Overall:
September retail game sales are down 23% year over year.
Hardware was down 25% year over year.
Console and Handheld game sales were down 22% year over year.
Physical and Steam PC software sales were up 3% year over year.
Software:
**No Battle.net digital sales.
Hardware:
XB1: #1 Console
Notes:
- “The Xbox One brand was the best-selling hardware for the month and accounted for 37 percent of all hardware units sold,” said Naji.
- “The 3DS experienced its fourth consecutive month of increased hardware unit sales compared to last year,” explained Naji.
Other Info:
September retail game sales are down 23% year over year.
Hardware was down 25% year over year.
Console and Handheld game sales were down 22% year over year.
Physical and Steam PC software sales were up 3% year over year.
Software:
- NBA 2K17 (Take-Two)
- Madden NFL 17 (Electronic Arts)
- FIFA 17 (Electronic Arts)
- NHL 17 (Electronic Arts)
- Bioshock: The Collection (Take-Two)
- Destiny: The Collection (Activision Blizzard)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two)
- Overwatch** (Activision Blizzard)
- Forza Horizon 3* (Microsoft)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision Blizzard)
**No Battle.net digital sales.
Hardware:
XB1: #1 Console
Notes:
- “The Xbox One brand was the best-selling hardware for the month and accounted for 37 percent of all hardware units sold,” said Naji.
- “The 3DS experienced its fourth consecutive month of increased hardware unit sales compared to last year,” explained Naji.
Other Info:
VentureBeat said:“Total accessory spending, excluding Point Card sales, declined 30 percent compared to September 2015,” said Naji. “Consumers this month spent $47 million less than they did last year, with 82 percent of this decline coming from interactive gaming toys.”
The toys, which include Nintendo Amiibo, Lego Dimensions, and Skylanders. But they only generated $13 million, which is 75 percent less than September 2015.