For the final 15 years, when the time comes for tallying up which recreation bought essentially the most that yr in the USA, it’s all the time been one in every of two choices.
No matter that yr’s Name Of Obligation recreation was, or, one thing made by Rockstar, which may probably be something from Grand Theft Auto VI to Grand Theft Auto V to Purple Useless Redemption or Purple Useless Redemption 2.
Not a wholly assorted record of video games on the high of the heap, however for the primary time within the final 15 years, a recreation not made by Activision or Rockstar may stand tall as the very best promoting recreation within the US for 2023, and that recreation is Hogwarts Legacy.
As reported by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, Hogwarts Legacy stays on the high of the charts, although Name Of Obligation: Trendy Warfare III has already jumped to second place for finest promoting recreation this yr, and nonetheless has time to catch up.
No matter your ideas on the sport are, it’s simple that it continues to promote, every month, and that it has been vastly profitable for Avalanche Software program.
If Hogwarts Legacy is ready to maintain off, it breaks a long-running streak of the identical video games being the very best promoting within the US it doesn’t matter what else comes out.
Although little doubt 2024’s finest promoting recreation will probably be no matter Name Of Obligation title will get launched subsequent yr.
Supply – [Mat Piscatella on Twitter via VGC]
