How well has Civ 3 been selling?

[jbrians]

Originally posted by Lorizael

I wanna know, how many copies did Civ II sell at this time?
And compare that to the number Civ III has now.

Probably not a good comparison, since the PC gaming market was much smaller then.
-Brian

[Yoleus]

Will a shameless marketing campaign make up for a rushed, uncomplete release? Let's see.

[korn469]

holding on

here is the latest chart NPD chart

Best-selling games for the week of November 25-December 1, 2001:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price
1 / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Electronic Arts / $28
2 / The Sims: Hot Date / Electronic Arts / $29
3 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $40
4 / Backyard Basketball / Infogrames / $19
5 / Survivor: The Interactive Game / Infogrames / $17
6 / RollerCoaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $20
7 / Return to Castle Wolfenstein / Activision / $56
8 / Zoo Tycoon / Microsoft / $25
9 / Civilization III / Infogrames / $45
10 / Backyard Football 2002 / Infogrames / $20

week 4

Best-selling games for the week of November 18-24, 2001:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price
1 / The Sims: Hot Date / Electronic Arts / $24
2 / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Electronic Arts / $28
3 / Return to Castle Wolfenstein / Activision / $57
4 / Roller Coaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $17
5 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $42
6 / Backyard Basketball / Infogrames / $19
7 / Survivor: The Interactive Game / Infogrames / $19
8 / Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon / Ubi Soft / $38
9 / Civilization III / Infogrames / $46
10 / Zoo Tycoon / Microsoft / $29

week3

Best-selling games for the week of November 11-17, 2001:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price
1 / The Sims: Hot Date / Electronic Arts / $30
2 / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Electronic Arts / $28
3 / Civilization III / Infogrames / $41
4 / Backyard Basketball / Infogrames / $18
5 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $39
6 / Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon / Ubi Soft / $47
7 / Empire Earth / Vivendi Universal / $49
8 / RollerCoaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $19
9 / Backyard Football 2002 / Infogrames / $18
10 / Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds / LucasArts / $49

can't find the others yet

[Malleus]

Originally posted by Barchan


42?

What your percent error spread on this?

K

[DaShi]

That can't be right. Everyone already owns The Sims.

[Dis]

expansion pack (what is it 4 for them?)- those guys are raking in the cash from that game. And I got bored of that game after about 3 days.

[Barchan]

Originally posted by Kromwel


What your percent error spread on this?

K

Oh, probably 99.9%. I was just throwing in the odd Douglas Adams reference to keep things lively. I mean, there's a question out there to which 42 is the answer. I thought maybe that was it....

[player1]

As much they well sell games, that much is bigger chace for XP and good patches.

Remember what happend to CTP2 (only 40,000 selled),
patching was abadoned.

[Deathwalker]

I want it to sell well. Because the more people buy it the more likeley they will fix all the little problems with it Just look at Half Life there patches just keep comiing and they add ne features. So hopefully over time Frax will fix all the little problems with Civ 3

[Swissy]

I don't know how well it is selling, but I have seen a price drop at the local stores. All the places I have seen Civ3 at have it at $5-10 less than when it was released. This game could be down to $30 by years-end. Looks like an attempt by Infogrames to keep Civ3 up in the best sellers. Didn't expect this kind of price cutting until MOO3 release.

[MarkG]

officially the price is still $45

[Swissy]

Originally posted by MarkG
officially the price is still $45

The Walmart price is $34.95, that is down from $44.95 just before Thanksgiving. The signing was the Walmart "Price Rollback" sign. This usually indicates Walmart has gotten a rebate or price adjustment from the manufacturer, which they pass on to the consumer. Walmart does not lower prices unless they get some sort of break from the manufacturer.

[Barchan]

Well, a few days ago it was down to $35 bucks on Amazon, but it's now back up to $45.

[MarkG]

civ3 is back!

RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN PC is still dominating the top 3 at #1. WIZARDRY 8 PC is new and at #2. CIVILIZATION III PC has climbed up the ladder and is resting comfortably in the #3 position.

1. Return to Castle Wolfenstein $49.95
2. Wizardry 8 $44.95
3. Civilization III $44.95
4. Russo-German War $39.95
5. Empire Earth $39.95
6. Ghost Recon (Tom Clancy's) $44.95
7. Super Smash Brothers Melee (GAMECUBE) $49.95
8. Europa Universalis II $39.95
9. Silent Hunter II $39.95
10. IL-2 Sturmovik $38.95

[korn469]

MarkG

maybe on chips and bits, but lets see how civ3 fares on the real real polls shall we...i mean how accurate is chips and bits? they don't even have Harry Sims Tycoon!