NPD US weekly software sales: The Phantom of Venice steals best-selling spot

Her Interactive might as well give itself a pat on the back for none of the mainstream developers would have expected this to happen during their next-generation watch. One of the longest running PC game franchises in history has once again claimed top spot in its launch date, trumping the likes of EA’s Spore Creature Creator and Blizzard‘s Diablo Battle Chest SKU. Get the top ten at the full story.

Though the company’s target market is gender specific, Her Interactive managed to earn top spot in the week between July 6 to July 12, 2008. According to NPD Group, the software sales for the launch week of Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice witnessed the super-sleuth’s 19th adventure skyrocket to first place, keeping Electronic Arts’ Spore Creature Creator and The Sims 2 Double Deluxe sets at bay.

Also around for a big fan shout-out is Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo Battle Chest collection, sporting all the lovely goodies of Diablo, Diablo II, and Lord of Destruction. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest and the separate World of Warcraft packages sit idly at the lower half of the top ten.

Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the only shooter seen at the top ten, hangs on at the tenth spot. The top ten games for the week of July 6 to July 12, according to NPD US sales, are as follows:

Nancy Drew: The Phantom Of Venice by Her Interactive
Spore Creature Creator by EA Maxis
The Sims 2 Double Deluxe by EA Maxis
Diablo Battle Chest by Blizzard
The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff Expansion Pack by EA Maxis
World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest by Blizzard
World Of Warcraft by Blizzard
The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack by EA Maxis
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack by Blizzard
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare by Infinity Ward

Via Shacknews

Related Posts

Add a Comment