is_the_Months_Bestseller_But_Struggles_to_Meet_Call_of_Duty_Standards\"><\/span>Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month&#8217;s Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"1052b80c6b650\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month's Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/1052b80c6b650\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/1052b80c6b650\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month's Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Circana analyst Mat Piscatella has once again provided a breakdown of the USA&#8217;s video game market, this time for the month of November, and it makes for interesting reading regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for Activision is the FPS continues the series&#8217; streak of being the bestselling game in its launch month.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Piscatella notes, the franchise is down by a &#8220;double-digit percentage&#8221; in full game dollar sales compared to November 2024, signifying lower sales versus last year&#8217;s Black Ops 6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">166k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3ma6t4juhvs2w @ 2025-12-17T15:50:02+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ma6t4juhvs2w\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigb2zcw7mhw5xwa4qno3jgtt7n2szjbhyft3kbrs66pr4rf4lmn2i\">\n<p lang=\"en\">November 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana &#8211; The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 marked the 18th consecutive year that a CoD franchise release has been the best-selling game of its release month, while PS5 led hardware in both unit and dollar sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x?ref_src=embed\">Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3ma6t4juhvs2w?ref_src=embed\">2025-12-17T14:00:40.411Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>Additionally, Black Ops 7 debuts as the seventh bestselling game of 2025 overall. However, this is lower than is typical for Call of Duty, with Black Ops 6 debuting third on 2024&#8217;s chart, for example.<\/p>\n<p>So, it seems Call of Duty remains a popular title as the end of the year approaches, but interest in Black Ops 7 does appear to be lower than usual for the series.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Battlefield 6 remains the year&#8217;s top seller, above NBA 2K26 and Monster Hunter Wilds in second and third respectively.<\/p>\n<p>On the hardware side, there&#8217;s a sharp decline of 27 per cent versus last year, the lowest hardware spend in 20 years. Still, of the gaming hardware sold, PS5 is the bestseller in both units and dollar sales.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"USA_Software_Sales_Top_20_November_2025\"><\/span>USA Software Sales Top 20: November 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/li>\n<li>Battlefield 6<\/li>\n<li>NBA 2K26<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 26<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports FC 26<\/li>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A*<\/li>\n<li>Ghost of Yotei<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft^<\/li>\n<li>Kirby Air Riders*<\/li>\n<li>Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment*<\/li>\n<li>The Outer Worlds 2<\/li>\n<li>Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds<\/li>\n<li>Donkey Kong Bananza*<\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 2<\/li>\n<li>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V<\/li>\n<li>Borderlands 4<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Digimon Story: Time Stranger<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PS5_PS4_USA_Software_Sales_Top_10_November_2025\"><\/span>PS5, PS4 USA Software Sales Top 10: November 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/li>\n<li>Battlefield 6<\/li>\n<li>NBA 2K26<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 26<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports FC 26<\/li>\n<li>Ghost of Yotei<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26<\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 2<\/li>\n<li>The Outer Worlds 2<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>* Digital data not included<br \/>\n^ Nintendo digital data not included<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3ma6t4juhvs2w\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3ma6t4juhvs2w\">bsky.app<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1765990428 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/12\/nov-2025-usa-sales-black-ops-7-is-the-months-bestseller-but-struggles-to-meet-call-of-duty-standards\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 2025 USA Sales: Black Ops 7 Is the Month&#8217;s Bestseller, But Struggles to Meet Call of Duty Standards Circana analyst Mat Piscatella has once again provided a breakdown of the USA&#8217;s video game market, this time for the month of November, and it makes for interesting reading regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops 7&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/1052b80c6b650\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1641,1585,1403,1835,1426,1400,1406,1834],"class_list":["post-16626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-charts","tag-circana","tag-news","tag-npd","tag-ps4","tag-ps5","tag-sales","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}