Thursday, September 25, 2008

Spore is number one despite DRM controversy

Spore is number one despite DRM controversy

With Blizzard's Wrath of the Lich King on the horizon, EA Maxis still holds the most spots on weekly PC software sales in the US. 

Despite all the bad press surrounding Spore, the game has taken both number one and two on last week's top ten PC games sold.  NPD Market Research clearly shows that Spore's restrictive DRM was not enough to dissuade most consumers from picking up a copy of the game.

While Blizzard's various Warcraft titles remain on the list, they've been overshadowed by EA Maxis' Sims expansion pack and Spore.  Not much has changed since end-of-August reports came in, with The Sims 2 Apartment Life expansion still at the top even after being knocked down a couple notches by Spore's regular and collector's edition.  Not to be outdone, Spore Creature Creator swaps places with WoW to take number four.

Spore Galactic EditionThe Sims 2 Apartment Life Spore Creature CreatorWorld Of Warcraft: Battle ChestThe Sims 2 Double Deluxe World Of Warcraft World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Warcraft III Battle ChestCrysis

Whatever happened to Deadliest Catchbreaking the monotony?  Looks like that job goes to Spore and Crysis now.