NPD Group: Top selling PC games for March

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The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm, released its list of the top 20 PC game titles this past week for the month of March. Unlike the previous months, World of Warcraft did not claim the top spot and the position was given to Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War. Empire: Total War outranked its closest non-Blizzard, non-EA competitor (Dawn of War II) by three positions.

The following are the top 20 PC games in the United States for the month of March. Rankings are calculated from the NPD Group's survey of retailers and does not include online sales or digitally distributed content.

1. Empire: Total War (Sega of America)
2. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Activision Blizzard)
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (Electronic Arts)
4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II (THQ)
5. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Activision Blizzard)
6. World Of Warcraft (Activision Blizzard)
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts)
8. Spore (Electronic Arts)
9. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (Activision Blizzard)
10. Mystery Case Files: Return To Ravenhearst (Activision Blizzard)
11. Command & Conquer: Red alert 3 (Electronic Arts)
12. Starcraft: Battle Chest (Activision Blizzard)
13. Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
14. Civilization IV (Take-Two)
15. Empire: Total War Collector's Ed (Sega of America)
16. The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts)
17. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning (Electronic Arts)
18. The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts)
19. Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
20. Diablo Battle Chest (Activision Blizzard)

(3 replies) #1 Sam Symons on 19 Apr 2009 - 21:37

It'll be a cold day in Hell when The Sims leaves the top selling PC games.

#1.1 Majesticmerc on 20 Apr 2009 - 02:23

Sam Symons said,

Seriously, how many copies are people buying. They must know they don't need to buy the game every time they play right? RIGHT?

#1.2 Ksquare on 20 Apr 2009 - 17:38

Majesticmerc said,

The same can be said for Diablo and World of Warcraft.

How can ppl still play Diablo 1??

#1.3 toadeater on 21 Apr 2009 - 00:04

Ksquare said,

How can ppl still play Diablo 1??

Little kids with crappy PCs their parents bought them for "school work" who've never played it before. I supposed adults with crappy PCs too, but there are fewer of those.

#2 Harbinger on 20 Apr 2009 - 02:04

Starcraft and Diablo in this list are the reason companies should aim to provide the quality blizzard provides. Obviously their respective incoming sequels help but still.

(1 reply) #3 kli6891 on 20 Apr 2009 - 02:23

6 out of 20 are Blizzard games!

#3.1 McDave on 20 Apr 2009 - 09:51

I made it Blizzard 8, EA 7

(2 replies) #4 Crucify on 20 Apr 2009 - 03:30

LOL, not a single game on that list that I would even look at.

#4.1 abysal on 20 Apr 2009 - 05:00

Really? I don't mean this in a negative way, but what games are you into?

#4.2 betacortex on 20 Apr 2009 - 05:31

Ya there's some pretty good games on this list

(1 reply) #5 +Xerxes on 20 Apr 2009 - 10:12

As much as I love RA3, I'm surprised to see it on the list...considering the cold reception it got from fans.

#5.1 Ksquare on 20 Apr 2009 - 17:39

Xerxes said,

I dont know why that happened ,the game was good.

#6 thealexweb on 20 Apr 2009 - 11:21

A lot of The Sims games there.

#7 +Obi Wong on 20 Apr 2009 - 12:46

wow i can't believe Starcraft is on that list

#8 Neoauld on 20 Apr 2009 - 15:03

i cant believe spore is on that list..WHY
and im sad i dont see demigod there

#9 GreyWolfSC on 20 Apr 2009 - 16:37

I've got all of the Blizzard games already and Sims 2 + University. (What's it doing in the top list again, it was the first Sims 2 expansion!

#10 Magallanes on 21 Apr 2009 - 13:38

but it is not fair, many of this games can be found in the bargain bins and some packs cost less that indies games, for example you can buy starcraft battle chest for less that $15, it is $8 per game and two official guides.

Instead, Empire Total War cost around $50.

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