The anticipation surrounding Hogwarts Legacy It was quite big before release. After all, it was a game Harry Potter the most ambitious in history. However, not all of us expected that it would also become sales phenomenon. To the point of dethroning two franchises that had topped the top-grossing gaming charts for over a decade.
According to Circana (formerly NPD), a renowned North American analytics firm, Hogwarts Legacy It was the highest-grossing game of 2023 in the US.. Okay, it’s just one country, but it’s also the most important market for the video game industry worldwide, which is important…
So, Hogwarts Legacy ended 15 years of hegemonywhich was distributed among various editions Call of Dutyand GTA IV And GTA 5. The achievement is, of course, brutal.
Below are the top 10 highest grossing games in 2023 in the US:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Mad NFL 24
- Spider-Man Marvel 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Diablo IV
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- EA Sport FC 24
It’s one thing to be the top-grossing game, but another to be the top-selling game by units. In the second category, Call of Duty remained in first place, largely due to the release Modern Warfare 3 during the last quarter because Modern Warfare 2 is still quite popular.
Hogwarts Legacythe first step towards exploiting a gold mine
A few days ago during an interview Diversityat Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment took advantage of the success Hogwarts Legacy. According to your numbers, the game has sold 22 million units since launch.of which 2 million were purchased during the Christmas season.
“But I’m proud not only of the copies sold, but also because they made the fans happy. Harry Potter differently. Players were able to be themselves in this world and live this story. “This is what the team at Avalanche set out to do when they developed the game, and I think that’s why it resonated so strongly and is still the best-selling game of the year in the entire industry worldwide,” said David Haddad, president of the aforementioned division. .
Back up this type of data to Hogwarts Legacyno wonder Warner plans to speed up development of more games Harry Potter. In fact, they admitted that one of those titles would be the title Quidditchalthough they have not announced a release date.
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