{"id":168568,"date":"2019-10-18T06:58:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T22:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/?guid=bae004555c9a0440ab0101ddc0899c1a"},"modified":"2019-10-18T06:58:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T22:58:11","slug":"nba-2k20-and-borderlands-3-lead-the-pack-for-september-2019-npd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/18\/nba-2k20-and-borderlands-3-lead-the-pack-for-september-2019-npd\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 lead the pack for September 2019 NPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/september-2019-npd\" title=\"September 2019 NPD: NBA 2K20 takes the lead spot, Borderlands 3 follows\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/article_images\/2019\/10\/nba-2k20-legend-edition.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 turn in strong performances for a busy month.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"aside news-summary\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"end\">\n<li>The September 2019 NPD data has been released.<\/li>\n<li>For this month, NBA 2K20 took the top position on PlayStation 4 and for the month as a whole. <\/li>\n<li>The Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console overall. <\/li>\n<li>You can get NBA 2K20 on PS4 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/NBA-2K20-PlayStation-4\/dp\/B07THWL2DZ?th=1&amp;tag=androidcentralb-20&amp;ascsubtag=UUacUdUnU81261YYr\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">$50 at Amazon<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every month, the NPD Group releases information on the top-selling games across all video game platforms in the United States. While it doesn&#8217;t account for worldwide sales, it does provide a good snapshot of one the largest video game markets. Mat Piscatella, an analyst for NPD, has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatPiscatella\/status\/1184959226990317569\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">shared the results for September 2019<\/a>. For this month, data was tracked from September 1 through October 5, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a fair bit of change on the charts this month, as NBA 2K20 was the bestselling game on the PlayStation 4 and for the month overall. It&#8217;s also already the bestselling game of 2019, knocking Mortal Kombat 11 to #2 for the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/borderlands-3-review-best-series-has-ever-been\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">Borderlands 3<\/a> also did extremely well, coming in at #2 for the month and #3 for the year so far. PlayStation exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/marvels-spider-man-game-year-edition-announced\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man<\/a> is still hanging in top 20, coming in at #18 for the month. The Nintendo Switch unsurprisingly took the top spot for console sales and is the bestselling console for 2019 so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the numbers for the September 2019 NPD results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total: $1.278 billion, down 8% year-over-year<\/li>\n<li>Video games hardware: $240 million, down 22% year-over-year<\/li>\n<li>PC and video games software: $732 million, down 4% year-over-year<\/li>\n<li>Accessories and game cards: $308 million, down 7% year-over-year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the September 2019 game sales rankings (based on dollar sales, not units):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>NBA 2K20<\/li>\n<li>Borderlands 3<\/li>\n<li>FIFA 20<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening*<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 20<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint<\/li>\n<li>Gears 5**<\/li>\n<li>Code Vein<\/li>\n<li>NHL 20<\/li>\n<li>Mario Kart 8*<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft***<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*<\/li>\n<li>Spyro Reignited Trilogy<\/li>\n<li>Red Dead Redemption II<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six: Siege<\/li>\n<li>Plants vs Zombies: Battle For Neighborville<\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man<\/li>\n<li>Catherine<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>*Does not include digital sales<\/li>\n<li>**Does not include Steam sales<\/li>\n<li>***Minecraft digital sales include Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but not other digital sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the best-selling games of September 2019 by platform:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PlayStation 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>NBA 2K20<\/li>\n<li>Borderlands 3<\/li>\n<li>FIFA 20<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 20<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint<\/li>\n<li>NHL 20<\/li>\n<li>Code Vein<\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man<\/li>\n<li>Catherine<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Xbox One<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Borderlands 3<\/li>\n<li>NBA 2K20<\/li>\n<li>Gears 5<\/li>\n<li>FIFA 20<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 20<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint<\/li>\n<li>NHL 20<\/li>\n<li>Plants vs Zombies: Battle For Neighborville<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Ghost Recon: Wildlands<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening*<\/li>\n<li>Mario Kart 8*<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*<\/li>\n<li>Spyro Reignited Trilogy<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*<\/li>\n<li>Super Mario Maker 2*<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes Of An Elusive Age*<\/li>\n<li>Astral Chain*<\/li>\n<li>New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*<\/li>\n<li>Super Mario Party*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Here are the best-selling games of 2019 year-to-date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>NBA 2K20<\/li>\n<li>Mortal Kombat 11<\/li>\n<li>Borderlands 3<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 20<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom Hearts 3<\/li>\n<li>The Division 2<\/li>\n<li>Anthem<\/li>\n<li>Smash Ultimate<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil 2 2019<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for the breakdown of this month&#8217;s numbers. For more information, you can consult Mat Piscatella&#8217;s thread <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatPiscatella\/status\/1184959226990317569\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">right here<\/a>. If you&#8217;d like details on last month&#8217;s NPD breakdown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/august-2019-npd-madden-nfl-20-retains-lead-minecraft-shows-strong\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">you can find that right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"category reco-block\">Get More PlayStation<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"product\">Sony PlayStation<\/h4>\n<p>\n<span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"article-rating article-rating--inline app-none\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-rating-stars\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"article-rating-star fa fa-customstar\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"article-rating-star fa fa-customstar\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"article-rating-star fa fa-customstar\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"article-rating-star fa fa-customstar\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"article-rating-star fa fa-customstar-empty\"><\/span><br \/>\n      <\/span>  <meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"5.0\"><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\"><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"4\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/september-2019-npd\" title=\"September 2019 NPD: NBA 2K20 takes the lead spot, Borderlands 3 follows\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/article_images\/2018\/08\/ps4-pro-render.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/PlayStation-4-Pro-1TB-Console\/dp\/B01LOP8EZC?tag=androidcentralb-20&amp;ascsubtag=UUacUdUtUplaystationYYr\" title=\"\" class=\"cta shop norewrite\" rel=\"nofollow\" georiot-ignore=\"true\">Playstation 4 Pro From $400 at Amazon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/PlayStation-4-Slim-1TB-Console\/dp\/B071CV8CG2?tag=androidcentralb-20&amp;ascsubtag=UUacUdUtUplaystationYYr\" title=\"\" class=\"cta shop norewrite\" rel=\"nofollow\" georiot-ignore=\"true\">Playstation 4 Slim From $300 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/playstation-4-ultimate-guide\" title=\"\" class=\"end norewrite\" georiot-ignore=\"true\">PlayStation 4: Everything You Need to Know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/playstation\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">PlayStation 4 Slim vs. PlayStation 4 Pro: Which should you buy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/best-keyboard-playstation-4\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">Best keyboards for PlayStation 4 in 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/best-playstation-4-games\" georiot-ignore=\"true\" class=\"norewrite\">Best PlayStation 4 Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/androidcentral\/~4\/y80NVSsKjbE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 turn in strong performances for a busy month.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<p>The September 2019 NPD data has been released.<br \/>\nFor this month, NBA 2K20 took the top position on PlayStation 4 and for the month as a whole.<br \/>\nThe Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console overall.<br \/>\nYou can get NBA 2K20 on PS4 for $50 at Amazon.<br \/>\nEvery month, the NPD Group releases information on the top-selling games across all video game platforms in the United States. 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