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?
