You'll remember we published the NPDs last week but there was no data for PC software sales until now and it's no shock to see who claimed top spot, and who came second... Top 10 below:
- Spore
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
- The Sims 2 Apartment Life
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector’s Edition
- Spore Galactic Edition
- World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
- Crysis Warhead
- The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
- World Of Warcraft
- Spore Creature Creator
Even with all the piracy, DRM bollocks Spore still came out on top. However, it didn't quite achieve the two million sales some analysts expected it to in one month.
Source: Shacknews
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I really hoped Spore would flop with all that DRM crap on it. Even if its the best game on the planet I wouldnt buy it.
I guess it goes to show that genuine people who buy the game anyway don't think it makes a difference and those who wouldn't have bought the game anyway are just trying to justify ripping it off.
Here here! Well said!
Exactly. Pirates are the ones whinging. They think they're righteous when they just can't afford the game.
Technically the arguments are valid, but in reality no one would be effected by it really.
Boycotting this game clearly wasn't gonna happen
"to show that genuine people who buy the game anyway don't think it makes a difference "
Either that or they are just dont have a clue what it is. The mass public dont know that it has that type of protection on it.
But if people don't know what it is and won't be affected by it then technically there's no problem. It's those who intend to install it multiple times that will be hit by it which EA states they don't want you to do and most games state that, they just don't enforce it.
Well they wont be affected by it yet, no. But a few years down the line after buying a new PC and/or getting viruses or computer errors that require formatting or removing the game. They'll sure as hell know at that point.
The game will be useless to them. I realise most people dont play their older games like I do, but for people like myself its a major headache & requires me to own both the pirate & legitimate copies to be able to play it in future.
It's obvious that it's still selling well because the general public havent got a clue about the all the DRM crap or even what DRM is.
I garauntee if you walk into a game store and ask someone whose just bought it do they know about DRM they'd look at you like you'd 2 heads.
There arent enough people that know and even less that care, for this game to have been boycotted.
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