HOGWARTS LEGACY SOLD 256% MORE THAN PREDICTED

[Unchained]

https://insider-gaming.com/hogwarts-legacy-sales/

A new description update on Linkedin from Warner Bros. Senior Global Brand Manager has revealed that Hogwarts Legacy sold 256% more than predicted.

Spotted by Twitter user @bogorad22, the description states, “Achieved 256% to plan sell-thru at launch and exceeded 12M units in sales in first two weeks earning $850M+, secured additional 1.8B impressions through a WBD gaming 1st of its kind Fusion program, and broke all-time Twitch record for most peak concurrent viewers ever for a single player game with 1.3M views.”

Earlier this month, GamesIndustry.biz reported that Hogwarts Legacy was so successful that the Q1 2023 total sales for video games outsold Q1 2022, despite Q1 2022 having games like Elden Ring and Horzion: Forbidden West releases.

It’s been a couple of months since Warner Bros. officially announced the 12m sales figure for Hogwarts Legacy, but we could hear more on its sales in the company’s upcoming 2023 annual meeting of stockholders meeting on May 8.

In total, the amount spent on video games in the U.S. surpassed $4.6 billion. This marks a 6% increase year-over-year. It will be interesting to see what the rest of 2023 brings in terms of best-selling games, but it is needless to say that this year is going to be a big one for gaming. With new releases on the horizon such as Diablo IV and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, video game sales should continue to sky-rocket and it’ll be interesting to see where Hogwarts Legacy eventually ends up.

 

[Deleted member 417]

Damn. Imagine how much they could have sold without the boycott...

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[Shmunter]

Damn. Imagine how much they could have sold without the boycott...

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Haha, wonder how many actual protest purchases there were

 

[ethomaz]

Deserved.

And people doubled Harry Potter brand like souber Niche-man

I read the books in 200x and loved them… there is no doubt a game like that that put you as a student in Hogwarts should do massive.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

Damn. Imagine how much they could have sold without the boycott...

It's never too late to boycott!

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

Haha, wonder how many actual protest purchases there were

I personally created 15 accounts just to buy this game out of spite!

 

[Gediminas]

Damn. Imagine how much they could have sold without the boycott...

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Less, for sure. Actually, these protest influence in the positive way. It is world wide free marketing.

 

[Summer Nightmares]

Well deserved. I'm still playing it from time to time just to do all secondary quests and immerse in the world. As a long time Harry Pottter fan this game was truly a joy...but the story was kinda meh to be honest haha.

 

[KiryuRealty]

This really makes the whiny Nintenyearolds who claimed the game would flop without a Switch release look even dumber, doesn’t it?

 

[anonpuffs]

interesting, so they had a fairly low expectation of 4mil launch sales. Just based on harry potter being a ridiculously strong IP probably on the level of pokemon, I would've expected more...but I guess they were being conservative.

 

[Cool hand luke]

I know I bought it earlier than I planned to because of the Wired 1/10 review so at least some of the protest whining backfired.

 

[KungFucius]

I personally created 15 accounts just to buy this game out of spite!

I preordered largely because I thought the boycott was ridiculous, but I probably would have bought it regardless for my kid. He only got half way through it, while I finished it.

This really makes the whiny Nintenyearolds who claimed the game would flop without a Switch release look even dumber, doesn’t it?

All 4 of them? I had never heard this. I wonder if my kid would have beaten it had he played it on Switch instead of PC due to the easier access for him.

 

[KiryuRealty]

I preordered largely because I thought the boycott was ridiculous, but I probably would have bought it regardless for my kid. He only got half way through it, while I finished it.


All 4 of them? I had never heard this. I wonder if my kid would have beaten it had he played it on Switch instead of PC due to the easier access for him.

You’ve reproduced?

Oh fuck.