The second part of the online shooter Destiny in September became the best-selling video game in the United States for 2017. This is reported by the analytical company NPD.
Destiny 2 was released on consoles on September 6, and in a month outstripped in the number of copies sold all titles published in the United States since the beginning of the year.
NPD reports that for the 12-month period since the end of September last year, Destiny 2 sales results in America are ahead only of Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare and Battlefield 1.
The second game of September in terms of the number of copies sold on the American market was the NBA 2K18 sports simulator, which moved the Madden NFL 18 hockey sim to the third line.
Top 10 Best-selling US Games in September 2017
- 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
In general, the turnover of the US video game market in September increased to $ 1.2 billion, an increase of 39% compared to September last year.
Sales of games for consoles and gaming PCs increased by 49% compared to September 2016 and reached $744 million. In total, since the beginning of 2017, user spending on games has increased by 7% to $3.7 billion.
Americans’ spending on consoles and gaming PCs increased by 34% compared to the same period last year and reached $316 million. The Nintendo Switch and SNES Classic Mini consoles became the drivers of sales in this segment.
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