According to estimates released by The NPD Group, U.S. consumers were largely unmotivated to open their wallets for either Nintendo's new Wii U console or Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops II last month, spending a total of 22% less at retailers than they did in December 2011. Consumer spending on new retail video game hardware, software, and accessories totaled $3.2 billion between November 25 and December 29, resulting in $13.26 billion in total spending in the sector for the year. This is down a depressing 22% from 2011's $16.99 billion.