Top 10 Best Selling PC Games

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The NPD Group has posted up the newest list of the Top 10 best selling PC Games for the week ending Jan. 15th. This list is only for the US.

1. Half-Life 2 - Vivendi Universal $54
2. World Of Warcraft - Vivendi Universal $49
3. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts $48
4. Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth - Electronic Arts $48
5. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari $37
6. Call Of Duty - Activision $27
7. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts $20
8. Halo: Combat Evolved - Microsoft $32
9. Call Of Duty: United Offensive Expansion Pack - Activision $27
10. MS Zoo Tycoon 2 - Microsoft $38

So there you have it. Half-Life 2 is the #1 best selling PC game. And World of Warcraft is the #2 best seller. Any surprises in the list? Halo PC at #8?

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#1 Homie on 27 Jan 2005 - 00:27

people really still play the sims?

(1 reply) #2 LOC on 27 Jan 2005 - 00:29

People still really play the original Half-Life right?

#2.1 Dale on 27 Jan 2005 - 06:53

i just beat Half-Life: Source last week, i enjoyed it.

#3 moeburn on 27 Jan 2005 - 00:49

Your game sucks.

(2 replies) #4 RangerLG on 27 Jan 2005 - 01:17

The original Halo outsold Doom3? I know Doom3 was not real good, but with all the hype I was sure it would sell quite a few.

Edit: I see now, as others have pointed out, this is a one week list. Now I can believe Doom3 not being there.

Last edited by 27081 on 27 Jan 2005 - 03:54

#4.1 Dale on 27 Jan 2005 - 06:55

and thats how much thousands they made in a week?

#4.2 Richardo on 28 Jan 2005 - 21:58

It looks more like the MSRP.

#5 Xtreme $niper on 27 Jan 2005 - 01:29

hahah please take note how Doom 3 is not up there.

#6 i like chips on 27 Jan 2005 - 01:49

....halo pc is up there? dear lord! oh wait.....sims 2. i never liked the top selling games list. it's usually depressing -_-

#7 Rhialto on 27 Jan 2005 - 02:27

Does such a list exist for Best selling EVER?

#8 iomega on 27 Jan 2005 - 02:37

MS Zoo Tycoon 2 - Microsoft $38
that game is wack...

(2 replies) #9 IGx89 on 27 Jan 2005 - 02:48

Remember, this is just for one week; no idea why Neowin decided to post this one week when they never post any other weeks...

#9.1 LOC on 27 Jan 2005 - 04:00

Because once in awhile it's nice to know these sorts of things.

#9.2 qdave on 27 Jan 2005 - 04:36

its funy that no one noticed that it was for 1 week

#10 andRUWeir on 27 Jan 2005 - 03:05

I'm more amazed Call of Duty is number 6! I've owned that game for more than a year now I think

#11 doug_jnr on 27 Jan 2005 - 03:28

1 week only.....BFD.

#12 crackhbob on 27 Jan 2005 - 04:01

It's current news, if you don't like the list. Click the back button

#13 SecretAgentMan on 27 Jan 2005 - 04:17

Stupid, stupid people. Enough with the POS Sims games people, let it go.

(2 replies) #14 DeX on 27 Jan 2005 - 08:13

Halo PC pwnz!

#14.1 King Raa on 27 Jan 2005 - 10:32

No it doesn't... I play it but it doesn't "pwn"... fun though, 50 kills - 20 deaths - 3 captures

#14.2 stezo2k on 27 Jan 2005 - 10:59

i think it does, especially multiplayer

#15 Dirtie on 27 Jan 2005 - 10:47

Heh, nice to see RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 in there, that game is great.

(1 reply) #16 stezo2k on 27 Jan 2005 - 10:59

nice to see HL2 where it deserves

#16.1 ABC½ on 27 Jan 2005 - 13:20

Same for Roller Coaster Tycoon 3!

ABC and a half!

(2 replies) #17 altermind on 27 Jan 2005 - 15:24

WOW owns HL2

better value for money and fun factor.. however.. hl2 is good fun.. makes me feel a little sick

#17.1 ProxXect on 27 Jan 2005 - 16:46

QUOTE

WOW owns HL2

Can't compare MMORPG vs. FPS.

#17.2 yert* on 27 Jan 2005 - 20:59

What the hell, yes you can. They are both games. Which one do you like best? That's comparing. It doesn't matter what type of game it is...

#18 Elite_graphix on 27 Jan 2005 - 17:28

what no NFS U2 ??!?! that would definatly beat WOW...

#19 robpears on 27 Jan 2005 - 17:49

I only own 2 of those games

#20 nic on 27 Jan 2005 - 18:45

it isn't that hard to beleive that Halo made the list. You have to factor in the amount of advertising MS has been doing for Halo 2 on the X-Box. Surely that will stir more interest in the demographic of PC users that don't really buy games very often, don't keep up with the latest trends, and only buy a game occasionally. So they go out and buy Halo over the holidays...

#21 Magallanes on 27 Jan 2005 - 19:11

Halo and Zoo Tycoon in top10?

(3 replies) #22 toadeater on 27 Jan 2005 - 19:25

1. Half-Life 2 <------- Amazing what hype will get you.

#22.1 exlax on 28 Jan 2005 - 03:22

Shouldn't this be 'Amazing what quality will get you'?

#22.2 tapo on 28 Jan 2005 - 15:01

No, hype.

Playing with the physics engine is fun and all, but after a while, that's all the game turns out to be.

#22.3 Richardo on 28 Jan 2005 - 22:01

Its all about the replayability of CS:source, and how much of a pain it is to try and pirate because of the eternal updates. Therefore people buy not pirate. Most of the other games = piratable

#23 DoNuTjC on 27 Jan 2005 - 20:16

I'm sorry but I think WoW should be #1.. damn game is sold out everywhere and when they get a shipment in, its sold out again in like a day or so... I've seen Half Life 2 everywhere...

#24 S7R1K3R on 27 Jan 2005 - 22:20

thats because of the limited quantities of WoW vs HL2

#25 allfive6 on 27 Jan 2005 - 22:26

What no BFV

#26 Erich on 28 Jan 2005 - 09:41

Nice to see that the sims isn't taking up the top 4 spots anymore like they have been for the last 5 years...

#27 chacho on 28 Jan 2005 - 15:28

Ut2004?

(2 replies) #28 woundxp on 29 Jan 2005 - 06:31

Doom 3 ?

#28.1 DesertJester on 31 Jan 2005 - 15:43

sux.

#28.2 Redmak on 09 Feb 2005 - 19:13

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