WoW Tops Charts Again

[Rushster]

<h5>Thursday 20 July 2006</h5>
<p><b>WoW Tops Charts Again</b> -- <small>Posted by
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<br><br><p>Nothing seems to be able to topple WoW from a regular top spot in the NPD North American PC game charts and once again it takes pole position for week ending 8th of July.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="499" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><p>1. World Of Warcraft <br />2. Cars Radiator Springs Adventures<br /> 3. The Sims 2<br /> 4. The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff<br /> 5. Half-Life 2: Episode 1<br /> 6. Titan Quest<br /> 7. The Sims 2 Open For Business<br /> 8. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion <br />9. Guild Wars Factions<br /> 10. Star Wars Battlefront II </p></blockquote><p dir="ltr">Good news for Blizzard but what's even better news is that WoW was also the best selling PC game for the whole month of June with the top five spots looking like this:</p><blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><p dir="ltr">1. World Of Warcraft<br /> 2. Half-Life 2: Episode 1<br /> 3. The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff <br />4. Cars Radiator Springs Adventures <br />5. The Sims 2 Open For Business</p></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table>It really is going to take something rather special to drive WoW down the charts and with the Burning Crusade looming it appears Blizzard may hold onto the #1 spot for quite some time.</p>

[Suicidal Zebra]

The cynic in me might suggest that the account bans for gold sellers and hackers made a more than minor impact on sales of the game. I.e. the Gold Sellers needed new accounts to hawk their wares and the procedure remains lucrative enough to justify the expense.

It's lucky that the cynic in me is such a small voice. :wink: