What were the Top 20 best selling games in October 2023 in the United States?
The newest Circana (NPD) numbers are in, and so are the top lists of the highest selling game systems and games (by revenue) for last month in North America. Including both retail and most digital sales & revenue numbers.
No big surprise that both Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder dominated the October 2023 sales charts, but since Nintendo doesn’t give out digital game sales Mario didn’t make it into the top best selling games list for the year where it’s definitely a contender along with the other 20 greats. 2023 has been a really fantastic year for us gamers, every gaming system won this year! 😀
Top 20 Best Selling Games of October 2023
| Rank | Last Month Rank |
Title | Publisher |
| 1 | NEW | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Sony (Corp) |
| 2 | NEW | Super Mario Bros. Wonder* | Nintendo |
| 3 | NEW | Assassin’s Creed: Mirage | Ubisoft |
| 4 | 4 | Madden NFL 24 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 3 | EA Sports FC 24 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | 2 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Warner Bros. Games |
| 7 | NEW | UFC 5 | Electronic Arts |
| 8 | NEW | NHL 24 | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | NEW | Sonic Superstars | Sega |
| 10 | 9 | Hogwarts Legacy | Warner Bros. Games |
| 11 | 10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 12 | NEW | Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 | Konami Digital Ent. |
| 13 | 6 | NBA 2K24* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
| 14 | 1 | Starfield | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 15 | 18 | Elden Ring | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 16 | 7 | The Crew: Motorfest | Ubisoft |
| 17 | NEW | Forza Motorsport (2023) | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 18 | 11 | Star Wars: Jedi: Survivor | Electronic Arts |
| 19 | 14 | Minecraft | Multiple Video Game Manufacturers |
| 20 | NEW | Lords of the Fallen (2023) | CI Games |
*Digital sales not included. ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included.
Here’s the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 TV commercial…
Top 20 Best Selling Games of 2023 So Far
| Rank | Last Month Rank |
Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Hogwarts Legacy | Warner Bros. Games |
| 2 | 2 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom* | Nintendo |
| 3 | 3 | Madden NFL 24 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | NEW | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Sony (Corp) |
| 5 | 4 | Diablo IV | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 6 | 5 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 7 | 6 | Star Wars: Jedi: Survivor | Electronic Arts |
| 8 | 8 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Warner Bros. Games |
| 9 | 7 | Starfield | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 10 | 9 | Resident Evil 4 (2023) | Capcom USA |
| 11 | 10 | MLB: The Show 23^ | Multiple Video Game Manufacturers |
| 12 | 14 | EA Sports FC 24 | Electronic Arts |
| 13 | 11 | Dead Island 2 | Plaion |
| 14 | 12 | Final Fantasy XVI | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
| 15 | 13 | Street Fighter 6 | Capcom USA |
| 16 | 15 | FIFA 23 | Electronic Arts |
| 17 | 17 | Elden Ring | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 18 | 16 | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 19 | 18 | Remnant II | Gearbox Publishing |
| 20 | 19 | Dead Space (2023) | Electronic Arts |
*Digital sales not included. ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included.
Here’s the Hogwarts Legacy TV launch commercial…
Video Game System Sales in October 2023
To quote Circana analyst Mat Piscatella…
“Spending on video game content in October fell 4% when compared to a year ago, to $3.6 billion. Growth in physical console software and mobile spending was offset by declines in other areas, particularly digital premium downloads driven by the release date shift of Call of Duty.”
| October 2023 Dollar Sales, Millions | Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
Change |
| Total Video Game Sales | $4,271 | $4,036 | -5% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $3,694 | $3,562 | -4% |
| Video Game Hardware | $426 | $327 | -23% |
| Video Game Accessories | $151 | $147 | -2% |
Video Game System Sales in 2023 So Far
He continues…
“All current generation consoles experienced a double-digit percentage decline in dollar sales when compared to a year ago. PlayStation 5 was the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during October 2023. Xbox Series ranked 2nd in dollar sales, while Switch was #2 in units. The overall growth forecast of 3% could be at risk and could come down due to Call of Duty’s disappointing end-of-year sales.”
| Year-to-Date 2023 Dollar Sales, Millions | YTD End Oct 2022 |
YTD End Oct 2023 |
Change |
| Total Video Game Sales | $42,701 | $43,416 | 2% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $37,184 | $37,640 | 1% |
| Video Game Hardware | $3,785 | $4,025 | 6% |
| Video Game Accessories | $1,732 | $1,751 | 1% |
Credits: Mat Piscatella & Resetera
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