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Lich King expansion tops Europe

Blizzard's expansion holds lead position over Call of Duty: World at War

News by James Lee Contributor
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Blizzard's latest expansion to the World of Warcraft, the Wrath of the Lich King, has taken the top spots in Europe's software sales charts for the week ended November 16, according to Media-Control GfK International.

Germany saw the MMO expansion bookend Call of Duty: World at War for the PC, which came in second place, with the Wrath of the Lich King Collectors Edition coming in third. However, this was followed by the PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty in fourth place.

Nintendo's Wii Fit secured a spot at number five, while Call of Duty for the Xbox 360 took sixth place and Mario Kart Wii came in seventh.

PC titles closed off the German chart with Fallout 3 in eighth place, Football Manager 09 in ninth place and Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 at number ten.

Wrath of the Lich King topped the Spanish software sales chart, followed by Call of Duty: World at War for the PS3 at two and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for the PlayStation 2 at three.

Nintendo Wii titles took the centre of the chart with Mario Kart Wii in fourth place, Wii Fit in fifth and Wii Play in sixth, while Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for the PS3 took seventh place.

Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360 secured a spot at number eight, with Call of Duty, also for the Xbox 360, at ninth place and the PC-title Sacred 2: Fallen Angel claimed tenth place.

Full German chart follows:

  • 01. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
  • 02. Call of Duty: World at War (PC)
  • 03. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Collectors Edition (PC)
  • 04. Call of Duty: World at War (PS3)
  • 05. Wii Fit (Wii)
  • 06. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)
  • 07. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  • 08. Fallout 3 (PC)
  • 09. Football Manager 09 (PC)
  • 10. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (PC)

Full Spanish chart follows:

  • 01. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
  • 02. Call of Duty: World at War (PS3)
  • 03. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2)
  • 04. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  • 05. Wii Fit (Wii)
  • 06. Wii Play (Wii)
  • 07. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)
  • 08. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
  • 09. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)
  • 10. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PC)