PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console of September in the U.S.

Well, dress me in spandex and call me Shocker, because I can not believe that Marvel's Spider-Man drove PlayStation 4 to huge sales in September. The friendly neighborhood superhero debuted to massive success. It was the best-selling game last month, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. On the back of that game, PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console platform of the month.

"PlayStation 4 was September's best-selling hardware platform and both," NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. "PlayStation 4 Hardware Achieved the Best September Unit for Non-Plug-n-Play Console since the PS4 in 2014."

Naturally, that extends PlayStation 4's lead throughout 2018. It came as the best-selling console in the United States so far this year. The PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB is Sony's best selling bundle in both dollars and units.

Xbox and Nintendo Switch

Xbox also continues to perform well.

"Xbox One hardware sales in September grew more than 30 percent when compared to a year ago," said Piscatella. "The Xbox One X 1TB Black is the best-selling Xbox One hardware item of the year in both dollars and units sold."

It's worth pointing out that while the basic PlayStation 4 model is the best-selling system for Sony. Microsoft has successfully swung its audience to purchase its upgraded hardware instead. That is more likely to be happy with the original PS4 experience.

As for Nintendo Switch, the system is in a quiet period. The publisher launched Super Mario Party in September, but it is still waiting for the next major release. That's coming in November with the Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee games. And in December with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Those games will certainly sell Nintendo hardware, and – in the meantime – people can pick up the port of Diablo III and Civilization VI.