NBA 2K17 Sells an Estimated 1.05M Units First Week at Retail - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 October 2016 / 45,002 Views
The basketball simulation game from 2K Sports - NBA 2K17 - sold 1,046,118 units first week at retail, according to our estimates. First week sales can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart for the week ending September 17.
Breaking down the sales by platform, the game sold best on the PlayStation 4 with 639,456 units sold (61%), compared to 349,550 units sold on the Xbox One (33%). It also sold 30,457 units on Xbox 360 (3%) and 26,655 units on the PlayStation 3 (3%).
Breaking down the sales by region, the game sold best in the US with 715,916 units sold (68%), despite that figure only representing sales of the Early Tip Off and Legends editions, compared to 106,884 units sold in Europe (10%). Looking more closely at Europe, the game sold an estimated 18,510 units in the UK, 17,952 units in Germany, and 22,399 units in France.
Here is how NBA 2K17' first week sales compare to other recent games in the franchise:
- NBA 2K16 - 1.58 million
- NBA 2K17 - 1.05 million
- NBA 2K14 - 0.96 million
- NBA 2K15 - 0.86 million
- NBA 2K12 - 0.83 million
NBA 2K17 released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
