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NPD - Sept. 2017's best-selling games, plus hardware/accessories talk

by rawmeatcowboy
23 October 2017
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1. Destiny 2*
2. NBA 2K18
3. Madden NFL 18
4. FIFA 18
5. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle**
6. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. NHL 18
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
11. Mario Kart 8**
12. Metroid: Samus Returns**
13. Pokken Tournament DX**
14. Overwatch*
15. Ark: Survival Evolved**
16. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
17. NBA Live 18
18. Splatoon 2**
19. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
20. Minecraft

** No digital sales

- Total: $1.21 billion (up 39 percent from $872 million in September 2016)
- Hardware: $316 million (up 34 percent from $235 million)
- Console software: $726 million (up 52 percent from $477 million)
- PC software: $18 million (down 20 percent from $22 million)
- Accessories: $150 million (up 9 percent from $138 million)

Nintendo Switch

1. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle**
2. Mario Kart 8**
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
4. Pokken Tournament DX**
5. Splatoon 2**
6. ARMS**
7. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2**
8. FIFA 18**
9. Lego Worlds**
10. Rayman Legends**

Nintendo 3DS

1. Metroid: Samus Returns**
2. Monster Hunter Stories**
3. Pokemon: Sun**
4. Miitopia**
5. Mario Kart 7**
6. Super Mario Maker**
7. Super Smash Bros.**
8. Pokemon: Moon**
9. Hey! Pikmin**
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2**

The best-selling games of 2017 so far

1. Destiny 2*
2. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
3. NBA 2K18
4. Madden NFL 18
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. For Honor
8. Horizon Zero Dawn
9. Injustice 2
10. Mass Effect: Andromeda

The best-selling games over the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. Destiny 2*
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. NBA 2K17
6. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
7. NBA 2K18
8. Madden NFL 18
9. Madden NFL 17
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

- hardware spending was up last month, generating $316 million in revenue
- sales were driven by the Nintendo Switch, SNES Classic, and PlayStation 4
- hardware sales have grown year-to-date to $2.1 billion, which is up 20 percent as compared to 2016
- Switch sold the most units amongst the current generation console
- SNES Classic was the overall top unit selling hardware platform in the period
- Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is the top-selling accessory year-to-date

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