SH4 Unseats The Sims 2 as North Americas' Top Selling PC Game

Onkel Neal · 03-26-07, 07:43 AM

SH4 Unseats The Sims 2 as North Americas' Top Selling PC Game

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The Silent Hunter series sequel Wolves of the Pacific snatches away the top PC sales spot from The Sims 2: Seasons in a surprise upset this week, while S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl also debuts to impressive sales numbers in the U.S. and the UK. Amazon additionally reports a steep rise in preorder interest for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, both of which will see release in the UK and the United States early next week.

Mud · 03-26-07, 07:50 AM

Can some Mod merge the Sims and SH4 please, I always like to wear a party dress at sea

Mud

stabiz · 03-26-07, 07:51 AM

I am shocked.

Frenssen · 03-26-07, 07:55 AM

Maybe the good sales will make Ubisoft see there is a demand for expansions, after all $$$ talks.

ReM · 03-26-07, 08:00 AM

An upset for sure!

I'm baffled...

Respenus · 03-26-07, 08:01 AM

You know what that means!

DESTROYER COMMAND!!!

guynoir · 03-26-07, 08:02 AM

Are you kidding me??? Is it April 1st already?? I... I feel so warm and fuzzy inside.

Onkel Neal · 03-26-07, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Frenssen

Maybe the good sales will make Ubisoft see there is a demand for expansions, after all $$$ talks.

Yeah, and maybe the sales will convince Ubi to stop trying to kill the franchise with early releases.

If they keep enough of the devs on SH4 and patch it up (finish it), I won't have any complaints.

Meanwhile, the ONLY thing that will ensure another Silent Hunter game is good sales, so this is welcome news.

Anytime a simulation can reach the #1 spot in sales, it is a great day. People in the industry will notice this.

Fat Bhoy Tim · 03-26-07, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by Frenssen

Maybe the good sales will make Ubisoft see there is a demand for expansions, after all $$$ talks.

Yeah, and maybe the sales will convince Ubi to stop trying to kill the franchise with early releases.

If they keep enough of the devs on SH4 and patch it up (finish it), I won't have any complaints.

Meanwhile, the ONLY thing that will ensure another Silent Hunter game is good sales, so this is welcome news.

Anytime a simulation can reach the #1 spot in sales, it is a great day. People in the industry will notice this.

Bingo. Just hope the awful state of SH4 doesn't turn a lot of these people off from buying a future release.

Spaxspore · 03-26-07, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by Frenssen

Maybe the good sales will make Ubisoft see there is a demand for expansions, after all $$$ talks.

Yeah, and maybe the sales will convince Ubi to stop trying to kill the franchise with early releases.

If they keep enough of the devs on SH4 and patch it up (finish it), I won't have any complaints.

Meanwhile, the ONLY thing that will ensure another Silent Hunter game is good sales, so this is welcome news.

Anytime a simulation can reach the #1 spot in sales, it is a great day. People in the industry will notice this.

Yea, it looks like ubisoft is the only big game publisher that is releasing any type of quality sim- IE IL2 series, SH3/4

Hopefully other quality publishers will get the idea thats sims sell rather well, and get some healthy competition.

hova311 · 03-26-07, 08:12 AM

I'm not a bubble head I just play 1 on PC but Destroyer Command 2 plz. for all us ex-sailors that get paid better in the civilian world but miss sailing the seas on the surface

Fat Bhoy Tim · 03-26-07, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaxspore

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by Frenssen

Maybe the good sales will make Ubisoft see there is a demand for expansions, after all $$$ talks.

Yeah, and maybe the sales will convince Ubi to stop trying to kill the franchise with early releases.

If they keep enough of the devs on SH4 and patch it up (finish it), I won't have any complaints.

Meanwhile, the ONLY thing that will ensure another Silent Hunter game is good sales, so this is welcome news.

Anytime a simulation can reach the #1 spot in sales, it is a great day. People in the industry will notice this.

Yea, it looks like ubisoft is the only big game publisher that is releasing any type of quality sim- IE IL2 series, SH3/4

Pretty sure the SimHQ folks would disagree there, but it's moot.

DJSatane · 03-26-07, 08:19 AM

Hopefully this means UBI will allow for the developers to release more patches than with Silent Hunter 3. I truly hope so.

difool2 · 03-26-07, 08:21 AM

Very surprising. I thought this series was very much a niche series of titles. Well if they
stay at or near the top for the next month then I'll be really impressed.

Mud · 03-26-07, 08:29 AM

SH4 is a quality game, even with the bugs.
I never saw so many detail in any sim I've played and I'm having a blast with it.
Unfinished yes but we must treasure this kind of simulations 'cos there aren't much around these days and I'm affraid that in the future the consoles games win and simulations become really rare.

Mud

03-26-07, 07:51 AM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I am shocked. __________________

03-26-07, 08:00 AM	#5
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	An upset for sure! I'm baffled... __________________ Daddy cool

03-26-07, 08:01 AM	#6
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You know what that means! DESTROYER COMMAND!!! __________________

03-26-07, 08:19 AM	#13
DJSatane Electrician's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 140 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hopefully this means UBI will allow for the developers to release more patches than with Silent Hunter 3. I truly hope so. __________________ DJSatane - https://twitter.com/DJSatane

03-26-07, 07:50 AM	#2
Mud Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 541 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Can some Mod merge the Sims and SH4 please, I always like to wear a party dress at sea Mud

03-26-07, 07:55 AM	#4
Frenssen Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe the good sales will make Ubisoft see there is a demand for expansions, after all $$$ talks.

03-26-07, 08:02 AM	#7
guynoir Seaman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 39 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Are you kidding me??? Is it April 1st already?? I... I feel so warm and fuzzy inside.

03-26-07, 08:12 AM	#11
hova311 Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not a bubble head I just play 1 on PC but Destroyer Command 2 plz. for all us ex-sailors that get paid better in the civilian world but miss sailing the seas on the surface

03-26-07, 08:21 AM	#14
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Very surprising. I thought this series was very much a niche series of titles. Well if they stay at or near the top for the next month then I'll be really impressed.

03-26-07, 08:29 AM	#15
Mud Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 541 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	SH4 is a quality game, even with the bugs. I never saw so many detail in any sim I've played and I'm having a blast with it. Unfinished yes but we must treasure this kind of simulations 'cos there aren't much around these days and I'm affraid that in the future the consoles games win and simulations become really rare. Mud