NPD: Dawn of War II topples the Lich King in first week
by Xav de Matos 
on Mar 3rd 2009 9:30PM
As reported last week by
GI.biz, the NPD Group revealed THQ's new RTS,
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, had topped PC sales for the week ending February 21 -- knocking
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King down to second place in the process. We'd analyze the data ... only there is no data to analyze; the NPD Group didn't include unit sales on its list. So, the lingering question remains: Is
Dawn of War II a new trend in PC sales or was this simply a surge for a new -- and anticipated -- title?
That's a question which can't be answered until new data -- hopefully with numbers -- shows us second-week sales of the game.
THQ is in dire need of a cash injection after a February announcement in which company announced plans to
axe 600 jobs and analyst rumblings it has a
50% chance of bankruptcy. However, after a week's worth of sales and toppling the current (
Lich) king of the PC market, it is possible that the publisher may not have such "mediocre product" as analyst Mike Hickey once
theorized -- and, if all else fails, it could always unleash
50 Cent.
