Call of Duty: Black Ops NPD: U.S. Videogames Retail Industry up 3%

Total new retail sales of hardware, software and accessories across consoles, portables and the PC were up to $1.36 billion for the month.

Although not everywhere is doing well, as the portable market has dropped 27% in year-over-year sales. That market is expected to rebound though with the launch of the 3DS later in the month.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops topped sales of new retail software for the fourth month in a row in February, becoming the NPD's best-selling game in history.

More over at Gamasutra.