Sony’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ top selling game in U.S. in October, says Circana

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella said that Sony‘s (SONY) “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” was the best-selling game of October in the U.S., instantly becoming the 4th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date. “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2″ also led all titles in physical software dollar sales during October. Launch month dollar sales of” Marvel’s Spider-Man 2″ exceeded those of September 2018’s “Marvel’s Spider-Man” by a double-digit percentage. Nintendo’s (NTDOY) “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” debuted as the #2 best-selling game of October 2023. It currently ranks as the 21st best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date, though Piscatella noted that digital sales for Nintendo published titles are not inluded in the title sales ranking charts. Roblox (RBLX) was released on PlayStation platforms during October and ranked 4th across all titles on PlayStation 5 in U.S. monthly active users, according to Circana’s Player Engagement Tracker, trailing only Activision’s (MSFT) “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,” Epic’s “Fortnite” and “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.” Other top sellers for the month were Ubisoft’s (UBSFY) “Assassin’s Creed Mirage,” Electronic Arts’ (EA) “Madden NFL 24” and “EA Sports FC 24,” and Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) “Mortal Kombat 1.” Investors in Epic include Tencent (TCEHY), KKR (KKR), Disney (DIS), and Sony.