NHL 17 Sells an Estimated 207K Units First Week at Retail - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 October 2016 / 47,104 Views
The ice hockey simulation game from EA Sports - NHL 17 - sold 206,937 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 119,381 units sold (58%), compared to 87,556 units sold on the Xbox One (42%).
Breaking down the sales by region, the game sold best in the US with 137,260 units sold (6%), compared 27215 units sold in Europe (13%). Looking more closely at Europe, the game sold an estimated 2,791 units in the UK, 7,320 units in Germany, and 4,729 units in France.
Here is how NHL 17' first week sales compare to other recent games in the franchise:
- NHL 15 - 262,011
- NHL 16 - 229,066
- NHL 17 - 206,937
- NHL 13 - 139,727
- NHL 14 - 130,053
NHL 17 released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in North America on September 13 and in Europe on September 15.
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.
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I wonder how much impact Canadian numbers would have?
A huge impact. I'm not sure why this site has never tracked Canadian/NA sales beyond the US. NHL up here is probably the biggest release of the year up here. I'd compare it to FIFA in Europe. Wouldn't surprise me if it sold close to a million copies week 1 in Canada
