In all, the overall U.S. video game market was down 13%, pulling in $1.17 billion compared to January 2009's $1.34B. Across the various segments, hardware saw the biggest drop, coming in at $353.7M--down 32% over January 2009's $446.8M.

However, it wasn't all bad news. Though software sales were down 12%--$597.9M in January 2010 compared to $682.6M in January 2009--accessory sales grew by 2%, pulling in some $217M in January 2010 over January 2009's $211.8M.

Top Ten U.S. Console Games - January 3 through January 30, 2010
1. New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 656,000 units
2. Mass Effect 2* (BioWare, Xbox 360) - 572,100 units
3. Wii Fit Plus* (Nintendo, Wii) - 555,7000 units
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (Infinity Ward, Xbox 360) - 326,700 units
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 310,900 units
6. Wii Sports Resort* (Nintendo, Wii) - 297,600 units
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* (Infinity Ward, PS3) - 259,000 units
8. Army of Two: The 40th Day (EA Montreal, Xbox 360) - 246,500 units
9. Just Dance (Ubisoft, Wii) - 191,900 units
10. Darksiders (Vigil, Xbox 360) - 171,200 units
(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

U.S. Hardware Sales - January 3 through January 30, 2010
1. Wii - 465,800 units
2. Nintendo DS - 422,200 units
3. Xbox 360 - 332,800 units
4. PlayStation 3 - 276,900 units
5. PSP - 100,100 units
6. PlayStation 2 - 41,600 units