The first month of the new year sees an older game still on top of the U.S. PC sales charts, with
World of Warcraft still selling strong even 14 months after its introduction; the recent announcement of
The Burning Crusade, its first expansion, may have helped propel sales higher.
There were no new entries on the conservative chart, due to the chart measuring a period immediately after the busiest new release season of the previous year. Two games re-entering the top 10 were
Battlefield 2, which also saw an expansion boost its sales, and
Zoo Tycoon 2.
The overall winner on the chart is Electronic Arts, which had both
Battlefield 2 titles on the list as well as
The Sims 2 and its
Nightlife expansion. Second place was Microsoft, with
Zoo Tycoon as well as
Civilization IV up in fourth place.
| TM | LM | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 4 | World of Warcraft | Vivendi |
| 2 | 5 | The Sims 2 | EA |
| 3 | 1 | Age of Empires III | Microsoft |
| 4 | 3 | Civilization IV | 2K Games |
| 5 | 2 | Call of Duty 2 | Activision |
| 6 | 6 | The Sims 2: Nightlife | EA |
| 7 | 13 | Battlefield 2 | EA |
| 8 | 7 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 | Atari |
| 9 | 15 | Zoo Tycoon 2 | Microsoft |
| 10 | 8 | Battlefield 2: Special Forces | EA |
The NPD Group
