US PC Game Charts: April 16-22

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I want to make more simoleons before I can buy that game...

The Sims OMG can somebody just rip out my hard drive please. Can anybody explain how the Sims bet Oblivion and I dindt even see GW up there.

Imavnas- some of those "bubbles" they live in are actually kinda cool. Some come with built-in kitchen and bathrooms and a whole array of colors...lol (mines purple) But I looking for a bigger one, there's very little room for War of Warcraft and Oblivion. Wonder if they have some nice ones on sale on e-bay (scratching head)

Incredible for an indie title like Galactic civ 2 to make it to the top 10 in pc game sales. Considering that there's no major publisher behind it, only sparsely available in retail and it doesn't even come with a copy protection system! Long live the word of mouth! Btw, it's a great game to play. Best AI I've ever encountered and the support is great.

I wonder how many people that are bashing the sims 2 have played it for more than 30 minutes , and has seen what it has to offer.

What the?... The Sims 2 is a fairly good game, but its tiny add-on pack is on top? And what is with Sims 2 and WOW being on there so long? I just can't believe that thing beat Oblivion, hell I'm suprised the Sims ever sold so well.

I'm really surprised The Sims 2 is still on the top. I loved that game, it is good. But EA is surely degrading the quality. IMO, Sims 2 on the consoles were utter crap. Though Sims 2 in the PC is kinda good. I don't get why people b*tch so much of this game. I mean, I agree it is over hyped but Sims 2 is a game for everybody and is a break from all those games that has pretty much the same gameplay mechanics as the other games. Kill the monster, get experience points, finish the story, find ammo for your gun, etc. And even better is that EA supports on upgrading the base game already and makes it funner. I played Open for Buisness alot and is my favorite EP because it has alot of Replay Value and the Gameplay is hardcore. It's good that you play a game of life in this game, and not mess up anything in your life. Family Fun. I skipped that mini-pack though it has alot of cool objects. Sure, you can download them online, but there are risks and what's good is that there are new animations.

WOW is still up there, but sims 2 has been there even longer

is sims 2 better than half-life 2? where is half-life on the list.

Wow, the Sims in my opinion is a terrible game... And yet it still dominates month after month. Who is buying this game?!?!?!

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Age of empires should be on top!!!

Probably has more to do with the fact it's a flat $20 and people don't need to invest ump-teen hundred hours in it to have fun. Casual and inexpensive = sold

"Because non gamers play it so much." how can someone play a game so much, and still be non-gamers? They ARE gamers, no different than those who spend hours playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live.

The fact that the Sims continues to dominate charts is proof that the rest of the industry is incredibly narrow minded. Hardcore gamers play Sims as well, people. The industry will change eventually though, and the types of games that will come out will be as diverse as the film indusrty.

"chrisdojo i don't even personally know anyone that plays the sims. how does this stupid game keep selling so well? at least oblivion and WoW are 2 & 3" Because non gamers play it so much. Middle aged women, children who don't play anything else, girlfriends who arent interested in any other game on any system if it isn't sims, plus lots of gamers actually enjoy what it offers too, since it is a quality game. They buy into it in droves. It's the perfect non core audience product, and it shows the power of the "non-gamer" market. You know.. the one the Wii is after.

SIMS 2 RULZ everyone knows that!

i don't even personally know anyone that plays the sims. how does this stupid game keep selling so well? at least oblivion and WoW are 2 & 3.

sims always dominating PC sales

and the sims 2 is still pwning everything

Actually according to the chart WoW was released in Nov 23, 2004... I have no idea where you got your date from Mother-Beef.

"World of Warcraft still there OMFG!!" lol dude look World of Warcraft release: Feb 11, 2005 The Sims 2 release: Sep 17, 2004 i admit The Sims is a pointless and stupid game but lol its been up there longer

glad to see the sims on the top

SIms 2 rocks hard , i love the game . I cant wait for spore though. THAT game will dominate for a long while.

It's not stupid, the object made by players are nice and all but they are limited. Adding new animations, and new models from scratch is something that still can't be done. (I may be wrong about the models). Maxis can create objects without such limitations. that being said I but all the EP but I'm not buying the addons, I'm just not interesting in the content, but if you like whats being offered how is it stupid to buy it.

The sad thing is, Family Fun Stuff isn't even classified as an expansion. It's considered an "add-on" by EA. It just adds 60 new items to the game. The are programs available, some free, that let you make your own Sims items. Also, there are several websites that offer downloads of new items people have made, some of those websites are free too. This add-on pack being #1 is a total joke. I can't believe so many people are stupid enough to waste thier money on this.

The Sims continue to dominate on the PC... well done! :)

The Sims still doing good wonder when the next sim game will be out.

^^ agreed with erikers, i was just about to post something like that

What''s with 3 sims games in the top 5. Who knew Pc gamers loved playing such bland crap. I got a sim game. It's called life. Go feed your dog and see if it grows. Go water some flowers and see if they grow. You don't need a game for that.

"Imavnas World of Warcraft still there OMFG!!" Another case of someone living in a bubble..." Another case of someone living of what other says..

"Mixed thoughts on Oblivion being #2. This means either lots of gamers have high powered PCs, or PC game sales are so far down that high powered PC owners now make up the majority of PC gamers. ^_^" Maybe its because your pre-conceived notion of requiring a high powered PC to play Oblivion is completely false. Itll run the way it was meant to run on a high end PC, but that doesnt mean the average consumer PC cant run it with graphics at lower settings and still enjoy the game.

Good to see GalCiv2 on there.

Mixed thoughts on Oblivion being #2. This means either lots of gamers have high powered PCs, or PC game sales are so far down that high powered PC owners now make up the majority of PC gamers. ^_^

World of Warcraft still there OMFG!!

hey that's awesome. I got the first comment

and its great to see that Oblivion is on the top 3 of the Chart! = D

lol, First to comment = P