Bungie's latest sci-fi romp Destiny has pushed the PlayStation 4 to once again being the top console in North America, with Sony saying September was the biggest month in PS Store history.

“September 2014 was a record-breaking month for PlayStation's digital business, thanks in large part to the success of Destiny,” said Eric Lempel, vice president of Sony Network Entertainment International. “Last month's PlayStation Store revenue increased nearly 90 percent compared with Sept. 2013. Working closely with Activision and Bungie, we wanted to make the launch of Destiny a special experience for PlayStation fans. We're thrilled to see this high engagement from PS4 and PS3 owners.”

With the new hardware continuing to attract customers, it would appear that new purchasers of the PS4 or Xbox One flocked to Bungie's Destiny or sports titles from EA like Madden or FIFA. Shadow of Mordor also performed well, placing fifth on the top ten chart, while Nintendo continues to see global success with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. In a separate press release, Nintendo noted that Smash Bros. 3DS sold 705,000 units in September (135,000 of which were sold digitally through the Nintendo eShop); this led to over 140,000 units of the 3DS family of systems being sold (an increase of 55 percent over sales in August).

The NPD Group's report saw an overall software (including PC) decline of 35 percent to $501.6 million, but that didn't stop hardware sales from climbing by 136 percent to $432.7 million, helping to bring the industry sales total to $1.1 billion for the month, or up two percent. Accessories increased 33 percent as well, coming to $189.5 million.

Here is the NPD's Top 10 chart for September:

1. Destiny
   
2. Madden NFL 15
   
3. FIFA 15
   
4. Super Smash Bros. (3DS)
   
5. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
   
6. NHL 15
   
7. Minecraft
   
8. The Sims 4
   
9. Disney Infinity 2.0
   
10. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls