For the last 15 years, the best-selling videogame of the yr has both been an iteration of Call of Duty or on two events, claimed by Rockstar Games (GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2).
The last time, experiences Comicbook Gaming, that a totally different title was a top-seller was again in 2008 when Wii Play outsold all the things else.
This yr, at present the best-selling sport (through Gamespot) is WB Games and Avalanche Software’s iconic Hogwarts Legacy which was launched again in February however has since benefitted from a Nintendo Switch launch a lot later within the yr.
At the beginning of the yr Hogwarts Legacy was embroiled in controversy surrounding Harry Potter writer JK Rowling and discuss of a boycott was sturdy.
There haven’t been any gross sales figures for the reason that center of the yr when the quantity was at 15 million, however since then we have had the arrival of the Switch, PS4, and Xbox One variations.
In a yr in gaming that has had such huge releases corresponding to Baldur’s Gate 3, Diablo IV, and Starfield it will likely be fairly the achievement for Hogwarts Legacy, ought to it handle to maintain on to prime spot.
Shunned at The Game Awards
In truth, whereas Baldur’s Gate 3 scooped the Game of the Year award, Hogwarts didn’t obtain a single nomination in any class – a lot to the chagrin of its followers.
Hogwarts Legacy is as shut as we have but bought when it comes to inserting a participant within the Harry Potter universe. It is charming, large, and options strong storytelling and voice performing. It’s tough to inform how a lot the Rowling controversy might have affected its standing in any nominations, but when gross sales figures are to go by, it appears the gaming public doesn’t agree with Geoff Keighley’s annual trailer showcase.
There are nonetheless December’s figures to tot up, so the parity might but be restored for Call of Duty, however with MW3 not being as warmly obtained as in earlier years, until there is a Confringo spell (look it up!) on gross sales of the shooter, the 15-year stretch may properly be coming to an finish.
