• DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Tbh that’s a low bar to pass. The newest CoD flopped pretty bad and Rockstar has been too busy with GTA6. Almost every other notable release was either a flop or a smaller studio or indie title.

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      11 months ago

      While that might be true, 2023 was an year filled with great games and yet Hogwarts Legacy is first, and Call of Duty is 2nd.

      As for notable games of the year that weren’t flop (in no particular order):

      • Spider-Man 2
      • Baldur’s Gate 3
      • Diablo IV
      • FF 16
      • Armored Core 6
      • Street Fighter 6
      • Alan Wake 2

      Not to mention:

      • Resident Evil 4 Remake
      • Dead Space Remake

      They may not be to your taste, but they all rated very highly. I haven’t included any Nintendo games, cause they don’t share digital data. Their numbers are based only on physical sales.

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        11 months ago

        That’s actually fair. I barely pay attention to AAA gaming to begin with, so most of these games just weren’t on my radar. I just thought “oh, Starfield was the big hyped flop of the year, of course there wasn’t much AAA competition”

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          11 months ago

          No worries. Of all the games mentioned above Starfield was probably my most anticipated. But it let people down.

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        11 months ago

        Those Nintendo releases this year we’re bangers:

        • Tears of the Kingdom
        • Super Mario Wonder
        • Pikmin 4
        • Super Mario RPG Remake
        • Metroid Prime Remastered

        Plus the DLCs for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe came out this year.

        Great year for gaming IMO. But yeah, all of these are niche enough that I wouldn’t expect any of them to be top sellers.

        On the other hand, I know at least one non-gamer that got a Switch just to play Hogwarts Legacy.

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          11 months ago

          Well, Mario has kind of a general appeal, so I won’t call it a niche (and it was in 12th with just physical sale). And Pikmin 4 also sold over 2 Million in just first month or so, IIRC, though not sure if that’s enough for being a top seller in a year like the one we just had.

          Also, Tears of the Kingdom was on 5th overall sales, and that’s only with the physical sales. Don’t know the actual number difference between 1st and 5th, but with digital added, it could’ve at least entered top 3, if not gone for 1st.