US PC game charts: August 27- September 2

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Sep 15, 2006 1:50 pm PT

Most recent weekly top 10 from NPD yields a Sims 2 four-way, a dethroned World of Warcraft, and a resurgent Starcraft: Battle Chest.

Prior to the week of August 27 to September 2, World of Warcraft had ruled the weekly NPD PC bestseller charts for a month straight. It was the latest round in the game of top-slot switcheroo that Blizzard Entertainment's game had been playing with Electronic Arts' The Sims 2. The two titan PC titles have consistently remained in the top 10 since their release in 2004, the latter fast becoming a franchise on par with the original Sims thanks to its various expansion packs.

Though the Sims 2 finished in third place during the week--right below WOW--the Sims 2 brand came up on top again, thanks to a new add-on for the lifestyle simulator. The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff took over the number-one slot in the week following its release, just as The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff--this week's 10th-place game--did when it was released April. Neither "Stuff" title is a full-fledged Sims 2 expansion like Open for Business, which finished in ninth place, or earlier expansions Nightlife or University. Instead, they just add new items for Sims 2 characters to use, including clothes and interior decoration.

Meanwhile, down in fourth place, THQ's movie-based minigame compilation Cars: Radiator Springs kept up its surprising pace. Perhaps even more surprising was what title was on its tail. Fifth-place game Starcraft: Battle Chest has rocketed back onto the charts seven years after it was first released, thanks in large part to its low nationwide average retail price of $12. (Note: Average prices are determined by NPD sales surveys, and actual suggested retail price may vary.)

Meanwhile, down in sixth was last week's top game, NFL Madden 07 from EA Sports. Then came the children's adventure title Nancy Drew: Danger By Design, topping the ever-popular Roller Coaster Tycoon 3: Gold, which bundles the original Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with its Soaked! expansion pack.

Falling out of the chart during the week of August 27 to September 2 were two titles from 2K--Civilization IV and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion--and another resurgent retro-RTS comp, Warcraft III: Battlechest.

46 Comments

  • EzzMoney1959

    Posted Sep 30, 2006 7:24 pm PT

    AQPQL*WFTUQ5FMYF9UV9

  • gameman_4

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 1:58 am PT

    wow a 1999 starcraft release?
    whats that doin in the charts?
    and yeah wow rules

  • XxKnightHawkxX

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 8:03 pm PT

    @The people asking who plays the Sims games and the ones saying they have never meet someone who plays Sims:

    All of the people that I have meet that play The Sims are people that most likely dont visit gaming websites like this one.

  • ryokinshin6x3

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    the amount of ppl buying these games is stil amazing, lik red alert 1 selling well years after release, anyways this should be wiped clean once fall omce around, except for wow and the sims 2 of course

    and finally wow is dethroned

  • ymcop

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 1:52 pm PT

    Starcraft Battle Chest ^^"

  • greatmagnus

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 11:44 am PT

    I have never played sims and I dont know anyone that does either....

    I CALL SHANANIGANS!!

  • soopakhan

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 9:10 am PT

    STARCRAFT RULES

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 7:38 am PT

    never played the sims.........don't know anyone that does. how are so many selling????

  • Falconsmoker

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 3:33 am PT

    The users cannot upgrade their PC's as fast as game req. evolve. Also the main buyers are families, and ratings take their part in sale numbers. WOW, sims, other stuff is like for everyone, but more agressive titles are with close to mature rankings, and none parent wants his child to become people shooter wanabee.

  • helluvagood

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 8:04 pm PT

    meh starcraft...

  • godoftheds

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 2:57 pm PT

    ALL HAIL STARCRAFT!

  • viewtiful_joe99

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 4:55 am PT

    Sweet people still like Starcraft.

  • GangsterPanda

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 4:51 am PT

    I can't belive that World of Warcraft is still on this list; it's one thing that people are playing this game, but that people are still buying this game in retail is beyond me.

  • jbengeii

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 8:32 pm PT

    So Prey Isn't even on the list? I just finished playing it and it was one of the best games I played. About Starcraft being on the list , Blizzard should make Starcraft current like WC3,better graphics,etc. That's a good game!!

  • omgwtfsonofab

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 8:12 pm PT

    I think this is actually slowing starcraft 2 production down. They see people still buying a 7 year old game, so why should they dethrone it with Starcraft 2? It's like if you see Game I and Game II on the same shelf, and they're both online games, of course you're going to choose II.

  • Versus_XIII

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 6:16 pm PT

    WoW isn't number 1. O_o

    It's the Sims. New sales..eh?

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 2:10 pm PT

    I agree with Thorpe89

  • gamer_10001

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 1:37 pm PT

    WoW #2... *head explodes*

  • s0l0123

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 12:28 pm PT

    STARCRAFT ON THE LIST....AWESOME

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 11:06 am PT

    Hermits have nothing new to play.....

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