Top Selling PC Games - Week Ending July 26
Retail research firm, NPD Group has released its list of the top selling PC games for the week ending July 26, 2008, revealing that Her Interactive’s Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice took the top spot for the week. While the teen sleuth game taking the top spot is interesting, the rest of the list is a combination of hype driven sales, hold-outs and extensions of ultra popular brands.
The Sims franchise continues to rake in cash for EA with add-ons The Sims 2 Double Deluxe and The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff; meanwhile Blizzard enjoys much success with continued sales of the World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest compilation pack, The Burning Crusade expansion and the original game. Several games on the charts are due to a large amount of buzz for upcoming games: Blizzard’s Diablo III announcement has helped drive sales of the Diablo Battle Chest compilation pack and hype for Will Wright’s Spore is driving consumers to pick up the Spore Creature Creator.
The top ten is rounded out by two ultra popular franchises: Call of Duty 4 and Civilization IV, which shows the staying power of these brands. The final tally? Her Interactive - 1, 2K Games - 1, EA - 3, Blizzard / Activision - 5. Two companies dominate the PC games space at this point: EA and Activision / Blizzard. Check out the chart below:
Top 10 PC Games for the week ending July 26, 2008
1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice - Her Interactive
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - EA
3. The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff - EA
4. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest - Blizzard
5. Spore Creature Creator - EA
6. Diablo Battle Chest - Blizzard
7. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
8. World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Blizzard
9. Civilization IV - 2K Games
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision
