The numbers are in, and Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling game of 2023, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was a top-selling in both November and December, it couldn’t lap Hogwarts Legacy’s nine-month lead on it, as the Wizarding World title holds the top spot on Circana’s year-long list. For the month of December, video game sales remained mostly even, with a slight, 4% increase in total sales — though accessories saw a relatively large leap of 14%
December 2023 Dollar Sales, Millions
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Change
Total Video Game Sales
$7,629
$7,906
4%
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms)
$5,574
$5,725
3%
Video Game Hardware
$1,543
$1,598
4%
Video Game Accessories
$512
$584
14%
*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower
“December hardware spending reached $1.6 billion, an increase of 4% when compared to December 2022,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. “Growth in Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 hardware dollar sales offset a double-digit percentage decline for Nintendo Switch.”
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