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The numbers are in, and Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling game of 2023, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. 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 | Dec 2022 |
Dec 2023 |
Change |
| Total Video Game Sales | $7,629 | $7,906 | 4% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $5,574 | $5,725 | 3% |
| Video Game Hardware | $1,543 | $1,598 | 4% |
| Video Game Accessories | $512 | $584 | 14% |
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