Industry-tracking group Circana’s latest figures show that US spending on games recovered last year following a 5% decline in 2022. It should come as no surprise that.
In brief: For the first time since Rock Band managed it in 2008, a game that wasn’t from the Call of Duty franchise or Rockstar was the year’s biggest game in the US. You might think Baldur’s Gate 3 or Alan Wake 2 topped the table, but 2023’s most successful title in terms of dollar sales was Hogwarts Legacy.
Industry-tracking group Circana’s latest figures show that US spending on games recovered last year following a 5% decline in 2022. It should come as no surprise that Call of Duty was 2023’s best-selling franchise (excluding add-on content) for the 15th year running. But while Modern Warfare 3 placed second on the top games list and Modern Warfare 2 was seventh, Hogwarts Legacy was number one.
