Starfield Topped the Charts in September, but Couldn’t Quite Boost the Xbox to #1

The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for September, and it was a good month for the industry. Players spent $4.5 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in June, a 10 percent year-on-year increase. The PS5 continued its strong streak, being #1 in terms of both unit and dollar sales, and the Xbox Series X/S managed to come in at #2, driven by the game at the top of the software charts.

On the software front, Starfield was #1 with a bullet, beating out the likes of Mortal Kombat 1 at #2 and EA Sports FC 24 at #3. Interestingly, the top platform Starfield sold on was PC, which may explain why its launch didn’t manage to boost the Xbox Series X/S to the top of the hardware charts. Other new additions included Payday 3 at #5, NBA 2K24 at #6 (a surprisingly low debut for the basketball game), and The Crew Motorfest at #7.

Here are September’s top 20 games according to Circana:

1 - Starfield

2 - Mortal Kombat 1

3 - EA Sports FC 24

4 - Madden NFL 24

5 - Payday 3

6 - NBA 2K24

7 - The Crew Motorfest

8 - Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon

9 - Hogwarts Legacy

10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

11 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

12 - Resident Evil 4

13 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

14 - Minecraft

15 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

16 - Rainbow Six Siege

17 - Gran Turismo 7

18 - Elden Ring

19 - Sea of Thieves

20 - Diablo IV

And here are the top games of 2023 to date:

1 - Hogwarts Legacy

2 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

3 - Madden NFL 24

4 - Diablo IV

5 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

6 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

7 - Starfield

8 - Mortal Kombat 1

9 - Resident Evil 4

10 - MLB the Show 23

What are your thoughts on the September NPD/Circana charts? Any big surprises or things you’re happy to see?

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