After selling more than five million copies in its first week of availability, Bungie’s Destiny easily took the top spot as the best-selling game of September 2014. New releases ruled last month as The NPD Group’s latest report revealed that seven games cracked the top ten.
At #3, EA’s FIFA 15 challenged Destiny for the crown, but came up short. It was followed by Super Smash Bros. For 3DS (#4), Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (#5), NHL 15 (#6), The Sims 4 (#8), and Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (#9). The only holdovers were Madden NFL 15 (#2), Minecraft (#7), and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (#10).
According to Joystiq, despite Destiny’s massive success, game industry sales only grew by 2% over September 2013. Of course, September 2013 featured the release of Grand Theft Auto V, a singularly special event, and downloadable titles are constantly eating into retail’s market share. But good luck getting The NPD Group to admit to that.
This months top ten can be found in a handy list format after the break.
Bestselling Games in September 2014
1. Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3)
2. Madden NFL 15 (Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One)
3. FIFA 15 (PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, Wii, Vita, 3DS)
4. Super Smash Bros. For 3DS (3DS)
5. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
6. NHL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3)
7. Minecraft (Xbox 360, PS3)
8. The Sims 4 (PC)
9. Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One)
10. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
