Hogwarts Legacy has made historical past. With the newest February gross sales numbers, the best-selling Harry Potter recreation now has the best-selling non-FIFA title launch in European historical past. This places it forward of Name of Obligation, Purple Useless Redemption 2, and Elden Ring. As well as, the sport is now the fifth-best-selling title of the previous 12 months, behind solely FIFA, Name of Obligation, Elden Ring, and Grand Theft Auto 5.
This success comes with out a model accessible for earlier generations. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Swap will get their very own Hogwarts Legacy launch later this 12 months, which with the huge set up base of these consoles, will seemingly prolong gross sales all through the remainder of 2023.
Even with the historic launch, February was a disappointment general, as complete gross sales fell 10% from final 12 months. 12.9 million video games have been offered, however with the shortage of a number of best-sellers in comparison with 2022’s Elden Ring, Horizon: Forbidden West, and Dying Mild 2, even Hogwarts Legacy couldn’t acquire floor.
Atomic Coronary heart, quantity 9 on the chart, is the very best new launch apart from Harry Potter. Older titles fared higher, with Sony’s The Final of Us Half 2 reaching quantity 7 and The Final of Us: Remastered leaping to quantity 16. Each titles benefitted from the wildly profitable HBO collection.
Concerning consoles, PlayStation 5 was the best-selling with over 5 occasions the gross sales of final February, additional proof that provide shortages at the moment are a factor of the previous. Nintendo Swap dropped 28%, nonetheless ok for second place, and gross sales are anticipated to rebound with the upcoming launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Xbox consoles are up 13% from final 12 months however nonetheless in third place.
1.27 million equipment have been offered all through Europe, primarily further controllers, with the PlayStation 5 DualSense remaining the most well-liked. In complete, the drop was negligible, solely .02%. Level playing cards had a extra important drop, 8% from 12 months to 12 months, totaling 1.15 million.
1. Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
2. FIFA 23 (EA)
3. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
5. NBA 2K23 (2K Video games)
6. Purple Useless Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
7. The Final of Us: Half 2 (Sony)
8. God of Warfare Ragnarok (Sony)
9. Atomic Coronary heart (Focus Leisure)
10. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo) *
11. Borderlands 3 (2K Video games)
12. Useless House (EA)
13. Murderer’s Creed: Valhalla (Ubisoft)
14. It Takes Two (EA)
15. Nintendo Swap Sports activities (Nintendo) *
16. The Final of Us: Remastered (Sony)
17. WWE 2K22 (2K Video games)
18. Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 (2K Video games)
19. Gran Turismo 7 (Sony)
20. Minecraft: Nintendo Swap Version (Nintendo/Mojang)*