Hogwarts Legacy Tops the UK Retail Charts to End 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 January 2024 / 3,582 Views
Hogwarts Legacy has retaken first place on the UK retail charts, according to GfK data for the week ending December 30, 2023. Sales for the game dropped 33 percent week-on-week.
For the first time in a decade EA's football franchise was not the best-selling game of the year on the UK retail charts as Hogwarts Legacy took the top spot. 2013's Grand Theft Auto V was the last time a game outsold EA Sports FC / FIFA.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder remained in second place with sales down 63 percent, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is up one spot to third place as sales fell 61 percent.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is up two spots to fourth place with sales down 44 percent and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 remained in fifth place with sales down 64 percent. EA Sports FC 24 fell from first to sixth place as sales dropped 76 percent.
Here are the top 10 best-selling titles for the week:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- EA Sports FC 24
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Nintendo Switch Sports
Thanks, GamesIndustry.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.