James Lee
08:31 (BST)
13/01/2009
Sims 2 expansion packs litter US PC chart
The Sims 2 Double Delux has once again brought Electronic Arts' franchise to the top of the US PC sales chart for the week finishing off 2008 and ringing in the new year ending January 3, according to data provided by NPD.
Blizzard's World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King secured a spot in second place, while Will Wright's sim-everything title, Spore, stood at number three.
The people simulating brand, The Sims 2, was further boosted by the Apartment Life expansion pack which came in fourth as the World of Warcraft: Battle Chest collection came in fifth.
Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3, took sixth place, followed by Valve's co-operative zombie survival title, Left 4 Dead, at seven and Activision's Call of Duty: World at War in eighth place.
World of Warcraft, the base title of Blizzard's MMO franchise, is still in the charts at nine and The Sims 2 concludes its chart performance with the Mansions & Garden Stuff expansion pack coming in at ten.
US PC chart follows:
- 01. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
- 02. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- 03. Spore
- 04. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
- 05. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
- 06. Fallout 3
- 07. Left 4 Dead
- 08. Call Of Duty: World At War
- 09. World Of Warcraft
- 10. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff
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