For the previous 15 years, the best-selling game of the year in the United States has always been Call of Duty. Only in those years when Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto V And Red Dead Redemption II Activision had to settle for second place. However, in 2023, the action shooter has found another killer. Hogwarts Legacy became the best-selling game of last year based on dollar sales.
Despite much criticism Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III took second place. Third Mad NFL 24 from EA Sports, and the fourth is a PlayStation 5 exclusive. Spider-Man Marvel 2. In fifth place we find The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, Switch exclusives aren’t sold digitally, so Link’s latest adventure may end up being more expensive.
However, at Activision everyone can be happy. After all, Modern Warfare 3 was originally supposed to be an add-on for Modern Warfare 2. In addition, the company has the aforementioned MW2 in seventh and sixth place. Diablo 4.
This is what the entire rating looks like
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Mad NFL 24
- Spider-Man 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom*
- Diablo 4
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- EA Sport FC 24
- Star field
- Super Mario Bros. be surprised*
- Resident Evil 4
- Major League Baseball: Show 23
- Dead Island 2
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Street Fighter 6
- Elden Ring
- Mario Kart 8*
- mine craft
*No information on digital sales available.
Just for fun. The last time this happened was in 2008, when Wii Play was the top-selling game by units sold and Rock Band was the top-selling game by revenue. This is not surprising because Rock Band was expensive and came with plastic instruments.
The best-selling console of last year in the US is PlayStation 5both in numbers and in dollars. Should Nintendo Switch And Xbox series X/S. Last year, U.S. consumers spent $57.2 billion on gaming equipment, games and accessories. This is one percent more than in 2022.
Source :Indian TV
