Circana (previously The NPD Group) has launched its gross sales knowledge for December 2023, in addition to a roundup of the best-selling video games of 2023 (within the US, at the very least) on every platform.
As traditional, the group’s evaluation was posted to X (previously generally known as Twitter) by the ever-reliable Mat Piscatella, and Circana’s findings most likely will not shock you if you happen to’ve been maintaining with what’s sizzling this 12 months.
As you have most likely already guessed given its glorious gross sales figures and UK chart dominance, Hogwarts Legacy was 2023’s best-selling game throughout all platforms within the US, at the very least based on Circana.
Hogwarts Legacy takes the best-selling crown on PlayStation as properly. It is in second place for 2023’s Xbox chart, which is topped by the phenomenally common Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare III.
Warner Bros’ wizarding RPG is even in fifth place on Change, which is not dangerous contemplating it did not even launch for Nintendo’s console till November. The Change chart is topped by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, due to course it’s.
For December, Trendy Warfare III additionally tops the all-format chart, and Fortnite was the most-played recreation on PlayStation and Xbox in December, ranked by month-to-month energetic customers within the US.
Deadly Firm tops the Steam most-played chart, though it is price noting that Fortnite is not obtainable on Steam. Nonetheless, that is a reasonably spectacular achievement for Deadly Firm, particularly contemplating that Circana’s listing additionally incorporates Baldur’s Gate 3 and Counter-Strike 2.
{Hardware}-wise, the PlayStation 5 pipped the Change to the publish in greenback and unit gross sales for December 2023. Presumably, the Xbox Sequence lineup is in third.
It is properly price looking at Piscatella’s full thread if you wish to see some extra nerdy {industry} stats about issues like accent gross sales, cell gaming, and extra. Keep tuned for more information about all issues industry-related.