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The NPD Group have released their monthly industry report for September, and it reveals that Electronic Arts published five of the ten best-selling titles in North America during the month, with an assortment of sports games. Topping the chart at the #1 spot was Madden NFL 2013. Following Madden at #2 was popular co-operative shooter-cum-RPG, Borderlands 2, which Game Informer report sold 1.48 million copies in its first month on shelves. NPD’s Anita Frazier says that’s a 234% increase over launch sales of the original Borderlands. Meanwhile, Game Informer also mention that New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS sold over 295,000 copies in its second month. The top ten best-selling games in September were as follows:
| Rank | Title | System | Publisher |
| 01. | Madden NFL 2013 | PS3, 360, Wii, PSV | Electronic Arts |
| 02. | Borderlands 2 | PS3, 360, PC | Take 2 |
| 03. | FIFA Soccer 13 | PS3, 360, 3DS, Wii, PSV, PSP | Electronic Arts |
| 04. | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 05. | Guild Wars 2 | PC | NCSoft |
| 06. | NHL 13 | PS3, 360 | Electronic Arts |
| 07. | World of WarCraft: Mists of Pandaria | PC | Activision Blizzard |
| 08. | NCAA Football 13 | PS3, 360 | Electronic Arts |
| 09. | LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | PS3, 360, 3DS, Wii, PC, PSV, DS | Warner Bros. |
| 10. | Battlefield 3 | PS3, 360, PC | Electronic Arts |
