US PC game charts: September 10-16

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Sep 28, 2006 4:16 pm PT

The Sims 2's Glamour-ous Life succumbs to the force of Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.

If variety is the spice of life, the US PC Charts are one of the blandest dishes on the planet. For the past two years, the top slot in the chart has almost always been occupied by World of Warcraft, the Sims 2, or one of the various Sims 2 expansions. During the week of September 3-9, the add-on The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff enjoyed its second stay at number one after dethroning WOW, which had spent much of the prior month in the pole position.

However, the monotony changed during the week of September 10-16, according to the most recent sales rankings released by the NPD Group. That seven-day stretch saw both Electronic Arts' Paris Hilton-worthy-accessory expansion pack and Blizzard Entertainment's social-life-gutting massively multiplayer online role-playing game bested by a newcomer. LucasArts' block-toy/sci-fi-film crossover Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy proved to be quite the retail force in the days after its September 12 release, becoming the first game to debut at number one since Madden NFL 07's brief stint at the top in August.

The week also saw another game do well during its first week on the market. The regular edition of THQ and Relic's Company of Heroes premiered in a solid third place, wedged in between Glamour Life Stuff and WOW, while the special Collector's Edition of the game landed in sixth place, just below The Sims 2. Despite some problems with SLI graphics-card compatibility (which has since been patched), the World War II real-time strategy title has earned sparkling reviews from numerous outlets, including GameSpot.

Besides the omnipresent WOW, Blizzard had a second game in the top 10 during the week--the Warcraft III Battle Chest compilation, which landed in seventh place. That was ahead of THQ's film-inspired minigame compilation Cars Radiator Springs Adventures (eighth), EA's Sim City 4 Deluxe (ninth), and The Sims 2 Open for Business (10th).

Five titles dropped out of the top 10 during the week of September 10-16: Star Wars: Empire at War, Civilization IV: Warlords, Half-Life 2: Episode One, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Gold bundle.

37 Comments

  • VegetaMaelstrom

    Posted Oct 1, 2006 12:02 am PT

    I'm still waiting for Neverwinter Nights 2 to shake up the charts a bit later on when it is released. All of these current chart toppers don't appeal to me.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 30, 2006 8:04 pm PT

    didn't expect WOW to keep going down

  • lvlUNE3B

    Posted Sep 30, 2006 7:44 am PT

    ummmm.... many "sim" games.

  • Simmy2

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 7:39 pm PT

    Simcity 4?

    OH YEAH SIM CITY POWER.

  • Siao222

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 10:19 am PT

    hmm CoH might actually be ranked 1st if you combine both normal and collector's edition

  • AA7

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 8:08 am PT

    Lego Starwars is such a great game, if you havent had a chance to try it out you definatly should make the time to do so.

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 6:11 am PT

    Weird to see SimCity 4 and Warcraft III: Battlechest up there.

  • Faelas

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 5:37 am PT

    Looking at the Warcraft 3 expansion there makes me want to scream: "BLIZZARD!! MAKE AN EXPANSION FOR STARCRAFT AGAIN!!!! PLEASE!!"

  • ninjajuggalo810

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 5:15 am PT

    where Are some New FPS

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 3:21 am PT

    Only 1-2 new great games.

  • faizali86

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 12:27 am PT

    the first time im seeing such a huge in change in sales charts(besides madden)

  • ZhenDash

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 12:03 am PT

    One of the reasons why the Battlechest of Warcraft III is up on the charts again is because of the MASSIVE popularity map of DotA

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 12:03 am PT

    interesting

  • imprezawrx500

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 11:37 pm PT

    you guys in america have strange tastes

  • death919

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 9:38 pm PT

    WOOT!!!

    Warcraft 3 is up there again!

    One of the greatest games of all time, seriously if you don't own it then you owe it to yourself to buy that game! AMAZING!

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:27 pm PT

    legos are taking over

  • theclaw135

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:21 pm PT

    About time! I was hoping the domination by casuals would slow down a bit. Now, how about a decent wrestling game for PC anyone? It's been several years since even bad ones came out.

  • Moe_81

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 7:53 pm PT

    CoH wOOhOO

  • standcm12

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 7:26 pm PT

    maxis is one rich company.

  • SOLIDUS_SNAKE

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 7:09 pm PT

    C of H owns all

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