Marvel's Avengers has had a rough launch, and its player count on PC has reflected that. But don't think it's all doom-and-gloom for the superhero game - developer Crystal Dynamics has loudly proclaimed that improvements and new content are on the way, and they've got plenty of incentive to follow through, as Avengers has been one of the biggest sales successes of the year in the US.
Avengers was the best-selling game of September, according to US tracking group NPD, ahead of titles Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Madden NFL 21, the Tony Hawk remake, NBA 2K21, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Neither Nintendo or Take-Two publicly share their digital sales data, so Mario and NBA may have ranked slightly higher with full tracking - but either way, Avengers made a big debut.
NPD says Avengers had the biggest launch month sales of any superhero game outside of the PS4-exclusive Spider-Man back in 2018. It was the best-selling title on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for the month, and its sales are big enough to already secure it the number seven spot in the top year-to-date titles, right between Final Fantasy VII Remake and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
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