![]() The only new game to make it onto the charts is Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. There weren’t as many new games released in December to shake up the charts, so most of the best-sellers from November have stayed on the charts, with the exception of some of its new titles, like Star Ocean: The Second Story R, dropping off entirely. The alignment of games in the December charts aren’t a huge surprise, especially with Modern Warfare 3 staying at the top of the charts (as is usual for Call of Duty titles). The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom* The PS5 Dual Sense Edge was the best-selling gamepad of 2023 in dollar sales.” Circana December 2023: Top 20 best-selling games in the U.S Rank A 7% increase in sales of Gamepads drove the growth. “Accessories spending finished the year 4% higher than a year ago, at $2.6 billion. December Headset/Headphone spending grew by 5% year-on-year,” Piscatella added. “21% growth in December sales of Gamepads was the primary reason for the increase. ![]() Accessory sales have remained relatively steady through this time either dropping a small percentage or rising by the same amount year-over-year. This puts an end to the relatively steady declining hardware sales that have caused negative percentages for the last few months: Sales were down 24% year-over-year in November and 23% in October. “Growth in Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 hardware dollar sales offset a double-digit percentage decline for Nintendo Switch.” “December hardware spending reached $1.6 billion, an increase of 4% when compared to December 2022,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) For the month of December, video game sales remained mostly even, with a slight, 4% increase in total sales - though accessories saw a relatively large leap of 14% December 2023 Dollar Sales, Millions While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was a top-selling in both November and December, it couldn’t lap Hogwarts Legacy’s nine-month lead on it, as the Wizarding World title holds the top spot on Circana’s year-long list. The numbers are in, and Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling game of 2023, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. ![]() ![]() Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. ![]()
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