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Sales Data Circana (NPD) September 2023: #1 Starfield #2 Mortal Kombat 1 #3 EA FC24; PS5 #1 Units + Revenue, XBS #2 Units + Revenue

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State of the market
September 2023 US Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories grew 10% compared to a year ago, totaling $4.5B. Growth in spending on video game content and accessories offset an 8% decline in hardware.

Spending on video game content in September increased 13% vs YA, reaching $3.8B. Growth in digital premium download spending across console & PC drove most of the gains. Non-mobile subscription spending fell 2%, while Sensor Tower reported mobile spending growth of 4%.

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Hardware
Video game hardware spending fell 8% when compared to a year ago, to $451 million. Single-digit percentage growth in consumer spending on Xbox Series hardware was offset by declines across both PlayStation 5 and Switch.

PlayStation 5 remained the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during September 2023, with Xbox Series again ranking 2nd across both measures.

PlayStation 5 continued to lead the 2023 hardware market across both units and dollars. Year-to-date hardware spending was 10% higher when compared to the same period in 2022, at $3.7 billion.

Software
Starfield was the best-selling game of September, instantly becoming the 7th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date. Starfield ranked as the best-selling title of the month across both Xbox and PC, with PC being its lead sales platform.

Mortal Kombat 1 debuted as the 2nd best-selling game of September and the #8 best-selling game of 2023 YTD. Mortal Kombat 1 was the best-selling game of the month on PlayStation platforms, placed 2nd on both Xbox and PC, and ranked 3rd on Nintendo Switch.

EA Sports FC 24 was the 3rd best-selling game of September. Double-digit percentage growth was seen across both units and dollars when compared to FIFA 23’s September 2022 launch month. EA Sports FC 24 launched as the 14th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date ending September.

Mobile
In Mobile content, Sensor Tower reports the top 10 games by U.S. consumer spending in September as: MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, Roblox, Candy Crush Saga, Pokémon GO, Coin Master, Gardenscapes, Jackpot Party – Casino Slots, Evony and Homescapes.

“US mobile gaming spend in September 2023 showed a modest increase (+4.3%) compared to September 2022,” said Samuel Aune of Sensor Tower. “Interestingly, the list of top ten mobile games by revenue in the US did not change at all compared to last month!"

"MONOPOLY GO! remains firmly on top, with the #2 to #4 games Royal Match, Roblox, and Candy Crush clustered together, but trailing Scopely's hit by a wide margin. Spend in Pokémon GO came down from the high of August, Pokémon GO’s World Championships month," said Aune.

Accessories
Accessories spending during September increased 11% when compared to a year ago, to $197 million. Gamepad spending increased by 15% in the month compared to a year ago, while Racing Controller spending grew by 18%.

The PS5 Dual Sense Wireless Controller – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition was the best-selling accessory of the month in consumer spending.

Software charts

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Year To Date

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Nintendo / PlayStation / Xbox charts are no longer being reported.

Rankings
Units: PS5 > XBS > NSW
Revenue: PS5 > XBS > NSW

YTD Units: PS5 > NSW > XBS
YTD Revenue: PS5 > NSW > XBS


Welfare's Estimation from InstallBase
PS5: 480K
XBS: 300K
NSW: 200K

Full Estimations for 2023

MonthPS5XBSNSW
Jan-23430,000200,000280,000
Feb-23560,000240,000290,000
Mar-23660,000280,000340,000
Apr-23360,000180,000420,000
May-23270,000160,000450,000
Jun-23430,000240,000350,000
Jul-23270,000160,000240,000
Aug-23360,000210,000200,000
Sep-23480,000300,000200,000
YTD3,830,0001,970,0002,770,000

Results for 2022 (NSW monthly numbers are Welfare's estimations but it's total is from NPD, PS5 and XBS monthly and total numbers are from NPD)

MonthPS5XBSNSW
Jan-22369,000307,000270,000
Feb-22128,000261,000410,000
Mar-22282,000489,000540,000
Apr-22234,000267,000365,000
May-22119,000177,000270,000
Jun-22277,000260,000385,000
Jul-22301,000147,000310,000
Aug-22341,000251,000295,000
Sep-22494,00288,000325,000
Oct-22456,000261,000250,000
Nov-221,328,000730,000920,000
Dec-221,331,000942,0001,490,000
Total5,660,0004,480,0005,830,000

NPD 2022 Yearly and Lifetime sales

2022LTD
NSW5,830,00039,410,000
PS55,660,00011,900,000
XBS4,480,0009,700,000
PS450,00034,760,000
 
ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
The only thing we know for certain is that it sold worse in physical channels than Mario Kart 8 did in July 2023.

It doesn't seem to be doing that well though.
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Thank you! I wonder how 1+2 fared. I hope we at least get some earnings release info since it's well past a million worldwide.
 
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I wonder if Starfield would even be in the top 20 without Steam.
 
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Starfield's early access is notable not only because it made buying the game more popular than it would be otherwise (being a Gamepass game and all), but also because it's $100 and this is a revenue chart. So the actual sales it got from early access are also being inflated by it being $100.

I'm happy to see REmake 4 so high up! The fact that it got it's first sale this month means the actual unit sales are probably quite a bit higher, too.

ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
Pikmin 4 is uhhhh, not doing so well in the USA.
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I wouldn't say that. It will probably quietly become the best selling game in the series in the U.S.. It's just getting brutalized because this is a stacked year and these charts only have physical data for Nintendo. But it does kind of show that people should be more weary in how they hype up breakout releases imo (outside Japan).
 
MK1 being on 3rd for Switch is good but I think the reception will hurt its chances in the long run. Boon needs to fix the game and make it known that he did.
 
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Starfield doing that good is pretty amazing when you consider it:
A) Being on Gamepass
B) Being a new IP
C) Stacked competition
D) More mixed reviews (Still good, but not glowing)
E) Is Xbox/PC exclusive

That's the power of Todd.
 
Switch is definitely slowing down in the US. I think outside Japan, the Switch is doing what any 7 year old console would do console-wise. Games still selling like wild but consoles are likely slowing down. Just seems like stores are constantly stocked full with not a single one missing.
 
MeatheadSamus said:
Switch is definitely slowing down in the US. I think outside Japan, the Switch is doing what any 7 year old console would do console-wise. Games still selling like wild but consoles are likely slowing down. Just seems like stores are constantly stocked full with not a single one missing.
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yep might get a little boost for Mario wonder, but its clearly time for Switch 2
 
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This is definitely the last big holiday season for Switch. Maybe boosted by the new Mario OLED, but Switch 2 better be out next year when US sales are concerned.
 
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