Shadow of War Tops Gaming Sales for October 2017

The NPD Group has released official statistics for top selling games for October 2017.

The list of top games begins with Middle Earth: Shadow of War.

1. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
2. Assassin’s Creed Origins
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
5. NBA 2K18
6. FIFA 18
7. WWE 2K18
8. Madden NFL 18
9. Destiny 2
10. Forza Motorsport 7
11. Gran Turismo Sport
12. Grand Theft Auto V
13. The Evil Within 2
14. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
16. Mario Kart 8
17. Fire Emblem: Warriors
18. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
19. NHL 18
20. Rainbow Six Siege

The sales statistics have also been broken down by console.

The top 10 Xbox One Games were:

1. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
2. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
3. Forza Motorsport 7
4. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
5. NBA 2K18
6. FIFA 18
7. Destiny 2
8. WWE 2K18
9. Madden NFL 18
10. Grand Theft Auto V

PS4 lists look similar.

1. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
2. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
3. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
4. NBA 2K18
5. FIFA 18
6. Gran Turismo Sport
7. WWE 2K18
8. Madden NFL 18
9. Destiny 2
10. The Evil Within 2

The Nintendo Switch’s list also boasts a solid top ten for October 2017:

1. Super Mario Odyssey
2. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Mario Kart 8
4. Fire Emblem: Warriors
5. Pokken Tournament DX
6. Splatoon 2
7. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
8. FIFA 18
9. NBA 2K18
10. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

It is no surprise that Super Mario Odyssey tops this list after the rave reviews it was given.

The top selling games for all of 2017 were found to be

1. Destiny 2
2. NBA 2K18
3. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
4. Madden NFL 18
5. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. For Honor
8. Horizon: Zero Dawn
9. Injustice 2
10. Mario Kart 8

NPD Group is a company that analyzes market statistics for companies and industries. They release industry analytics every month.

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