The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for September, and it was a good month for the industry. Players spent $4.5 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in June, a 10 percent year-on-year increase. The PS5 continued its strong streak, being #1 in terms of both unit and dollar sales, and the Xbox Series X/S managed to come in at #2, driven by the game at the top of the software charts.
On the software front, Starfield was #1 with a bullet, beating out the likes of Mortal Kombat 1 at #2 and EA Sports FC 24 at #3. Interestingly, the top platform Starfield sold on was PC, which may explain why its launch didn’t manage to boost the Xbox Series X/S to the top of the hardware charts. Other new additions included Payday 3 at #5, NBA 2K24 at #6 (a surprisingly low debut for the basketball game), and The Crew Motorfest at #7.
Here are September’s top 20 games according to Circana:
1 - Starfield
2 - Mortal Kombat 1
3 - EA Sports FC 24
4 - Madden NFL 24
5 - Payday 3
6 - NBA 2K24
7 - The Crew Motorfest
8 - Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon
9 - Hogwarts Legacy
10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12 - Resident Evil 4
13 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
14 - Minecraft
15 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
16 - Rainbow Six Siege
17 - Gran Turismo 7
18 - Elden Ring
19 - Sea of Thieves
20 - Diablo IV
And here are the top games of 2023 to date:
1 - Hogwarts Legacy
2 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3 - Madden NFL 24
4 - Diablo IV
5 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7 - Starfield
8 - Mortal Kombat 1
9 - Resident Evil 4
10 - MLB the Show 23
What are your thoughts on the September NPD/Circana charts? Any big surprises or things you’re happy to see?
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