US charts for September: Marvel's Wolverine at No. 1 – PS5 up, Xbox slumps
According to Circana, Wolverine had the best launch month for a Sony game since Helldivers 2. PS5 unit sales rose 22 per cent, Xbox Series fell 27 per cent.
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Marvel's Wolverine was the best-selling game in the US in September, according to figures from market researcher Circana published by analyst Mat Piscatella. The action game achieved the highest launch-month dollar sales for a Sony-published title since Helldivers 2 in February 2024. NBA 2K27 and EA Sports FC 27 followed; new entries in the top 10 include Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, The Blood of Dawnwalker and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
In hardware, the PS5 led in both units and dollars, with unit sales up 22 per cent year on year. Switch 2 fell 14 per cent following a price increase, while Xbox Series dropped 27 per cent. Overall hardware spending rose 12 per cent to $362 million in September.
Total US spending on content, hardware and accessories fell 1 per cent to around $4.8 billion. Year to date, the market stands at $41 billion, 3 per cent behind 2025.