Weekly PC Sales: Empire Total War Dominates, Warhammer Online Resurfaces
That week saw the debut of The Creative Assembly's historical strategy game Empire: Total War, which also topped the chart for digital distribution site Direct2Drive. Mythic's Warhammer Online also reappeared, probably due to a lowered average price.
As NPD's figures do not include digital distribution, you'll find Direct2Drive's corresponding list of PC best-sellers below. However, please note that this only covers one of many online outlets, while NPD covers a variety of brick and mortar stores.
NPD's Top Ten (3/1 - 3/7)
- Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly / $48
- World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $39
- Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning / EA Mythic / $16
- The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis / $20
- Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II / Relic / $48
- The Sims Carnival: Bumper Blast / Electronic Arts / $2
- Empire: Total War - Special Forces Edition / Creative Assembly / $69
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Premier Edition / EA LA / $14
- World Of Warcraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $38
- World Of Warcraft / Blizzard / $18
Direct2Drive's Top Ten (3/2 - 3/10)
- Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly
- Empire: Total War - Special Forces Edition / Creative Assembly
- Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II / Relic
- Empire: Total War (Pre-Order with Free Game) / Creative Assembly
- Drakensang: The Dark Eye / Radon Labs
- MLB 2K9 / Visual Concepts
- Rome: Total War Gold Edition / Creative Assembly
- Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2008 / Square Enix
- Defense Grid: The Awakening / Hidden Path
- Grand Theft Auto IV / Rockstar North
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jonin
replyWarhammer for 16$? damn
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What I'd like to know is how Warhammer Online can be in the top 5 or 10 every month since it launched, and they're still merging servers at an alarming rate.
I guess it could be because, like me, they bought the game, played a month and cancelled. How many shackers have subscribed past the initial month?-
I played the 10 day trial then quit, but I actually REALLY enjoy the game but I got to level ten (the cap fpr the trial) and assumed the content was going to die off since it started to seem like it. If there are some patches i'll go back (and if i get alot of time is also the other concern)
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I thought it hadn't been in the top 5 or 10 in a while now.
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This is correct. It dropped off a while back.
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Yup. I was really excited about the release. Bought it on release day, ended up quitting about a week after I bought my first month, DOH! Game just didnt stick with me, didnt click at all.
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