Call of Duty may lose the battle for the best-selling game of the year in the US this year

Game analyst Mat Piscatella of Circana published interesting sales data from the US market. It follows from them that this year in the USA it didn’t have to be the best-selling game from the new Call of Duty. Instead, the role-playing game Hogwarts Legacy took the lead.

However, at the same time, it became clear that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, released only in early November, was able to break into second place in the year-round rankings. Therefore, it is possible that by the end of the year the game from Activision will still be able to overtake Hogwarts Legacy.

But if, in the end, the RPG from the Harry Potter universe really retained the first position, then it would was the first time in 15 yearswhen it tops the US sales chart. couldn’t find Call of Duty or Rockstar game. The last time this happened was in 2008, when the Wii Play became the best-selling game.