{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6d6ab4101d22446f49841acf","clusterId":"c_48920730b2b5c71c6102ad6c","slug":"wolverine-tops-u-s-september-sales-sony-s-best-first-month-since-helldivers-2","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Wolverine Tops U.S. September Sales, Sony's Best First Month Since Helldivers 2","summary":"Circana's September 2026 U.S. chart puts Marvel's Wolverine first, and analyst Mat Piscatella says it posted the highest first-month dollar sales for a Sony-published title since Helldivers 2 in February 2024. Ampere data puts global September copies at about 2.16 million, second among PS5 titles behind EA Sports FC 27. PS5 dollar sales rose 43 percent year on year; Xbox Series X|S fell 27 percent and Switch 2 fell 14 percent.","whyItMatters":"A $70 PS5-only title landing Sony's biggest first-month dollar haul since a $40 simultaneous PS5 and PC release points to price and install base doing the work, while the rest of the hardware market slides.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEight of September\u0026#39;s top ten were new releases, an unusual concentration that pushed NBA 2K27 to second despite the game taking the 2026 year-to-date lead from Resident Evil: Requiem. Fire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Wardogs, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Halloween: The Game, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve and Madden NFL 27 fill out the rest. Piscatella noted that Madden NFL 27 is tracked across three separate entries (the base game, the EA Sports Kickoff Bundle and the EA Sports MVP Bundle), and because bundle spending is not split out, it misses the annual top ten.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarvel\u0026#39;s Wolverine\u003c/strong\u003e: first place in September\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNBA 2K27\u003c/strong\u003e: second; now leads 2026 year-to-date\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEA Sports FC 27\u003c/strong\u003e: third\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blood of Dawnwalker\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWardogs\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHalloween: The Game\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAce Combat 8: Wings of Theve\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadden NFL 27\u003c/strong\u003e: tracked across three separate entries\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Wolverine's U.S. September win came while PS5 dollar sales rose 43 percent and Xbox Series X|S fell 27 percent. The chart reflects hardware momentum as much as the game.","twitterPost":"Wolverine led September as PS5 dollar sales rose 43 percent and Xbox Series X|S fell 27 percent. The game rode the hardware gap.","threadsPost":"Marvel's Wolverine topped September while PS5 dollar sales rose 43 percent and Xbox Series X|S fell 27 percent. Ampere's 2.16 million global copies put it behind EA Sports FC 27 on PS5, so the U.S. chart lead rests on a widening console gap, not on outselling everything.","newsletterBlurb":"Marvel's Wolverine took first in Circana's September 2026 U.S. chart, and Mat Piscatella says it posted the highest first-month dollar sales for a Sony-published game since Helldivers 2. Ampere puts global September copies at roughly 2.16 million, second among PS5 titles behind EA Sports FC 27. PS5 dollar sales rose 43 percent year on year while Xbox Series X|S fell 27 percent and Switch 2 fell 14 percent.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/173963.html\",\"title\":\"Marvel's Wolverine Tops U.S. Game Sales in September 2026, Achieving Sony's Best First-Month Sales Since Helldivers 2\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4835,"outputTokens":890,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792688834,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T17:02:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T17:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T17:06:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_48920730b2b5c71c6102ad6c","canonicalTitle":"『Marvel's Wolverine』2026年9月の米国ゲーム売上1位獲得―『Helldivers 2』以来となるソニータイトル最高の初月売上を記録","representativeArticleId":"a_69812305aa7edbdde3a6a363","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Marvel's Wolverine\",\"Helldivers 2\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T15:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T15:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T17:06:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/173963.html","title":"『Marvel's Wolverine』2026年9月の米国ゲーム売上1位獲得―『Helldivers 2』以来となるソニータイトル最高の初月売上を記録"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Marvel's Wolverine","Helldivers 2"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}