PC NPD Sales With Demigod

The latest NPD sales for PC games include Demigod, and it comes in with a very impressive #3 on the list.  Make note though, that this is only retail sales and does not include digital distribution.

The top 10 list:

1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard Entertainment)
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (EA Maxis)
3. Demigod (Gas Powered Games, Stardock)
4. Company Of Heroes: Tales Of Valor (Relic Entertainment)
5. Empire: Total War (The Creative Assembly)
6. Left 4 Dead (Valve Software)
7. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard Entertainment)
8. World Of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
9. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (EA Maxis)
10. Spore (EA Maxis)

Link: GamaSutra

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Reply #1 Top

we can effectively exclude positions 1. and 2. by virtue of them being subscription services.

 

lol, yes i did just say that about The Sims; have you seen what they do to keep people suckered in?

Reply #2 Top

Well done, grats...the only other one I have on the list is Empire:TW and although they are different types of games, this is better! :)

Reply #3 Top

Wow, I never expected Demigod to sell thsi well. I'm very pleasently surprised, can't wait to get home tonight and play it fro another 6 hours straight

Reply #4 Top

I was hoping Demigod will get #1.               Empire:TW was first place on it's launch week.

My guess is that #1 WoW Lich King gets about 20k sales based on past WoW:burning crusade weekly sales.  Lets hope it's very close between 3rd and 1st place.

Reply #5 Top

Hey Brad!

Post the "successful downloads" # from The Pirate Bay! :sick:

 

.../me is a legal owner of the game... before I get flamed.

Reply #6 Top

^ flammmmme

jk <3

 

congrats stardock

Reply #7 Top

yes!! i was hoping this game would succeed

the more sales=more players=better multiplayer

Reply #8 Top

It's sales based on the week... It's a nice start, but it'd be really impressive if Demigod can stay on those charts.

Reply #10 Top

That's very impressive, especially considering the fact that a good portion of sales probably came from Impulse (I mysefl bought the game from Impulse).  After the botched launch I wasn't expecting the game to do this well. Congrats Stardock and GPG!

Reply #11 Top

I'm confused, there are no numbers. Why do you all assume it sold well? How do you know 3rd place isn't 10k copies? Honestly, what the hell?

It beat out two extremely nitche rts games. That isn't saying much at all.

Put some numbers with it, then you can say it's impressive. Be realistic. Sad that I have to point this out and that I will be considered a nay-sayer for taking this for what it is.

Reply #12 Top

NPD numbers are obsolete on the PC. Digital distribution sales already trump retail so theorectically anyone one of those games or games not even listed could be selling more than #1 on the list. I'd rather see some publisher released total sales figures although they won't happen it's the only way you can really gauge PC game sales any longer.

Reply #14 Top

many games are #1 in the first week, because of the pre-orders.

it will be interesting to see where the game stands in week 2-4.

Reply #15 Top

Demigod sold more Digitaly then it did Retail.  If those were counted, it would be #1.

Reply #16 Top

well, you don't know that. Other games could have sold buckets digitally for all you know :)

Reply #17 Top

Quoting techubus, reply 15
Demigod sold more Digitaly then it did Retail.  If those were counted, it would be #1.
End of techubus's quote

 

Yeah sure, the 3 games below it are on Steam. I would assume that a game on Steam will vastly outsell a game only found on Impulse. I'm no Valve fan, but I can at least recognize that Steam leads the digital distribution platform on pc.

Reply #18 Top

cool beans! :thumbsup:

Reply #19 Top

Are any charts for last week out there ?

Reply #20 Top

Quoting DemiCom, reply 19
Are any charts for last week out there ?
End of DemiCom's quote

Demigod is still in the top 10.  Demigod is 6th place on it's second week dropping from 3rd place the previous week.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/US-PC-Sales-Left-4-Dead-Makes-Some-Noise-17273.html

 

Reply #21 Top

not bad, hopefully it stays on the chart for 3-4 weeks , maybe longer, as there isn't much good coming out till Ghostbusters .