NPD has weighed in again this week with the top 10 PC game sales at retail in the United States, while IGN's Direct2Drive (D2D) service shows us its own list.
Empire: Total War is dominating the top spots at both retail and D2D, which should be making Creative Assembly very happy; meanwhile Warhammher Online: Age of Reckoning jumped into the #3 slot at retail due to a drop in price, with Red Alert 3 in a similar situation at #8. Relic's Dawn of War II (DoW II) dropped from #1 down to #5; aside from that there's your standard Warcraft's and Sims...
On the digital side, DoW II dropped to #3, Drakensang is at an impressive #5, Visual Concepts' MLB 2K9 finds a cozy spot at #6, Rome is at #7, followed by the Final Fantasy XI collection, Defend Grid and Grand Theft Auto IV. Quite an odd list, especially compared to retail, but variety is the spice of life, we've heard.
NPD's Top Ten (3/1 - 3/7)
Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly / $48 World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $39 Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning / EA Mythic / $16 The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis / $20 Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II / Relic / $48 The Sims Carnival: Bumper Blast / Electronic Arts / $2 Empire: Total War - Special Forces Edition / Creative Assembly / $69 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Premier Edition / EA LA / $14 World Of Warcraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $38 World Of Warcraft / Blizzard / $18Direct2Drive's Top Ten (3/2 - 3/10)
Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly Empire: Total War - Special Forces Edition / Creative Assembly Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II / Relic Empire: Total War (Pre-Order with Free Game) / Creative Assembly Drakensang: The Dark Eye / Radon Labs MLB 2K9 / Visual Concepts Rome: Total War Gold Edition / Creative Assembly Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2008 / Square Enix Defense Grid: The Awakening / Hidden Path Grand Theft Auto IV / Rockstar NorthStreet Fighter IV Hitting PC This Summer
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