Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hogwarts Legacy" in English language version.
Of course, Hogwarts Legacy was also released in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling noted above. That controversy obviously had little negative impact on the game's overall sales.
Die Verkaufszahlen von Hogwarts Legacy erwecken jedoch den Eindruck, dass die Aufrufe zum Boykott des RPGs regelrecht verpufften.[However, the sales figures for Hogwarts Legacy give the impression that the calls for a boycott of the RPG literally fell flat.]
So, in short: no, the boycott did not work out entirely as planned. In fact, it's hard to imagine how it could have backfired more spectacularly. For all their shrill, self-pitying demands, the anti-Rowling activists have been trounced. Ordinary people, out in the real world, simply didn't care what they thought.
Of course, Hogwarts Legacy was also released in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling noted above. That controversy obviously had little negative impact on the game's overall sales.
Die Verkaufszahlen von Hogwarts Legacy erwecken jedoch den Eindruck, dass die Aufrufe zum Boykott des RPGs regelrecht verpufften.[However, the sales figures for Hogwarts Legacy give the impression that the calls for a boycott of the RPG literally fell flat.]
So, in short: no, the boycott did not work out entirely as planned. In fact, it's hard to imagine how it could have backfired more spectacularly. For all their shrill, self-pitying demands, the anti-Rowling activists have been trounced. Ordinary people, out in the real world, simply didn't care what they thought.