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Forums - Sales - September 2026 Circana (NPD) Thread + Predictions

September 2025 Circana (NPD) covers the five-week period from August 3o to October 3 and will be released on October 22 around 6:00 am PT / 9:00 am ET / 2:00 pm UK.

Since Circana (NPD) leaks don't happen nearly as often as it used to and hardware revenue is something we do get, be sure to include revenue in your predictions.

Feel free to also predict what you think the top software games will be for the month.

Example prediction:

[Total Hardware Revenue]

  1. [#1 selling console] XXX,000
  2. [#2 selling console] XXX,000
  3. [#3 selling console] XXX,000
  4. [#4 selling console] XXX,000

VGChartz US estimates for September 2025:

  1. NS2 - 277K
  2. PS5 - 190K
  3. XS - 84K
  4. NS - 61K

VGChartz US estimates for August 2026:

  1. NS2 - 300K
  2. PS5 - 170K
  3. XS - 58K
  4. NS - 29K

Possible impact on hardware sales:

  • NS2 - $50 price hike on September 1 ($450 to $500)
  • PS5 - Marvel's Wolverine
  • PS5+XS - GTA6 pre-orders

Upcoming release dates for Circana reports:

  • September (8.30-10.3) - Oct 22
  • October (10.4-10.31) - Nov 19
  • November (11.1-11.28) - Dec 17
  • December (11.29-1.2.27) - Jan 21, 2027


VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news, as well as posting random gaming content. Follow me on Bluesky.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown | Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.

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  1. NS2 - 300K
  2. PS5 - 260K
  3. XS - 70K
  4. NS - 35K


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NS2 - 260K
PS5 - 245K
XS - 65K
NS - 30K