Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023’s best-selling game worldwide | VGC
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Hogwarts Legacy was officially 2023’s biggest game, beating out The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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I wonder it’s because it attracted a bunch of people who weren’t into games, but are huge Harry Potter fans.

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It’s also on every platform, including the Switch, while TotK is just on the Switch.

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I think you just nailed it, this is exactly why.

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Yeah this feels like a Look What They Have to Do (release on every system) to Mimic a Fraction of Our Power (be Zelda) meme.

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More like: Even a bland game will sell more if it is released on multiple platforms, no matter how good the other game is.

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Yep it’s an unfair comparison. If Zelda was available on all platforms then it might have been a different story.

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But it isn’t, and that is the problem.

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Honestly it was just a good game. I saw it attracting both Potterheads and non-Potterheads. (I would not consider myself a Potterhead).

Does it have a bunch of replay value? Not really (neither do a lot of games). But man, that initial playthrough was just really good. It also looks like I clocked 113 hours on the game, so that’s a pretty decent return to me.

Also, despite the source material and the author, it had a lot of very inclusive elements, which were a nice touch.

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if you seriously think this game was special, I have a far cry themed bridge to sell you

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