October 2014 Video Game Sales Results

The NPD Group has released its report for the month of October. While software sales were down 28% year-over-year in October, hardware sales were up 59%. Overall, total industry sales were down less than 1% to $790.7 million. Once again PlayStation 4 was the best selling platform, followed by Xbox One. After the first year, these consoles have had cumulative sales over 70% higher than the combined first year totals of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The top selling games of October were as follows:

1. NBA 2K15
2. Super Smash Bros.
3. The Evil Within
4. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
5. Destiny
6. Skylanders Trap Team
7. FIFA 15
8. Madden NFL 15
9. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
10. Minecraft