The number third occupant seems to be suffering from the same “half syndrome”, as The Sims 2 Seasons Expansion Pack only managed to push 433,000 units off the shelves. Yes, that’s around half the sales of Blizzard’s MMO.
Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare came on fourth and is one of the two last non-Electronic Arts game featured in the Top 10, alongside Microsoft’s Age of Empires III on ninth.
All in all, Electronic Arts got 6 place out of 10. The bad news is that, except for Command & Conquer 3, all those titles were Sims 2-related.
1. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade – Blizzard (2.25 million)
2. World of Warcraft – Blizzard (914,000)
3. The Sims 2 Seasons Expansion Pack – Electronic Arts (433,000)
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision (383,000)
5. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars – Electronic Arts (343,000)
6. Sim City 4 Deluxe – Electronic Arts (284,000)
7. The Sims 2 – Electronic Arts (281,000)
8. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Expansion Pack – Electronic Arts (271,000)
9. Age of Empires III – Microsoft (259,000)
10. The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack – Electronic Arts(236,000)