Meanwhile, Madden NFL 22 is the best-selling game of the month.
What you need to know
- The September 2021 NPD report is now available.
- The PS5 was the best-selling console in the U.S. in September, in dollar sales and units sold.
- This breaks a 33 month streak held by the Nintendo Switch as the best-selling console in units sold.
The PS5 just broke the Nintendo Switch’s 33 month consecutive run as the best-selling console in the U.S in units sold, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. While the Nintendo Switch has been outsold in terms of dollar sales prior to this, this is the first time since Nov. 2018 that a console other than the Nintendo Switch took the lead in month with units sold.
For game sales, Madden NFL 22 was the best-selling game of the month, with FIFA 22 and NBA 2K22 following at second and third place. Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 2: Resurrected and Bethesda Softworks’ Deathloop arive at the #5 and #6 places, respectively.
September 2021 NPD: Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.
Here’s the top 20 games sold in the U.S. in the month of Sep. 2021. As always, this is in dollar sales, not units sold.
NFL 22
FIFA 22
NBA 2K22*
Tales of Arise
Diablo 2: Resurrected
Deathloop
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Ghost of Tsushima
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Life is Strange: True Colors
Mario Kart 8*
Diablo Prime Evil Collection
Sonic Colors Ultimate
Minecraft
WarioWare: Get It Together!*
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Mortal Kombat 11
*Digital sales not included
Meanwhile, here’s the ten best-selling games of the year so far:
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Madden NFL 22
MLB The Show 21**
Resident Evil Village
Super Mario World*
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Mario Kart 8*
Minecraft
Monster Hunter Rise
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- *Digital sales not included
- **Xbox digital sales not included
For more insight into this month’s sales, you can consult Mat Piscatella’s Twitter thread.
Get set
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- From $10 at Amazon
- From $10 at Best Buy
- From $20 at Walmart
Easy to stock up
If you don’t have a PS5 yet, you can stock up on gift cards so you’re set to grab all the games you want when you finally do manage to secure a console.
