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NPD's PC Sales Charts September 21-27
Posted by Luke Plunkett at 5:00 PM on October 8, 2008
The latest bricks-and-mortar PC sales charts are in. They cover the week of September 21-27. As you expect, the words EA, Maxis and Blizzard feature prominently. But then so do the words Crytek, Firaxis and Traveller's Tales, so please, enjoy the variety.
1. Spore
2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
3. Civilization IV: Colonization
4. Crysis Warhead
5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. World Of Warcraft
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
9. LEGO Batman
10. WoW: Burning Crusade
[via Shacknews]

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Strangelove
Posted 1:28 PM 8/10/08
@Real Serious Assassin:
Just because you're making comments doesn't necessarily mean you have to type like a moron. Oops, I mean you don't has to TyPe LiKe A MoRoN.
Strangelove
cihx
Posted 1:25 PM 8/10/08
nice to see crysis there, optimized engine and a nice price point really makes a difference.
cihx
Real Serious Assassin
Posted 1:21 PM 8/10/08
CaN I HaS PuPpY?
Real Serious Assassin
mva5580
Posted 1:13 PM 8/10/08
These charts don't mean much considering there are never actual sales #'s attached with them.
I mean yeah, great, Spore is #1. But how many units did it sell? And everything else?
mva5580
Killa_Charlie
Posted 1:12 PM 8/10/08
Surprising little amount of The Sims on there.
Killa_Charlie
-Scrixx-
Posted 1:07 PM 8/10/08
Civ 4 makes a return!
-Scrixx-
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 1:07 PM 8/10/08
Oh Crysis...
Lets spend all our time making a game look as real as possible, to heck with actual gameplay or optimization.
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Covert_Knight
Posted 1:06 PM 8/10/08
I really wish Steam would release their numbers.
But in all honesty I hate NPD numbers in general. For consoles it's a means to get fanboys to flame each other on forums as if the sales really would affect their console gaming experience. For pcs, it's just a means to have wild speculation on the market. There is far more to the market than just retail sales of pc gaming.
Covert_Knight
Redface
Posted 1:06 PM 8/10/08
AY YO PUPPY I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUU!
Dammit, Plunkett, don't do that shit again. I can't resist, man.
Redface
ZenGaijin
Posted 1:48 PM 8/10/08
Puppy are awesome end of story.
But I'm thinking this is going to be the same top 3 for the PC until WoW: LichKing is released.
ZenGaijin
Diesel_Power
Posted 1:44 PM 8/10/08
Would never let a puppy sit on my laptop. Unless I want to take the risk of the dog pissing on it.
And cool that Crysis is on there.
Diesel_Power
JesusPuncherX
Posted 1:42 PM 8/10/08
@Dreamwriter: Who needs symbolism? He's cute. 'Nuff said.
JesusPuncherX
lunarcore
Posted 1:38 PM 8/10/08
@Dreamwriter: He is sitting on a laptop.
lunarcore
Dreamwriter
Posted 1:34 PM 8/10/08
Am I the only one who doesn't understand the symbolism of the puppy? There doesn't appear to be any dog related games on there...
Dreamwriter
slimky
Posted 2:00 PM 8/10/08
I still see a lot of WoW here:
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. World Of Warcraft
10. WoW: Burning Crusade
Did Blizzard massively ban accounts recently or people are geting all hyped for the expansion ?
Spore isn`t a real surprise and WAR at second position is a good news for the new MMORPG. PC isn't dead :)
slimky
Kenny
Posted 1:58 PM 8/10/08
@Diesel_Power: I'll pretend you didn't say that.
Don't diss on cute puppies.
Kenny
Real Serious Assassin
Posted 1:58 PM 8/10/08
@Strangelove: It's an lolcat reference... Didn't mean to bust your eyes. :(
Real Serious Assassin
FLYBOY611
Posted 1:56 PM 8/10/08
I'm really interested on how many games Valve sells a day. They need to tell us this kinda stuff.
FLYBOY611
kidko
Posted 2:30 PM 8/10/08
Waaaagh or whatever. Warhammer is pretty fun, glad to see people jumping on
kidko
yargh
Posted 2:15 PM 8/10/08
Awwwwww puppy.
yargh
gessyca
Posted 2:49 PM 8/10/08
@syafiqjabar: mine too!
gessyca
cb_32
Posted 2:46 PM 8/10/08
Civ should be selling more.
cb_32
syafiqjabar
Posted 2:39 PM 8/10/08
My kittens like to jump on to my laptop PC and sleep in front of the LCD. Annoying, yes, but too cute.
syafiqjabar
syafiqjabar
Posted 2:37 PM 8/10/08
@Real Serious Assassin:
To quote Seanbaby: Jump in my pocket and be mine forever, Puppy The Funpuppy!
syafiqjabar
syafiqjabar
Posted 2:36 PM 8/10/08
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.:
Crysis DOES have fun gameplay, it only got bad when the aliens appear. You can, for example, jump Hulk-like and throw logs at people. Or pick up people and throw them. Or throw chickens. Punch people though walls. Use speed and circle-strafe everyone before they can react. Be invisible and drop grenades in the middle of an enemy formation. I'm not disappointed if I have to run it on low settings as long as there's stuff you can do.
syafiqjabar
HoxtonHero
Posted 4:03 PM 8/10/08
Wooo Hooo WAR!!! Glad it's doing well. I enjoy destroying stunties and squishes.
HoxtonHero
darktorns
Posted 4:26 PM 8/10/08
WAR is more fun than WoW. There i said it, because its true.
darktorns
Lazz
Posted 5:32 PM 8/10/08
@darktorns:
Agreed.
Lazz
mr_dimsum
Posted 7:16 PM 8/10/08
@darktorns: I kind of agree. :) I quite enjoy it, but the PvE aspect of Warhammer blows. I do have to say the game has TONS of stuff, but they aren't "introduced" very well, leaving its usage in the dust..
mr_dimsum
Krumm
Posted 7:25 PM 8/10/08
@mr_dimsum: I never expected War to be this good, i only bought it because a friend of mine was playing. After the AoC fiasco, this one is a solid game.
As for it being hetter then Wow, its not comparable, different MMOs all together. But i can say im having more fun with War than i ever had in the 3 years i played Wow. Excluding the thrill for the first time kill on a big boss, theres nothing that compares to that.
Krumm
Karlott
Posted 7:41 PM 8/10/08
@syafiqjabar:
This +1. I'm sick of Crysis being slammed for its poor gameplay. The gameplay is freaking sweet. I've got most of the major FPS releases from the past year (Orange Box, CoD 4, Crysis, Frontlines) and Crysis is by far IMO the most fun to play.
Karlott
AxelMinami
Posted 8:11 PM 8/10/08
@Strangelove: *facepalm*
AxelMinami
lumpi
Posted 8:34 PM 8/10/08
In other news, I pressed the wrong button and replied to an existing post accidentally. No opinion on WAR or WOW.
lumpi
lumpi
Posted 8:32 PM 8/10/08
I see, I see. Pirates are destroying Spore sales pretty badly. Poor EA. :(
lumpi
Combichristoffersen
Posted 9:17 PM 8/10/08
@Real Serious Assassin:
The puppy is a lie.
Combichristoffersen
Pezdispenser
Posted 11:39 PM 8/10/08
@HoxtonHero: I'll be sure to aim my Organ Gun at your head the next time I login... :P
Pezdispenser
Pezdispenser
Posted 11:37 PM 8/10/08
Woops, looks like I'm late this week.
Steam Top Sellers as of the time of this writing:
1-Counterstrike Source
2-Team Fortress 2
3-Orange Box
4-Counterstrike (original)
5-Crysis Warhead
6-Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
7-Call of Duty 4
8-Hinterland
9-STALKER Clear Sky
10-Sid Meier's Civ IV: Colonization
Pezdispenser
PixelPenumbra
Posted 12:01 AM 9/10/08
@darktorns:
I've already canceled my War acccount.
Game is boring as hell once you pass level 21 and the combat is too clunky to compare it to more refined games.
For those first 15 levels or so I agree...I thought we had a real contender here, but now I'm not so sure. I've never ground so much in a game and while I am still logging on... I don't feel like I actually want to. Its more like... well... too dark to go ride my bike. GF is out of town... Guess I'll turn on War for a little bit.
Wander the world for a bit...realize no one is doing anything except the same scenario I've already played 100 times. Guess I'll log off.
PixelPenumbra
Lipscomba
Posted 1:26 AM 9/10/08
What a cute Puppy!
Lipscomba
Rev
Posted 4:26 AM 9/10/08
I, along with many others, love teh puppeh.
Cuuuuuuuute
Rev
Strangelove
Posted 10:11 AM 10/10/08
@Combichristoffersen:
I apologize, my mistake. I can't stand it when people type like that, I didn't realize it was a reference.
Strangelove
The_Chuff
Posted 1:35 PM 8/10/08
I must have misread this. It is not lead by either WoW or Sims?
Am I still on Earth?
The_Chuff