Author JK Rowlings has been accused of being transphobic.
Several gaming sites have therefore limited their reporting on the game, gaming forums have banned discussion of the game, and former Harry Potter fans have called for boycotts of the game as a way to mark against the author's statements.
Despite this, the game now breaks several records.
Over 12 million games have been sold worldwide to date, bringing in over $850 million for Warner Bros.
Games in the first two weeks after it was released.
The game thereby surpasses all of the company's previous game launches.
Streaming record
The game also broke streaming records when it became the biggest single player game ever on game streaming site Twitch with 1.28 million viewers at launch.
Also in terms of player engagement, the game achieves unprecedented results with over 280 million hours played to date.
JK Rowling has not been involved in the game, which takes place at Hogwarts School of Wizardry a hundred years before Harry Potter entered the school.