Hogwarts Legacy is the best—selling game of 2023 in the USA
For the first time since 2008, the first place in the top of the best-selling games of the year in the United States was not taken by a Call of Duty series game or a Rockstar Games game. This was announced by the analytical company Circana, which shared statistics on the American gaming market by the end of 2023.
Hogwarts Legacy
- The top five bestsellers of the year are as follows: Hogwarts Legacy, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Madden NFL 24, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom*.
- For the 15th year in a row, Call of Duty holds the title of the best-selling franchise in the United States.
- In 2023, the PlayStation 5 became the best-selling console in both dollars and units. Circana noted that in 2023, PlayStation 5 revenue from sales in the States increased compared to the previous year, while revenue from the Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch fell.
- DualSense Edge is the best—selling gaming accessory of 2023 in dollar terms.
- In total, Americans spent $57.2 billion on the purchase of video games, gaming hardware and gaming accessories last year. This is 1% more than in 2022.
- Annual sales of video games amounted to $47.9 billion (+1%), sales of gaming hardware — $6.58 billion (unchanged), sales of gaming accessories — $2.6 billion (+4%).
*Circana tracks sales of physical copies of games from retailers and receives digital sales data from publishers. But not all gaming companies provide information about the "figure". For example, Nintendo does not disclose digital sales of exclusives. Also, Larian Studios and Remedy Entertainment do not share data on the "figure", so it is not known how Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 are sold in the USA.
