We did a lot of posts about “Hogwarts Legacy,” the new video game set in the “Harry Potter” universe. Before its release, loon Brianna Wu said that it wasn’t a video game but a character test … “and a lot of people are going to fail it.”
Well, the sales numbers are out and we now know how many people failed that character test and purchased the game.
‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Earns $850 Million, Sells More Than 12 Million Units in First Two Weeks https://t.co/OAdJTPLJ11
— Variety (@Variety) February 23, 2023
That’s … a lot.
Variety reports:
That marks the biggest global launch ever for the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned brand, with the “Harry Potter” action role-playing game also setting the Twitch record for single-player games with 1.28 million peak concurrent viewers at launch.
…
The game’s arrival and subsequent success has sparked heated debate within the “Harry Potter” fandom, which has become increasingly distraught as author J.K. Rowling continues to publicly express views offensive to transgender people. While Rowling didn’t participate creatively in the game, she benefits financially from its sales, prompting anxiety over whether playing it is tantamount to supporting anti-trans causes. The ongoing PR headache for Warner Bros. will likely only get more complicated as Rowling continues to address her controversial statements on the podcast “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling,” which debuted Feb. 21.
“… continues to publicly express views” — gasp! And what isn’t offensive to transgender people?
The boycott worked really well. 😂
— Denis (@fire_confetti) February 23, 2023
If I could only play one game for the rest of my life it’s this game
— Kage (@kageburns) February 23, 2023
Don’t mind me. I’m just here looking for the people calling all 12 million people who bought the game transphobic
— PeaTearGriffin (@PeaTearGryfin) February 23, 2023
and no genocide occurred. imagine that.
— mentalext (@mentalext) February 23, 2023
So much genocide happening!
— Sam Rosenthal, Social Media&Online Safety Expert! (@SirSardonic) February 23, 2023
How many trans people have died as a result?
— Auntie Kurt (@AuntieKurtMadel) February 23, 2023
LMAO
Protests remains one of the greatness sales tools ever.
— Slender Mandalorian (@SlenderMando) February 23, 2023
Hail our queen empress
— Porya Sharifian (@Porydah) February 23, 2023
— Shibbey (@_Shibbey_) February 23, 2023
The clowns who tried to boycott this game did a great job 🤣
— Danny (@DannyParlays) February 23, 2023
Lmao the authors of this article are so salty
— Musc (@musc0vy) February 23, 2023
Realityphobic lunatics going even crazier right now 😄😂🤣
— Stephen Mason (@Steveohmygoodne) February 23, 2023
Calling people transphobic for buying the game doesn’t seem to have swayed too many people.
If you’re as tired of cancel culture as we are, join the fight. Become a Twitchy VIP member today and use promo code SAVEAMERICA to receive a 40% discount on your membership.
***
Related:
Pre-ordering the new ‘Harry Potter’ game is making a donation to ‘actively harm trans people’ https://t.co/5x1uLLwtLV
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2023
Join the conversation as a VIP Member