February Gaming Sales: 'Hogwarts Legacy' Sells Over 12 Million Copies, 'The Last Of Us' On The Rise

Mat Piscatella, an industry analyst and executive director of Circana, has reported that "Hogwarts Legacy", Warner Bros. Games' (NASDAQ: WBD) latest offering in the Wizarding World, has dominated February's video game sales charts.

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The game has become the best-selling title of the month across Sony Group's SONY PlayStation, Microsoft Corp's MSFT Xbox, and Valve's Steam, surpassing other popular titles such as Activision Blizzard's ATVI "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," and Electronic Arts Inc's EA "Dead Space" remake, "Madden NFL 23," and "FIFA 23."

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"Hogwarts Legacy" has also become the year-to-date bestseller. This impressive feat comes on the back of the game's global launch in mid-February, where it sold over 12 million copies in just two weeks despite facing controversy before its release.

Moreover, the PS5 significantly contributed to Hogwarts Legacy's sensation, accounting for a considerable portion of February's hardware spending and making it the best-selling console game of the month.

The "Last of Us" games, published by Sony and developed by Naughty Dog, also experienced a surge in sales last month, with "The Last of Us: Part 1" climbing from 11th to 6th place on the charts, and "The Last of Us: Part 2" moving from 41st to 18th place. However, both games still trailed behind "Hogwarts Legacy"  in overall sales.

This growth in sales probably has to do with the HBO series' success, which has been highly rated by audience members and critics alike and was watched by more than 4.7 million viewers on the night of its release.

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