However, despite those issues, Rocksteady’s third and final entry in the Arkham game franchise outperformed every other game during the month of June, including The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, which released earlier in the month on consoles. That’s a fairly impressive feat considering the Batman: Arkham Knight’s challenges.
Liam Callahan, an analyst with The NPD Group, the firm behind the sales analysis, offered some thoughts on the success of Batman: Arkham Knight in June:
That’s a pretty big statement. Sure, the analyst mentions that’s only if console bundles are counted, but it’s still a pretty decent achievement and one that’s sure to make Rocksteady happy.
Besides Batman: Arkham Knight, a few other games also had strong sales in June. The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, LEGO: Jurassic World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Splatoon rounded out the top five best sellers of the month.
Among consoles, PlayStation 4 once again claimed the top spot, outselling Xbox One by a healthy margin, despite the Xbox’s strong bungle offerings. However, the month was a win for consoles as a whole, which saw an eight percent increase in sales over last year.
Software, too, is well ahead of last year’s sales. Callahan shared some thoughts on the matter:
With a good year so far, and a strong lineup for this fall, it’s likely those figures will only go up.
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Batman: Arkham Knight is currently available no for PS4 and Xbox One.
