Hogwarts Legacy vastly outperforms last year’s Elden Ring hit

Further reports of success are coming from the UK. Hogwarts legacy. An adventure in the familiar world of Harry Potter took the top spot on last week’s best-selling game list. The action RPG even sold in its first week. 80% better than last year’s hit Elden Ring.

82% of physical editions purchased are PlayStation 5, the remaining 18% are Xbox Series X/S versions. In some markets, physical versions even managed to sell out. The PC version is only available digitally.

1. Hogwarts Legacy (new)
2. God of War Ragnarok (second past)
3. FIFA 23 (1st place)
4. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (4th place)
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (11th)
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (5th)
7. Dead Space (3rd place)
8. Nintendo Switch Sports (6th)
9. Minecraft (switch) (7th)
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (18th)

They show great interest in Hogwarts Legacy. data from Europe. In digital distribution in its first week, the game outperformed Elden Ring by 56%. Call of Duty and FIFA aside, Hogwarts Legacy boasts the biggest launch since Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018.

It is worth recalling here that in the first three weeks Elden Ring was bought by an incredible 12 million players. So let’s see what numbers Warner Bros announces as Legacy of Hogwarts also tops the sales charts in Japan. Over 67,000 PS5 units have been sold there. Along with Gran Turismo 7, these are the only two non-Switch games on the list.

Before you look at the latest rankings, we’d like to add that Hogwarts Legacy is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

1. Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games) – 67,196 (new) [PS5]
2. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (The Pokemon Company – 29 019 (4 836 510) [NSW]
3. Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) – 13,343 (3,876,184) [NSW]
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) – 11,807 (5,153,979) [NSW]
5. Minecraft (Microsoft) – 7 566 (3 040 308) [NSW]
6. Fire Emblem Engage (Nintendo) – 7,267 (193,187) [NSW]
7. Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo) – 7,127 (1,001,330) [NSW]
8. Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) – 5,155 (1,175,091) [NSW]
9. Gran Turismo 7 (Sony) – 5,065 (280,995) [PS5]
10. Brothers Super Smash. Ultimate (Nintendo) – 5,025 (5,121,897) [NSW]