Sports! Sports! Sports! Sports!
Sports! Sports! Sports! Sports!
With the Fall gaming rush off to a slow start, Electronic Arts and 2K Games more-or-less split the month with four sports titles in the NPD Group’s monthly top ten. NBA 2K16 slammed it home to take the #1 spot, while EA’s Madden NFL 16 slipped to #2 in its second month on the chart. Rounding out this month’s murderer’s row was FIFA 16, which bicycled kicked its way into the #4 spot; and NHL 16, which safely skated into the #9 spot.
While most of this Fall’s biggest games are still a few weeks away, new releases did take up the majority of the remaining slots. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain sent off Hideo Kojima in style with a #3 ranking, while Bungie’s Destiny: The Taken King expansion took the #5 spot. Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker was the only platform-exclusive title to break into the top ten and it did so at #6. A pair of licensed games, Disney Infinity: Star Wars at #7 and Mad Max at #8, claimed the next two spots.
Finally, Minecraft continues to hold on by claiming the #10 slot. Expect Mojang’s creation to rise as we get closer to the holiday shopping season.
September 2015’s top ten can be viewed in handy list format after the break.
Bestselling Games in September 2015
1. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3)
2. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3)
3. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360)
4. FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3)
5. Destiny: The Taken King (Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3)
6. Super Mario Maker (Wii U)
7. Disney Infinity: Star Wars (Xbox 360, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
8. Mad Max (PS4, Xbox One)
9. NHL 16 (Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3)
10. Minecraft (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
[Source: GamesIndustry.biz]
