Kotaku: Sales Charts

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 MST

Three big games debuted in Britain last week, and those three slotted neatly into the top four positions. Call of Duty: World at War took out the top spot for the week on 360 (while the PS3 version came in third), followed by Wrath of the Lich King, followed by marriage-destroyer Football Manager 2009. Pity the wives and girlfriends of Britain this week, dear readers.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack]

360 vs Wii vs PS3 In Install Base Graph Showdown

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:30:00 MST

Thanks to the NPD Group and, uh, Deutsche Bank, we have a lovely graph that shows the current install base for each of the three current-gen home consoles. Being a graph, it's more fun than just the numbers, since we can track each console's performance in the months/years since it launched. The 360, it's taking things nice and easy at 11.6 million. The PS3 is taking things perhaps a little too nice and easy, at 5.7 million. And the Wii, well, that sharp red line is telling you that it's sold 13.4 million consoles in only two years.

Wii U.S. Installed Base Now Leads Xbox 360 by Almost 2 Million [GameDaily]

The Top 20-Selling PC Games In October Were...

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:30:00 MST

Time for the NPD Group's monthly recap of the PC gaming world's sales trends. While this data only covers bricks-n-mortar sales - and as such doesn't give us the whole picture - with so many high-profile PC titles being released in the month it looks a lot more, well, respectable than normal. While previous months have seen NPD's charts looking like a Maxis/Blizzard reach-around, October is full of new, "proper" games, like Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Red Alert 3 and Crysis: Warhead.

1. Fallout 3
2. Spore
3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
4. Far Cry 2
5. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack
8. Fallout 3 Collectors Ed
9. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
10. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
11. World Of Warcraft
12. Civilization IV: Colonization
13. WoW: Burning Crusade
14. Crysis: Warhead
15. Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
16. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Premier Ed
17. Dead Space
18. Spore Creature Creator
19. Civilization IV
20. The Sims 2 FreeTime

[via Shacknews]

October's NPD Also-Rans

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:20:00 MST

All hail the top ten-selling games for October, as they are showered in glory and accolades from an adoring public. And while you're hailing, spare a thought for those games that sold OK, but not well enough to make the top ten. Below you'll find the games that finished 11-20 for the month. Like Connor MacLeod from the Clan MacLeod already said, Guitar Hero dominates with three entries, while FIFA shows the round ball game isn't the hit in the US it is in the Old World. Feel-good story of the day? It's Kirby - yes, Kirby Super Star Ultra - doing the DS proud, coming in at #13.

Exclusive: NPD Top 20 Reveals Far Cry 2 Placing, Guitar Hero Glut? [Gamasutra]

PC Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:20:00 MST

The NPD sales charts are traditionally a little...sketchy when it comes to PC sales. But for the week ending November 1, they look right on the money, with Fallout 3 taking not just the top spot, but 3rd and 9th spot as well with the two collectors editions. With the game still charting well on both Steam and Direct2Drive, you can easily see where a lot (least the PC side of things) of those 4.7 million shifted copies went.

NPD Charts October 26 - November 1

1. Fallout 3
2. C&C: Red Alert 3
3. Fallout 3 Collector's Edition
4. Spore
5. Far Cry 2
6. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
7. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
9. Fallout 3 Survival Edition
10. C&C: Red Alert 3 Premier Edition

Direct2Drive charts as of November 12

1. Sacred 2
2. Call of Duty: World at War (pre-sale)
3. Fallout 3
4. C&C: Red Alert 3
5. Call of Duty 4
6. Spore
7. Civilization IV
8. World of Warcraft
9. BioShock
10. Far Cry 2

Steam charts as of November 12

1. Left 4 Dead (pre-sale)
2. Fallout 3
3. Counter-Strike Source
4. Far Cry 2
5. Sacred 2
6. Football Manager 09
7. Counter-Strike
8. Team Fortress 2
9. Mount & Blade
10. Call of Duty 4

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:20:00 MST

Lots of big-name debuts in Britain last week. Gears of War 2, for example. LittleBigPlanet, for example. And those two did predictably well, coming in at #1 and #2 respectively. But you know what we're going to focus on? Third place. Because that went, in the face of both of the aforementioned title's marketing onslaughts, to dear old Professor Layton on the DS. Well played, Professor.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

And The Five Best-Selling Games In The WORLD Are...

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:20:00 MST

One of the most feel-good stories of the year has got to be the unholy alliance between NPD/GfK/Enterbrain, that lets us see - every three months, at least - what the biggest-selling games are not in the US, Europe or Japan, but in the world. Last time we checked, the best-seller was GTA IV. This time around, for the quarter running from July-September? It's Madden. Madden, followed by daylight.

1. Madden 09 - 2.994 million
2. Wii Fit - 2.089 million
3. Force Unleashed - 1.738 million
4. Pokemon Platinum - 1.482 million
5. Mario Kart Wii - 1.468 million

What's even more interesting than the raw numbers is the percentage of those final tallies US sales comprise. For Madden, of the 2.994 million, 2.958 were in the US. Proving, in case Americans were unaware, how few people outside North America give a rat's arse about American Football. Yet for Wii Fit and Mario Kart, US numbers accounted for barely half of total sales: 1.283 million of 2.089 million for Wii Fit, and 856,000 of 1.468 million for Mario Kart Wii.

Madden Tops Q3 Global Report as West Shows Growth but Japan Declines [GameDaily]

Finally, Some Proper European Hardware Sales Data

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:20:00 MST

In both the US and Japan, we're able to compare how well each console and handheld is performing by looking at hard numbers. It's handy, it's useful. But in Europe? The companies responsible for tracking sales - GfK and ChartTrack being the two biggest - keep the data to themselves. They're not for public consumption, and are only ever available for paying customers; namely, platform holders, publishers and marketing types. But! It looks like we've found a temporary loophole. Nintendo obviously pay the various sales trackers money for the data. They then presented the data at a financial results briefing in Japan last week. Then that data found its way onto the internet. And now we can see it. Above, you can see the weekly sales performance of each of the three home consoles across Europe in 2008. The Wii dominates, as expected. And the 360 languishes in last, as expected, although the recent price cuts seem to be having some effect on sales.

Nintendo Results Briefing [via Captain Smoker & UK:R]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:20:00 MST

It's Christmas time. Least as far as shopping goes. And at Christmas time, people go a little crazy. Which is why the charts look a little schizophrenic this (well, last) week. Games like Fallout 3 and Fable II are where you expect them to be. Games like Brain Training and Wii Play aren't where...OK, actually, it's Britain, it's Christmas time, those two and Wii Fit are exactly where we expect them to be.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

PC Sales Charts (Now With Added Direct2Drive)

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:20:00 MST

The tinkering continues! The official NPD charts were interesting, but fundamentally flawed. So we added Steam's charts as well. Steam painted a much clearer picture of the actual purchasing habits of PC users, but was still incomplete, because we'd left off the other major purveyor of digital distribution, Direct2Drive. So this week, they're included as well, giving us not one, not two, but three PC sales charts. If you can't get a clear idea of what's been selling on the PC after that, well, you're probably asking too much of your sales charts.

NPD Charts Oct 19-25

1. Far Cry 2
2. Spore
3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
4. WoW: Battle Chest
5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack
6. Dead Space
7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
8. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
9. World Of Warcraft
10. Colonization

Steam Charts (as of today)

1. Left 4 Dead (pre-sale)
2. Fallout 3
3. Far Cry 2
4. CS: Source
5. Vampire: Bloodlines
6. Team Fortress 2
7. Counter-Strike
8. Call of Duty 4
9. The Orange Box
10. X3

Direct2Drive Charts (as of today)

1. Fallout 3
2. Red Alert 3
3. Far Cry 2
4. Hinterland
5. Dead Space
6. Spore
7. BioShock
8. Warhammer Online
9. Sims 2
10. Vampire: Bloodlines

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:30:00 MDT

Three games atop the British sales charts, three games with the number "2" after them. Or "II". Same thing. Point is, seems last week, the British were on the lookout for the comfort and reassurance that only a sequel (or continuation of a series) can provide. Fable II, Saints Row II, Far Cry 2, Pro Evo 8, FIFA 16...you get the idea. Well done to Dead Space, then, as it somehow managed to enter the charts at #10 without a 2, II, 2009 or "For The Wii" after its name.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

PC Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:20:00 MDT

Last week seemed to go pretty well, so we'll keep on running with the NPD/Steam tag-team. The NPD charts, they're as...predictable as ever, with plenty to please Maxis and Blizzard fanboys the world over. The Steam charts, they're a little more fluid, with Far Cry 2 shooting straight to #1, closely followed by pre-sales of Fallout 3.

NPD charts for the week ending October 18

1. Spore
2. World of Warcraft Battle Chest
3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
4. Warhammer Online
5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
6. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
7. Civilization IV: Colonization
8. World of Warcraft
9. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
10. Crysis Warhead

Steam's "Top Sellers" (as of today)

1. Far Cry 2
2. Fallout 3 (pre-sale)
3. Left 4 Dead (pre-sale)
4. The Ship: Complete Pack
5. Counter-Strike: Source
6. Counter-Strike
7. Team Fortress 2
8. Call of Duty 4
9. X3
10. The Orange Box

PC Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:20:00 MDT

Gonna try something new this week. Something a little...fairer. While we appreciate the lengths the NPD Group go to in providing us with weekly sales data for the PC gaming market, the fact they cover only bricks-n-mortar sales skews the data somewhat, what with so many people buying their shit from Steam these days. So this week, we're going to run two charts. The NPD charts, and the Steam charts. Give you a clearer overall picture of how the PC market's shaping up.

First, the NPD data for the week ending October 11:

1. Spore
2. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
3. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning
4. Civilization IV: Colonization
5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
8. World Of Warcraft
9. Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
10. Crysis Warhead

And now, Steam's top sellers (as of today):

1. Left 4 Dead (pre-sale)
2. X3: Terran Conflict
3. Counter-Strike: Source
4. World of Goo
5. Team Fortress 2
6. Counter-Strike
7. Call of Duty 4
8. Red Orchestra
9. The Orange Box
10. Peggle Nights

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:20:00 MDT

Oh, it's on. For all of Nintendo's dominance during the leaner months of the year, once the holiday season draws near, Mario Kart and Wii Play can't hope to compete against the combined might of FIFA and Pro Evo. Last week's charts were the first since both games were available, and as expected, Pro Evo took the top two spots in its first week of release. It'll be interesting to see how the pair swap positions in the coming weeks, especially since FIFA has - in my opinion, at least - improved so much that it may well be the better title of the two.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

Let's Japanese Lifetime Console Sales Figures!

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:20:00 MDT

Yes! Let's! A report issued by Famitsu publishers and all-round industry analyst types Enterbrain has given us the lifetime sales figures for the current generation of Japanese consoles. Handhelds, too. And, just for good measure, the PS2. They serve to put a few recent trends into perspective. For one, the 360 - which is the fastest-growing console in the country, with sales up 157% in recent months - has still been outsold by the PS3 3:1. And for all the PSP's recent chart domination, the DS is still kicking its ass. And that's not even counting DS Phat sales.

The total figures are:

PS2: 21,454,325
DS Lite: 17,080,747
PSP: 10,181,888
Wii: 6,826,612
DS: 6,449,206
PS3: 2,369,484
Xbox 360: 748,992

Xbox 360 Growth in Japan Has Topped All Platforms from March to September [GameDaily]

September PC Sales Charts (With Bonus Office Software Comparisons!)

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:30:00 MDT

No weekly PC sales charts this...week, as the release of NPD's monthly console data also lets us take a look at the PC market's September sales figures. Unsurprisingly, Spore was the biggest-selling game of the month, though by how much we don't know, as unlike the console charts, PC figures don't include hard numbers. Warhammer Online came in at #2, beating out WoW, while the most heartwarming entry has to be at #14, which is where the timeless Civilization IV placed. Also included - possibly just for shits and giggles - were the overall PC sales charts, showing how well games fared against less exciting fare such as Microsoft Office and Norton Antivirus.

PC Game Sales

1. Spore
2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
3. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector's Edition
5. Spore Galactic Edition
6. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
7. Crysis Warhead
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
9. World Of Warcraft
10. Spore Creature Creator
11. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
12. Civilization IV: Colonization
13. Warcraft III Battle Chest
14. Civilization IV / Firaxis
15. The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff
16. Diablo Battle Chest
17. StarCraft Battle Chest
18. Hot Wheels: Beat That
19. Crysis
20. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

Overall PC Software Sales

1. Spore
2. MS Office 2007 Home & Student
3. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
4. Trend Micro AntiVirus 2008 Plus Anti-Spyware
5. Spy Sweeper
6. Norton 360 2.0 3User
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
8. Norton Antivirus 2008
9. Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 3User
10. Spy Sweeper w/Antivirus
11. Norton Internet Security 2008
12. MS Office 2007
13. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector's Edition
14. Spore Galactic Edition
15. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
16. Windows Live OneCare 2.0
17. Crysis Warhead
18. VirusScan Plus 2008
19. MobileMe
20. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe

[via Shacknews]

NPD's PC Sales Charts September 21-27

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:00 MDT

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]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:30:00 MDT

This is where we would start commenting on the state of the British market last week. Observations on Wii games, on DS games, on Nintendo first party games, etc etc etc. But this week we won't bother. Because it's clear you're all too busy playing FIFA.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

NPD's PC Sales Charts September 14-20

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:30:00 MDT

Don't look now, but there are real games on the bricks-n-mortar PC sales charts for the week. Real, honest-to-goodness, not-made-by-Maxis-or-Blizzard games. Don't believe me? Check out Warhammer Online at #1. Or Crysis Warhead at #4. Or, bless it, Stalker: Clear Sky, which doesn't just make the charts, it beats out World of Warcraft.

1. Warhammer Online
2. Spore
3. Warhammer Online Collector's Edition
4. Crysis Warhead
5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. Spore Galactic Edition
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
9. Stalker: Clear Sky
10. World Of Warcraft

[figures courtesy of NPD]

Lifetime British Console Sales Figures Get

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:20:00 MDT

In a rare act of charity, the usually-stingy ChartTrack have released some hard, useful sales data for the British market, in the form of lifetime sales figures for the current generation of both home and portable consoles. As of this month, the PS3 has sold 1.4 million units. The 360 has sold 2.3 million. The Wii, however, has both trumped, nearly outnumbering the competition combined at a healthy 3.6 million sold. And the handhelds? Nowhere near as close. The PSP has sold 2.9 million units, while the DS has sold a whopping 7.1 million. So, yeah, Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo. Explains the weekly sales charts.

Console installed base almost doubles in UK [GI.biz]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Britain partied like it was April 2008 last week, with Wii Fit reclaiming the top spot over Mario Kart, which having thrown a cheap-ass blue shell in the path of Lucasart's Force Unleashed overtook last week's winner on the home stretch (following last week's dominance, the SW trilogy-fillers slipped to #3 (360), #4 (PS3) and #7 (Wii) respectively). Oh, and Fun Fact: not one, not two, but four PC games charted last week. Spore, WAR, Crysis Warhead and Colonization. Click through to see how they did.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

NPD's PC Sales Charts September 7-13

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:30:00 MDT

Spore, anyone? More like Spore, everyone, as Maxis' galactic creature game sold like a house on fire that was full of combustible hotcakes. Spore's #1, the Galactic Edition is #2, and even the Creature Creator hangs on to #4, despite the real thing being out. The rest is your standard Warcraft/Sims breakdown, with the exception of Crysis, which hung around thanks the pre-Warhead interest spike.

1. Spore
2. Spore Galactic Edition
3. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
4. Spore Creature Creator
5. WoW: Battle Chest
6. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
7. World of Warcraft
8. WoW: The Burning Crusade
9. Warcraft III Battle Chest
10. Crysis

[via Big Download] [Image]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:00:00 MDT

It's largely accepted that Force Unleashed is a bit of a disappointment. OK story, and a nice filler between the rubbish movies and the good ones, but as a game, it's got problems. But hey, since when did the fact a game was a disappointment stop it selling a ton! The Force Unleashed dominates the charts this week, with the 360 and PS3 versions coming in at #1 and #2 respectively, while even the Wii version makes it in at #6.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack]

NPD PC Sales Charts August 31 - September 6

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:40:00 MDT

Looks like I spoke to soon! Sims 2 Apartment Life won a reprieve atop the PC sales charts for the week ending September 6, as Spore didn't quite have a long enough stay on the shelves to take the top spot. it'll no doubt get there next week. Asfor the rest, you know how it goes, though I'd like everyone to say a big hello to Crysis, who's rejoining us this week at #10 after a long sojourn. Hello, Crysis!

1. The Sims 2: Apartment Life
2. Spore
3. Spore Creature Creator
4. WoW: Battle Chest
5. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe
6. World Of Warcraft
7. WoW: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
8. The Sims 2: Apartment Life Limited Collection
9. Warcraft III Battle Chest
10. Crysis

[image]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:30:00 MDT

The King (Nintendo) is dead (at least temporarily). Long live the King (EA)! Yes, EA muscled up the charts in style last week, claiming the top two spots with Spore and Mercs 2, while Tiger Woods and even Spore Creatures did good business. Lord only knows how much money they'll be bringing in when FIFA 09 and Need For Speed hit the market.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack]

NPD PC Sales Charts August 24-30

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:20:00 MDT

Poor Sims 2: Apartment Life. In it comes, debuting at #1, just like everything else that's ever had "The Sims" in front of it. And just like everything else that's ever had "The Sims" in front of it, it would be expecting a long stay at the top of the charts. Pity (for it), then, that it's just keeping the seat warm for Spore. As for the rest of the charts, Nancy Drew has retreated back into the shadows, replaced by...Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm. If you're going to break the Blizzard/EA stranglehold, the best way to do it, is to do it with crustaceans.

1. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
2. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
4. World Of Warcraft
5. Spore Creature Creator
6. Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm
7. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
8. The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff
9. Warcraft III Battle Chest
10. Diablo Battle Chest

[via Shacknews]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:30:00 MDT

Going outside today, Britons? Do watch for the sky falling. Because Nintendo's dominance over the top end of the charts has been loosened by, of all things, a PC game, of which we've seen maybe 3 or 4 in these charts over the past two years. Sure, it was to be expected being Spore and all, but still, it's a rarity to be savoured nonetheless. Right behind Will Wright's latest is Mercenaries 2, proving that you don't need flashy petrol giveaways to secure sales. You just need some Peter Stormare.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack]

NPD PC Sales Charts August 17-23

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:40:00 MDT

A new challenger! OK, not a challenger, per se, since it's not exactly going to challenge the all-conquering WoW, Sims or Nancy Drew, but still. It's so nice to see a new face around the PC sales charts you can't blame us for getting all excited, can you? Game in question is Valve's Orange Box, which after a long absence makes a return to the charts at the expense of the Sims 2 Ikea expansion. Score one for the purists.

1. WoW: Battle Chest
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. World Of Warcraft
4. Spore Creature Creator
5. WoW: The Burning Crusade
6. Diablo Battle Chest
7. Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice
8. Call of Duty 4
9. The Orange Box
10. Warcraft III Battle Chest

[via Big Download]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:30:00 MDT

A new challenger approaches! Specifically, one that challenges Nintendo's (or any other company's game published on a Nintendo console) dominance over Britain's sales charts. And that challenger? None other than Too Human, which debuted at #5. Sure Silicon Knights are happy with that! And why not. Game's not great, but it's not half bad. Certainly not half as bad as the internet would have you believe.

Oh, and even if it is a Sims game, it's lovely seeing a PC title anywhere on these charts. [Individual format sales charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Image]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:20:00 MDT

The top eight spots are all games for Nintendo platforms. Again. BORING. So this week, figured I'd try something different. Let's talk about the other end of the chart. The end that has literal shovelware, like "42 All-Time Classics" on the DS, propping the whole thing up. That and Imagine : Babies, which actually moved up a spot from last week, from 39 to 38. Actually, this end's just as uninteresting as the top end. Sorry.

[British individual format sales charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Pic]

NPD's PC Sales Charts: July 2008

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:30:00 MDT

No weekly PC sales charts this week. No, we got monthly sales charts. Specifically, for the month of July, a period dominated by AAA PC exclusive Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice, which lived up to its pre-release hype by taking out the top spot. It's followed by...yeah, pretty much everything Maxis and Blizzard have ever put out between them (though Civ IV at #12 should warm a cockle or two amongst you).

1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. Spore Creature Creator
4. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest
5. The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff
6. Diablo Battle Chest
7. World of Warcraft
8. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
9. The Sims 2 FreeTime
10. Warcraft III Battle Chest
11. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
12. Civilization IV / Firaxis Games
13. The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
14. Starcraft: Battle Chest
15. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
16. Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
17. Age of Empires III
18. Crysis
19. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
20. The Sims 2 Seasons Expansion Pack

[via Shacknews] [Pic]

NPD's PC Sales Charts August 3-9

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:30:00 MDT

Ah, familiarity. Some say it breeds contempt, but we say it breeds a sense of comfort, as change is dangerous when it comes to PC sales charts, and must be avoided at all costs. This week's charts, then, are big on familiar, as they look a lot like the last charts we posted. Indeed, they're almost identical, with only the order of the games changing, not the games themselves. Come on, Blizzard. Hurry up and release that Lost Vikings Battle Chest, it's time to shake things up a bit.

1. WoW: Battle Chest
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. World Of Warcraft
4. Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice
5. Spore Creature Creator
6. Diablo Battle Chest
7. Warcraft III Battle Chest
8. WoW: Burning Crusade
9. The Sims 2 Ikea Home Stuff
10. Call of Duty 4

[PC sales charts courtesy of the NPD Group]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:20:00 MDT

Britain got Olympic fever. OK, maybe not fever. Maybe just a slight case of the sniffles, because despite Britain's surprising surge up the medals chart, the official tie-in game could only clamber its way up to eight place. Why am I mentioning the eight-placed game? Because it's nice to talk about a non-Nintendo game for once.

[British individual format charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Pic]

July's NPD Sales, Now In Stunning Colour

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:30:00 MDT

Nothing like some coloured bar graphs to put things in perspective. Edge have tallied the July NPD numbers, looked at just what they all mean, and spat out their usual handy selection of charts, graphs and pies. Watch, as "next gen" console sales continue to look stagnant next to the Wii! Marvel, as Microsoft's meagre slice of the overall gaming pie is shown in picture form! Weep, as we're reminded that Metal Gear Solid 4 won't make 2008's top ten for sales!

In-Depth Analysis of Games and Console Sales [Edge]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:20:00 MDT

Congratulations, Soul Calibur IV! You've broken Nintendo's stranglehold on the top end of the British sales charts. At least for this week (and last week, really, but we missed last week's charts...sorry!). Because they're not just the only games for a system that's not made by Nintendo in the top 10, they're the only games for a system that's not made by Nintendo in the top 20. Seeing as both have slipped from their loftier positions last week, however, we expect regular service to resume this time next week.

[British individual format sales charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Pic]

NPD's PC Sales Charts July 21-26

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:30:00 MDT

Poor Nancy Drew. She couldn't hold off EA forever. The latest bricks-n-mortar PC charts see the indomitable Ms. Drew drop a spot to #2, as she's dethroned by chart stalwart The Sims 2. The rest, well, you know the rest. Maxis, Blizzard, Maxis, Blizzard, Maxis, Blizzard, etc etc etc.

1) The Sims 2
2) Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
3) WoW Battle Chest
4) Spore Creature Creator
5) WoW
6) The SIms 2 Ikea
7) Diablo Battle Chest
8) Call of Duty 4
9) WoW: Burning Crusade
10) The SIms 2 Free Time

[charts courtesy of the NPD Group] [Pic]

NPD's PC Sales Charts July 14-20

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:40:00 MDT

Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice isn't a one-hit wonder. It's a chart-topping phenomenon, somehow managing to hang onto the top spot in the bricks-n-mortar PC sales charts for the second week running. Speaking of phenomenons, if you cast your eyes further down the charts, past the usual morass of Maxis and Blizzard titles, you'll see someone familiar. A dear, old friend. Yes, Civilization IV pops its head in to say hello, a chilling coincidence seeing as I'm currently playing the game again myself.

1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff
4. WoW: Battle Chest
5. Spore Creature Creator
6. Diablo Battle Chest
7. World of Warcraft
8. WoW: Burning Crusade
9. Civilization IV
10. Call of Duty 4

[courtesy of NPD]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:20:00 MDT

Nintendo, Wii, DS, Wii, DS, Nintendo, DS, Wii, Nintendo. That's all last week was to you, Britain. A chance for Nintendo games to parade up and down the high street, flaunting their money-printing wares while your little sisters run shrieking into the streets to buy yet another copy of Big Beach Sports and Guitar Hero DS. Indeed, so entrenched was Nintendo's dominance in the UK last week that 29 of the top 40-selling titles were for either the Wii or DS, including the entire top 10.

[Individual-format charts provided courtesy of ChartTrack] [Pic]

NPD's PC Sales Charts July 6-12

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:30:00 MDT

Don't look now, but there's a new game at #1. And it wasn't made by Maxis. And it wasn't made by Blizzard. That's right, the top-selling PC game (at a bricks n mortar retailer) in the US for the week ending July 12 was...Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice. A popular series, no doubt, but really. Nancy Drew?

1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice
2. Spore Creature Creator
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
4. Diablo Battle Chest
5. The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. World Of Warcraft
8. The Sims 2 Freetime
9. WoW: The Burning Crusade
10. Call of Duty 4

[courtesy of NPD]

British Sales Charts

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:30:00 MDT

And the gentrification of the British gaming scene continues! While American charts continue to be a refuge for games about big men with guns, this week's British charts only reaffirm the fact that the sceptred isle's great unwashed care not for the adventures of Snake, or what kind of company Battlefield keeps. They care about anything that has "Wii" in front of it, or is for the Wii, or just looks like it's for the Wii.

[British individual-format charts courtesy of Chart-Track] [Pic]