The NPD Group released its report for October sales, and revealed that Grand Theft Auto V maintained its hold on the top spot, fending off Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, though if one were to count X and Y as the same game, Pokemon sold the most in the month.
1. Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS3, Xbox 360)
2. Pokémon X (3DS)
3. Pokémon Y (3DS)
4. Battlefield 4 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
5. Batman: Arkham Origins (PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360)
6. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360)
7. NBA 2K14 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
8. Skylanders Swap Force (3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360)
9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (3DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360)
10. WWE 2K14 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Hardware sales were low, primarily due to the upcoming next-gen launch coming, while the Xbox 360 led in sales with 166K units sold, after its 32 month streak had been broken by the PlayStation 3 in September.