This the NPD data for September 2013, which covers the sales for United States. The gaming industry generated $1.079 billion[1]. This month marked the launch of Grand Theft Auto V.
Overall[]
A total of $183.2 million for Hardware. This is down 13% from 2012. For software, there was a total of $754 million, up 52% from from 2012. Including PC software, the revenue is only up 40%. For Accessories, the revenue was up 2% from 2012.
In terms of hardware, the Nintendo 3DS is top platform for the fifth month[2]. The Playstation 3 broke the Xbox 360's 32 month record by being the top-selling console. This was driven by the Grand Theft Auto V 500 GB bundle. Xbox 360 has sold 1.6 million for the year at this point. The Wii U moved 200% over the August.
In terms of software,Grand Theft Auto V topped the charts, representing 50% of the revenue this month and became the highest selling game in any September. Sports games did well for the month, like usual for September. Diablo III ranked in the top 5 due to the release of the console versions.
Top 10[]
- Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360, PS3)
- Madden NFL 25 (Xbox 360, PS3)
- NBA 2K14 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- Diablo III (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
- FIFA 14 (Xbox 360, PS3, Vita)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (PS3)
- Disney Infinity (Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Wii U, 3DS)
- NHL 14 (Xbox 360, PS3)
- Minecraft (Xbox 360)
- Saints Row IV (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
By Revenue[]
In 2024, Circana updated their historical data and released updated top 20 charts for each month from 2010 through 2023. This includes digital revenue from members of the Digital Leader Panel.[3] *means no Digital Data ** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Madden NFL 25
- NBA 2K14
- Diablo III
- FIFA 14
- Disney Infinity
- NHL 14
- Kingdom Hearts: HD 1.5 Remix
- Saints Row IV
- Total War: Rome II
- NCAA Football 14
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Minecraft
- Rayman Legends
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
- Payday 2
- The Last of Us
References[]
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gta-v-drives-us-console-software-sales-up-52-percent
- ↑ https://www.vg247.com/wii-u-sales-up-200-in-september-3ds-best-selling-us-console-npd
- ↑ https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/npd-circana-2013-full-year-results-discussion-thread-update-revenue-top-20-data-as-of-november-2023.2084/
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