Could Hogwarts Legacy Break Huge Gaming Streak In The US?

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In the video game space, records are something that many people pay attention to because they can often paint a picture of how good someone is doing, how bad they’re doing, or what might come next. For example, there were years when the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console on the market worldwide because its competition could literally not keep up. Then, when they did, they overtook it within the monthly sales numbers. But for Hogwarts Legacy, it has the potential to break a record in the United States that has been going on for 15 years.

What record is that? Well, throughout the last decade-and-a-half, one franchise has dominated the US sales charts: Call of Duty. The only times the franchise didn’t get the best-selling spot in the US was when Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 came out. That says quite a bit, wouldn’t you say?

But currently, it’s Hogwarts Legacy that is in the top spot in the United States, and you can see the sheet that proves this below:

YTD ending November 2023 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/XKp7H0JStA

As you’ll likely have noticed, that sheet is for the end of November. However, there are many reasons to think that the “magical title” can beat the latest shooter in the established franchise.

The biggest reason is that both franchises are huge in the US. While Harry Potter is a global property, the movies that were released in the US were a goldmine in various ways. We’re talking about the main movies, for the record, not the terrible spinoffs. So when the new video game arrived, and it promised to let gamers “live the unwritten” and have a unique story that would let them be a true witch or wizard within Harry