I'm enjoying the game. Addictive as hell.

Boozerz

Don't forget, some people had to buy the game more than once because of DRM.

Is this mic on?
Thank you, I'll be here all night.

Ajey

@Mister_Jack:

IT'S OVER NINE-THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(someone was bound to make that joke eventually)

TheHeeyyy

Mirror's Edge. :/

Such a shame.

lumpi

24,9 million.

lumpi

@Lombax:

Fable 2 isn't being released by EA.

TheHeeyyy

wow all those people suing EA really got their point across!
all the anti-EA rabble we see online appears to be total bullshit when they release sales figures like this.
Give it a rest.

Upcoming Titles that EA haters will eat crow on:

Fable 2
Deadspace
Mirrors Edge
Warhammer Online

Lombax

How many of those creations are penises? Or boobs? Or penises with boobs?

Mister_Jack

So I guess it'll look happy on the surface even though there's a ton turmoil underneath. Is the game worth all the bad press it's getting?

poisonedsodapop

@TheHeeyyy: You think that'll stop them? ;)

chronubis

all i know is, i just got a buddy of mine to bring me a pirated version. why? because i dont have any bullshit rootkits installed this way, and I could care less about anything the online features might have to offer. good to see its still selling well regardless, but yeah, release a version that is free of the BS, and I'm totally 100% willing to pay for it.

uppitycracker

:( I just wish my game would work - sure I don't like the DRM but that is much lower on my gripe list than actually being able to play it. First day I played it, it worked fine and I was hooked. Next day - about half the other creatures are invisible. Its hard to be a herbivore with invisible creatures eating me.

A lot of people are having that problem post patch. And its not like I have some weird setup - its a dell gaming laptop with XP (video card is 7800M GTX).

MysteryMachine

Why mention "mobile and iPhone", did Apple drop a check on this site too? Cause the last time I checked iPhone is a mobile also. Fanboys are everywhere.

jocaju

havent bought it, wont buy it. was going to, but... yeah. i didnt know it was gonna be casual >.<

thedarkmarc

25 Million Creations!

Only 1 Million of those aren't penises!

Altima NEO

i dont even care about pc games, but im still glad to see the medium thriving. a game thats not wow or the sims selling a million is pretty cool... especially this fast. (i know other versions are included.. but i couldnt possibly imagine the ds figures contributing much.. and mac/pc.. both computers, whatever lol.. thats like the diff in ps3/360.. theyre both consoles).

cheers to the pc gaming community from an avid arcade fan!

shouryuuken

And just how many of those are for DS? Half? Two thirds?

@Lombax: How do you know I'll be eating crow on any of those? Two of them aren't on my list and the other two were erased from my list shortly after word got out about this.

EA isn't the only PC publishing studio, you know; there are other, far better, out there.

Rctdaemon

@poisonedsodapop: Bad press?! Lol, from who exactly? Internet cry babies who can't handle DRM? Funny.

Out of those million sales, there MIGHT be a hundred thousand who actually care about all the shit everyone cries on here about every day. So give it a rest.

mva5580

@jocaju: ...maybe the iPhone and mobile versions aren't the same thing...?

Just maybe.

sunshine06

I've bought it and I've been enjoying it without any issues, DRM-related or otherwise.

If DRM problems do crop up, I'll contact EA and ask them to fix the issue. If they don't respond adequately, then I'll call my local Fair Trading office and get them to sort it all out.

Until then, I'm happy with the game.

Marlor

@Boozerz: As am i, amazing game. its funny, for all that i keep hearing about drm bricking peoples systems, and other fun problems, i have had a fully problem free experience, outside of the fucking homeworld crash bug, that needs fixed.

rianfrost

The only issues I've had so far are with the so-called 'patch', which has made the game unplayable for me. But still, good to see Wright's latest achievement pay off.

mrdietsoda

I've only had one problem with the game, and that's with my minimap not displaying correctly (which seems to be graphics card related anyway), I'm freakin addicted like hell to the creator tools. Money well spent, IMO :D

shatteredhalo

Hmm, I'll admit I'm curious if this game is any fun, but from what I've repeatedly heard about it being a fluffed-up set of mini-games, I'm skeptical.

Trym

@Strangelove:

Hmm, I'll have to give it some thought then, although I might wait for the price to come down a bit...

Trym

@Trym:

The fluffed-up minigames rumor is inflated. While Spore is greater than the sum of its parts, the creation tools gel everything together into a wonderful experience.

Also, my girlfriend has invested at least 10 hours in the game (playing at my apartment) and is going to buy the game herself. I think the game has pretty broad appeal (heh).

Strangelove

@mva5580: true, but those amazon 1-star ratings cant be helping. hopefully, theyve got enough whiny, DRM-dickriding internet stars backing up their sales, somehow.

TheIrishNinja

@MysteryMachine: Me too. Apparently they are working on it so we'll just have to sit tight (or reinstall the game without patching).

Fistynuts

so are we going to see bi-annual expansions now that its a hit. I can't wait for Spore: Castaway and Apartment life

McClain

I personally am loving the game as well. I have had no technical issues with it whatsoever so far. Oh but I have not installed the patch yet, as I don't see a problem with the old version.

The only stage which I do not enjoy is the civ stage, I Just rush that through in like 25-30 mins. It is really really simplified, and not fun at all. If they had made that with a little more depth (perhaps 3 different resources to manage?) it would've been something amazing

SansSanity

They should have stopped at char creator which is the only good thing about this game. The gameplay and the entire evolution thing is a standard A4-paper format model without any variations, just like the rest of the mediocre strategy games out there. I am not even talking about the lack of controls, the completely unfinished space age and the awful camera.

Aeryss

And then there's me, who has given up on the game entirely because despite everything being updated, etc. and settings turned to minimum the game still crashes within a half hour of play.

I promised myself I wouldn't buy day-one PC games (or even year one really) but I was soooo excited for Spore I did it anyway. This may very well be the last time I make that mistake.

aimaisan

The game is alright, though over hyped. The creature/vehicle/building creator is really awesome, but the game play is very mediocre. Still good to see something different out there though.

Chillblain

@thedarkmarc: CASUALS!!!!

Altima NEO

That number is going to double with the Wii version of the game whether it is good or not...

dude49

I've got a uSheep t-shirt that I put little spore creatures on instead of the iPod people, but it's nice to know that you're smarter and have better morals than a million fools.

EnochRodeo

Wait, a few hundred trolls couldn't derail this game? What is this world coming to?!

I'm a casual gamer, and I'm on my second play through. Obviously, any game has issues but I'm finding the mixture of creativity and simple strategy, as well as striving for achievements, quite addicting and satisfying! I'm proud to be 1 of the 1,000,000.

exploder98

'Pretty broad' appeal with your girlfriend... I hope that wasn't an intentional pun... I tried it on a friend's computer, it seemed okay, not something I would go for at the current price and status with DRM. Maybe if it ever drops in price.

SurekhaHackle

Hooray! I'm one in a million!

Saigin

@Ajey: Also don't forget, a lot of people pirated it because of the DRM. I have no problem with the DRM.

Saigin