Top 20 Selling PC Games at Retail in February

wrath of the lich king now!?

wtf??

and they are still making new sims 2 expansions?

Number 2 and 4 is same game with different packaging. I wonder if you combine them, would it get first place.

I'm surprised Star Trek is so popular. I would think that after 45 years the popularity would have faded away.

The sims?!?!

lol shows mostly casual gamers buy at stores probably because they dont know about places like steam or new egg haha.

Nice to at least see some of the actual good games on there though..they should be higher though because sims 3 isnt that great of a game ..well sims in general isnt that great of a game.No is WOW which Ive ALWAYS HATED SINCE I first played it.

Wow! Sims, really? (6 times in top 20!!!) I never liked the Sims game so I am biased, but I am certainly surprised it's sooooo popular. (I guess the movie Surrogates wasn't too far fetched.) CoD MW2 is apparently still selling well despite all the complaints that suggested "nobody" will by the game. (I didn't but many others apparently did despite the limitations and the high price.)

Then again, from that list I only purchased Bioshock 2 with no intent to get any of the others.

You cant buy ST online online. Its pretty ridiculous that you have to go into a store to buy an online game...

I've never played the sims series before, maybe i should look it them...

I have come to the conclusion in the next 100 years Sims and Sims titles will forever blanket the NPD charts.

FWIW, my thoughts on the top 10:
Sims 3 - High End Loft This looks cool, I'll have to pick that up.
Star Trek Online I played in the beta, but haven't played much since the release. It's not bad, but it is highly repetitive until you get to higher levels.
Sims 3 Excellent game. What really makes it fun is not just the expansions, but the cool mods and accessories people always come out with.
Bioshock 2 Haven't gotten this one yet, but it's on the list.
EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate Expansion Pack Seriously? People still play EQ2?
Mass Effect 2 Now THERE'S a game! Certainly one of the best I've ever played. If you haven't played it, I HIGHLY recommend it!
World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King Damn! That's impressive considering it came out 16 months ago. You gotta love WoW. Lots to do; plenty of people to hunt (or hunt with); and at $14.99/month, it's fairly cheap entertainment.
The Sims 2 Double Deluxe I assume this is mostly people with older computers that can't run Sims 3?
The Sims 3: World Adventures Another one on my list. So many games, so little time. I think I need to work two days a week and be off for 5 days at a time. That should do it.

LOL, top game wishing it could be returned:
-Star Trek Online

WoW and Sims OWNAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!

Im a casual gamer and know about steam and new egg. However, I actually like having a physical copy of a game. It looks better having all my games lined up to show off to my friends, than to say, "hey look at my hard drive"

Sooo yeah, physical copy ftw!

The reason WoW keeps making the sellers list is due to the online gold farmers that get banned, its nothing for them to rebuy a new CD keys to continue business, when they do get caught. New accunts they power level sell as well are figured in those as well for those that buy from thesekinda places. A CD key set for WoW is cheap vs what they make for selling gold / items / power level chars off of them. It keeps them in business for those that get banned.

SIMs? You have gotta be kidding me!
So I guess gamers must play their alter-ego-ego after playing an FPS/RTS.

This list to me seems to favor a certain type of gamer, most serious gamers use some type of digital purchase/download system which I think would heavily skew the results, especially if the publisher offers a good delivery system, Valve titles via steam, Impulse/Stardock, EA Link... And this is not even considering that the above listed games are the ones you will find in every store, many other games are very hit or miss for shelf space.

The fact that people purchased STO is sad considering the state of beta when they ended it.

The last sims game i played was on gamecube...and it was (F-bomb)ing horrible. Want to talk about a waste of time, money, and your life.

Sims 3 is actually quite good. When I fired it up (purchased for wife) I said "oh, more sims", then I started playing to test performance with my new card, then I kept playing. It was not long before I was completely sucked in which is also the reason I never fired it up again

i think this is pone person favourite type who likes role play games, FALSE

Heh, WoW is still pretty popular.

I didn't realize that people still played the sims.

Sims at the top of the heap shows how many nerds without any lives play video games on their PCs. Sure I have a good video card that can run 140 FPS for most games but I'd rather play on my PS3 or XBOX 360.

Who cares about the stuff in the Sims, its about the personalities, I see the attraction and love it, you can make the most random decisions and see how that affects generations to come, its like one huge social experiment with endless opportunities. If you cant see the fun in raising a human character who sets fire to his kitchen then goes to sit and watch TV in the middle of it well then heck dont know..

STO for me personally was the biggest disappointment of all those games! on the list!

People who buy games are the sort of people that would play Sims.