ChartSpot: April 2007
Dual Pokémons double-team an aging non-PC chart in the US, while the Lord of the Rings Online rules over the PC realm.
As reported earlier, the latest NPD Funworld US Sales figures painted a mixed picture of gaming in April. Hardware sales were up an impressive 52 percent during the month, racking up $338.4 million in that time period. However, non-PC software sales were virtually flat, sinking 1 percent to total just $389.8 million.
Beneath the blanket software sales figures was a tale of two titles--for a two-screened portable, no less. Handheld software sales were up 61 percent for the month to $141.5 million, thanks to strong sales of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. The former was the top non-PC game for the month, selling 1.045 million copies, while the latter moved a solid 712,000 units. Other Nintendo DS games doing well during April were New Super Mario Bros. (12th), Spectrobes (14th), Diddy Kong Racing (19th), and Mario Kart DS (20th). No PlayStation Portable or Game Boy Advance titles cracked the top 20 non-PC game list.
April saw console sales drop a precipitous 19 percent, due to a lack of major new releases. The month's best-selling console title was Super Paper Mario (Wii) in third place, followed by the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 versions of Spider-Man 3. All the other console games on the non-PC chart were holdovers from previous months, most notably Wii Play (fourth), the 360 Guitar Hero II (fifth), and the PS2 Guitar Hero II (sixth). No PlayStation 3 games made it onto the top 20; the platform's best-selling title was the port of F.E.A.R., previously released on the PC and 360.
The PC top 20 for April was topped by the latest addition to the fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing genre. The regular edition of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar was the biggest title on the oldest gaming platform, and the special edition of the game landed in eighth place.
The rest of the PC chart, though, was virtually unchanged from March. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade once again finished in second, followed by WOW pére, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars, the Sims 2, The Sims 2 Seasons, and The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff.
| ALL CONSOLES | ||||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Platform | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Pokémon Diamond | DS | Nintendo | Apr-07 | $35 |
| ** | 2 | Pokémon Pearl | DS | Nintendo | Apr-07 | $35 |
| ** | 3 | Super Paper Mario | WII | Nintendo | Apr-07 | $50 |
| 4 | 4 | Wii Play (with remote) | WII | Nintendo | Feb-07 | $50 |
| 3 | 5 | Guitar Hero II (with guitar) | 360 | Activision | Mar-07 | $89 |
| 11 | 6 | Guitar Hero II (with guitar) | PS2 | Activision | Nov-06 | $80 |
| ** | 7 | Spider-Man 3 | 360 | Activision | Apr-07 | $60 |
| ** | 8 | Spider-Man 3 | PS2 | Activision | Apr-07 | $41 |
| 1 | 9 | God of War II | PS2 | SCEA | Mar-07 | $50 |
| 9 | 10 | MLB 07: The Show | PS2 | SCEA | Feb-07 | $40 |
| 20 | 11 | Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | WII | Nintendo | Nov-06 | $50 |
| 12 | 12 | New Super Mario Bros | DS | Nintendo | May-06 | $35 |
| 8 | 13 | Major League Baseball 2K7 | 360 | Take-Two Interactive | Feb-07 | $60 |
| 7 | 14 | Spectrobes | DS | Disney Interactive Studios | Mar-07 | $30 |
| 2 | 15 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | 360 | Ubisoft | Mar-07 | $60 |
| 13 | 16 | God of War | PS2 | SCEA | Mar-05 | $20 |
| 15 | 17 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 | WII | Electronic Arts | Mar-07 | $50 |
| ** | 18 | Gears of War | 360 | Microsoft | Nov-06 | $61 |
| 6 | 19 | Diddy Kong Racing | DS | Nintendo | Feb-07 | $31 |
| 19 | 20 | Mario Kart DS | DS | Nintendo | Nov-05 | $35 |
| PC | ||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar | Midway | $51 |
| 2 | 2 | World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade | Vivendi | $37 |
| 3 | 3 | World of Warcraft | Vivendi | $24 |
| 4 | 4 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Electronic Arts | $48 |
| 5 | 5 | The Sims 2 | Electronic Arts | $35 |
| 1 | 6 | The Sims 2 Seasons | Electronic Arts | $28 |
| 11 | 7 | The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff | Electronic Arts | $19 |
| ** | 8 | Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Special Edition | Midway | $60 |
| 10 | 9 | 3333 XP Games JC | Viva Media | $10 |
| 9 | 10 | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Shivering Isles | Take-Two Interactive | $28 |
| 7 | 11 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl | THQ | $37 |
| 12 | 12 | The Sims 2 Pets | Electronic Arts | $30 |
| 16 | 13 | The Sims 2 Nightlife | Electronic Arts | $31 |
| 19 | 14 | Sim City 4 Deluxe | Electronic Arts | $25 |
| 15 | 15 | Battlefield 2142 | Electronic Arts | $42 |
| 8 | 16 | Supreme Commander | THQ | $48 |
| 14 | 17 | Age of Empires III | Microsoft | $47 |
| 20 | 18 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Microsoft | $20 |
| ** | 19 | Warcraft III Battle Chest | Vivendi | $39 |
| ** | 20 | MahJongg XP Championship 200 Platinum JC | Viva Media | $10 |
| PLAYSTATION 2 | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 3 | 1 | Guitar Hero II (with guitar) | Activision | Nov-06 | $80 |
| ** | 2 | Spider-Man 3 | Activision | Apr-07 | $41 |
| 1 | 3 | Guitar Hero II | SCEA | Mar-07 | $50 |
| 2 | 4 | MLB 07: The Show | SCEA | Feb-07 | $40 |
| 4 | 5 | God of War | SCEA | Mar-05 | $20 |
| 5 | 6 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Take-Two Interactive | Mar-07 | $20 |
| 6 | 7 | TMNT | Ubisoft | Mar-07 | $40 |
| 7 | 8 | Major League Baseball 2K7 | Take-Two Interactive | Feb-07 | $30 |
| ** | 9 | Kingdom Hearts II | Square Enix Inc. | Mar-06 | $20 |
| ** | 10 | Guitar Hero | Activision | Nov-06 | $40 |
| PLAYSTATION 3 | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | F.E.A.R. | Vivendi | Apr-07 | $60 |
| 1 | 2 | MotorStorm | SCEA | Mar-07 | $60 |
| ** | 3 | Spider-Man 3: Collector's Edition | Activision | Apr-07 | $70 |
| 4 | 4 | Resistance: Fall of Man | SCEA | Nov-06 | $60 |
| 2 | 5 | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Bethesda Softworks | Mar-07 | $60 |
| ** | 6 | Spider-Man 3 | Activision | Apr-07 | $60 |
| 5 | 7 | Major League Baseball 2K7 | Take-Two Interactive | Feb-07 | $60 |
| 8 | 8 | The Godfather: The Don's Edition | Electronic Arts | Mar-07 | $60 |
| 7 | 9 | Virtua Fighter 5 | Sega | Feb-07 | $59 |
| ** | 10 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Ubisoft | Mar-07 | $60 |
| XBOX 360 | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 2 | 1 | Guitar Hero II (with guitar) | Activision | Mar-07 | $89 |
| ** | 2 | Spider-Man 3 | Activision | Apr-07 | $60 |
| 3 | 3 | Major League Baseball 2K7 | Take-Two Interactive | Feb-07 | $60 |
| 1 | 4 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | Ubisoft | Mar-07 | $60 |
| 6 | 5 | Gears of War* | Microsoft | Nov-06 | $58 |
| 7 | 6 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas | Ubisoft | Nov-06 | $60 |
| 5 | 7 | Crackdown | Microsoft | Feb-07 | $58 |
| ** | 8 | Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Take-Two Interactive | Mar-06 | $58 |
| ** | 9 | Fight Night Round 3 | Electronic Arts | Feb-06 | $30 |
| ** | 10 | Viva Pinata | Microsoft | Nov-06 | $25 |
| Wii | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Super Paper Mario | Nintendo | Apr-07 | $50 |
| 1 | 2 | Wii Play (with remote) | Nintendo | Feb-07 | $50 |
| 4 | 3 | Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Nintendo | Nov-06 | $50 |
| 2 | 4 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 | Electronic Arts | Mar-07 | $50 |
| 5 | 5 | Warioware: Smooth Moves | Nintendo | Jan-07 | $50 |
| ** | 6 | Spider-Man 3 | Activision | Apr-07 | $50 |
| 3 | 7 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Sega | Feb-07 | $50 |
| 6 | 8 | Cooking Mama: Cook Off | Majesco | Mar-07 | $50 |
| 7 | 9 | Rayman Raving Rabbids | Ubisoft | Nov-06 | $50 |
| ** | 10 | Prince of Persia: Rival Swords | Ubisoft | Mar-07 | $50 |
| GBA | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | Pokémon FireRed (with adaptor) | Nintendo | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 2 | 2 | Pokémon LeafGreen (with adaptor) | Nintendo | Sep-04 | $20 |
| 4 | 3 | Pokémon Emerald | Nintendo | Apr-05 | $35 |
| 3 | 4 | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Nintendo | Feb-02 | $21 |
| 6 | 5 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | Nintendo | Sep-06 | $31 |
| 5 | 6 | Mario Kart: Circuit | Nintendo | Aug-01 | $21 |
| 7 | 7 | Super Mario Advance | Nintendo | Jun-01 | $20 |
| ** | 8 | Dogz 2 | Ubisoft | Mar-07 | $30 |
| 8 | 9 | My Little Pony: Crystal Princess Runaway Rainbow | THQ | Sep-06 | $15 |
| ** | 10 | Mario Bros 3: Mario 4 | Nintendo | Oct-03 | $30 |
| DS | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| ** | 1 | Pokémon Diamond | Nintendo | Apr-07 | $35 |
| ** | 2 | Pokémon Pearl | Nintendo | Apr-07 | $35 |
| 3 | 3 | New Super Mario Bros | Nintendo | May-06 | $35 |
| 2 | 4 | Spectrobes | Disney Interactive Studios | Mar-07 | $30 |
| 1 | 5 | Diddy Kong Racing | Nintendo | Feb-07 | $31 |
| 4 | 6 | Mario Kart | Nintendo | Nov-05 | $35 |
| 7 | 7 | Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends | Nintendo | Oct-06 | $31 |
| 8 | 8 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes a Day | Nintendo | Apr-06 | $20 |
| 10 | 9 | Cooking Mama | Majesco | Sep-06 | $20 |
| ** | 10 | Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo | Dec-05 | $35 |
| PSP | |||||
| Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
| 1 | 1 | MLB 07: The Show | SCEA | Feb-07 | $40 |
| 3 | 2 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Take-Two Interactive | Nov-06 | $28 |
| 5 | 3 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Take-Two Interactive | Oct-05 | $20 |
| 2 | 4 | Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters | SCEA | Feb-07 | $40 |
| 8 | 5 | Midnight Club 3: Dub | Take-Two Interactive | Jun-05 | $20 |
| ** | 6 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Electronic Arts | Nov-05 | $20 |
| 4 | 7 | 300: March to Glory | Warner Interactive | Feb-07 | $30 |
| 6 | 8 | NBA Live 07 | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $30 |
| 10 | 9 | Major League Baseball 2K7 | Take-Two Interactive | Feb-07 | $30 |
| 9 | 10 | Call of Duty: Roads to Victory | Activision | Mar-07 | $40 |
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