The Official NPD Monthly Sales Numbers Thread

It seems like some of us talk about this, but we kind of do it in whatever thread is convenient at the time rather than in one place, so I'm making a thread dedicated specifically for discussion of sales numbers.





Some notes:

• NPD = North American sales numbers only, but feel free to talk about sales data from other regions if you know where to find them.


• The platforms in the parenthetical beside each game title are listed in order of highest selling to least


• NPD numbers don't account for digital, bundled, and for whatever reason, Wal-Mart sales

Software sales for October:

1. NBA 2K15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)


2. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (3DS)


3. The Evil Within (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360, PC)


4. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (360, PS3, PC)


5. Destiny (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)


6. Skylanders: Trap Team (360, Wii, Wii U, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, 3DS, mobile)


7. FIFA 15 (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, Wii, PS Vita, 3DS)


8. Madden NFL 15 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One)


9. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4, XBox One, PC)


10. Minecraft (360, PS3, PS4)

On the hardware side, Playstation 4 was once again the best-selling console.







A lot of surprises this month.

• The Evil Within, had a very strong debut. In fact it was the strongest debut of any new horror IP ever.


• A Nintendo game actually moved UP in the ranking since last month.


• Destiny selling best on Microsoft's platforms continues to be puzzling.


• Alien: Isolation, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, and Driveclub are all no-shows.


• Baynotta also didn't make it up there, which isn't at all shocking, but that doesn't make it any less sad.