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[Bernoulli]

Hogwarts Legacy ends 2023 as the UK’s biggest physical video game.

Hogwarts Legacy wins | UK Boxed Charts

EA's football game is not No.1 in the UK boxed charts for the first time in a decade

www.gamesindustry.biz

Here is the GfK Boxed Top Ten for this week ending December 30, 2023:

Last Week. This WeekTitle
1. 3. Hogwarts Legacy
2. 2. Super Mario Bros Wonder
4. 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
6. 4Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
5. 5Marvel's Spider-Man 2
1. 6EA Sports FC 24
10. 7Grand Theft Auto 5
19. 8Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
8. 9Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
7. 10Nintendo Switch Sports

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Not a Harry Potter gamer, but good to see it still selling well.

Crazy that Mario Kart and GTA5 still keep selling. It gets to a point youd think every gamer has bought 2 or 3 copies of it by now.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Well deserved. It wasn't the best "game" (as in the gameplay aspects) but boy was it a piece of art. The world they crafted was so beautiful. Glad it payed off. I did my part.

 

[cyberheater]

Glad cancel culture failed

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Hogwarts Legacy ends 2023 as the UK’s biggest physical video game.

It means EA Sports FC 24 was unable to catch Warner Bros' Harry Potter spin-off. Hogwarts Legacy launched in February on PS5, PC and Xbox Series S and X, while EA’s football title landed in September

It is the first time in a decade that EA’s football game, previously operating under the FIFA licence, isn’t the UK’s top boxed game. The last time this happened was in 2013 when Grand Theft Auto 5 took the top spot.

Dayum!

 

[Sw0pDiller]

Switch has crazy attachment numbers. I feel switch is the only console that is easaly bought two or maybe three times per household. When you have two kids you just need two systems. And to my knowledge you need two game cartridges to play the same game on both systems. Maybe it's different with digital games?

i've bought two switches (one lite and a normal one) and sold both within a couple of months and i still play my Wii-U but i might just buy a switch 2 next year to play all the games i missed on switch

 

[Ar¢tos]

 

[SJRB]

ZERO NOMINATIONS FOR THE GAME AWARDS

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I hope the sequel does address some of the first game's shortcomings, but I thoroughly enjoyed HL and had it not been canceled it would have gotten a lot of well-deserved GOTY nominations

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Darchaos]

I can hear the meltdown over at REEEEE from here

 

[The artful mincer]

Crazy sales! It did seem like Zelda was going to overtake it at some point but it ran out of steam after a monster Launch!

Globally it will almost certainly be the biggest traditional priced game this year. Might even be close RDR2 launch year sales!!

 

[Big Baller]

 

[Ronin_7]

Hogwarts seems to be the new GTA V.

I mean the game is constantly on top since launch.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Exentryk]

Been playing this as my Christmas game and it's pretty chill. Enjoying it!

 

[Portugeezer]

But, but, dozens of people said they'd boycott this game and that the JKR issue was a big deal.

How can this be!

 

[ahtlas7]

The best award of all: monetary!

 

[Humdinger]

I bought my copy recently. I think one reason I bought it was just to thumb my nose at the wokies.

 

[Fake]

J.K

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[GutsOfThor]

I can hear the meltdown over at REEEEE from here

They're not allowed to talk about it though so they're silently fuming

 

[Švejk]

Gotta say, I never had any interest in HP since the beginning, and still don't, but I've been watching my wife and kids play this and I've been seriously impressed with it. The production value is kinda incredible. Good for Portkey. Obviously talented... funds were not squandered.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Game is pretty boring, imo. Then again Im not a HP fan.


Still do love to see it when a boycott fails so miserably.

 

[mckmas8808]

Glad cancel culture failed

I agree. Can't wait to see TLOU3 and the next Spiderman game sell crazy too and beat cancel culture again!

 

[lughnasadh123]

I'm never going to forgive those trying to tank a studio in a year of massive layoffs just for being "guilty" of association to a person and viewpoints they didn't come out to support AND ignoring all the inclusive elements they did add. Forget stepping on your own message, they faceplanted on it

 

[Last Hearth]

Not a Harry Potter gamer, but good to see it still selling well.

Crazy that Mario Kart and GTA5 still keep selling. It gets to a point youd think every gamer has bought 2 or 3 copies of it by now.

New babies are born every year, so new children reach gaming age every year too.

 

[nial]

We deserve threads made with much more care, I mean...

Last WeekThis WeekTitle
13Hogwarts Legacy
22Super Mario Bros Wonder
43Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
64Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
55Marvel's Spider-Man 2
16EA Sports FC 24
107Grand Theft Auto 5
198Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
89Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
710Nintendo Switch Sports

Seriously?

 

[Bernoulli]

We deserve threads made with much more care, I mean...

Seriously?

I tried to format it but it won't let me on mobile