Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling boxed sport of the 12 months within the UK, beating out EA’s Soccer sport for the primary time in a decade – WGB, House of AWESOME Critiques

Hogwarts Legacy has already had an distinctive 12 months, managing to herald over $1 billion in income. Now it’s ending the 12 months by breaking a report: it’s the primary sport in a decade to dethrone EA Sport’s annual soccer sport within the UK boxed charts.

Right here within the UK, EA has managed to take the best-selling boxed sport award yearly for the final decade due to its FIFA video games. Nevertheless, that streak was ruined this 12 months as EA Sports activities FC 24 didn’t handle to beat out the attraction of The Boy Who Lived. The final time this occurred was in 2013 when GTA V took the highest spot.

EA had been additionally on the again foot as a result of this was the primary time they hadn’t had the FIFA license in over 30 years. That loss can have undoubtedly affected the gross sales, though sixth place isn’t something to complain about, and when digital gross sales are accounted for it’ll possible nonetheless be the best-selling sport of the 12 months.

As for Hogwarts Legacy, in accordance with GameIndustry.biz over half of its gross sales had been on PlayStation 5. PS4 was the second finest vendor, with the Swap coming behind that, leaving Xbox trailing behind.

Regardless of the massive success of the sport, there was some controversy surrounding the truth that Hogwarts Legacy wasn’t even nominated for any class through the 2023 Recreation Awards, with many individuals speculating that it was intentionally snubbed owing to writer J.Ok Rowling being a divisive determine. She has made feedback that some folks deemed transphobic, and a few even tried to have the sport boycotted, likening anybody who purchased it to a transphobe themselves. Evidently, the boycott didn’t go very nicely.

Right here’s the GFK boxed prime ten for the ultimate week of December. Notably, EA’s soccer title was holding the highest spot however plunged right down to sixth for the final week of December, whereas Hogwarts Legacy managed to climb up from third to the highest spot.

1. Hogwarts Legacy
2. Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel
3. Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 3
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
6. EA Sports activities FC 24
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. Mortal Kombat 11 Final
9. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
10. Nintendo Swap Sports activities