NCsoft's Aion perches atop the US PC charts for Sept.

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 20th 2009 at 11:30PM }

If the packed queues didn't hint that this was coming, NPD stated that NCsoft's Aion was the top-selling game in the US during September. The MMO overthrew the virtual souls of The Sims 3 -- not that it matters to those ever-present dolls of the PC charts, as the franchise occupies two other spots on the "top 20" with Sims 2 bundles.

Champions Online showed up to the party in third place, with World of Warcraft taking three separate spots on the chart. Check out the full list after the break.

Aion
The Sims 3
Champions Online
World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack
Aion Collector's Ed
Mumbo Jumbo Assortment
The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
Reel Deal Slots Treasures Of The Far East
World Of Warcraft
Spore
Grand Theft Auto IV
Starcraft: Battle Chest
Zuma's Revenge
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Reel Deal Slots Adventure
Nancy Drew: Ransom Of The Seven Ships
Civilization IV: Complete Ed
The Sims 2 University Life Collection

Tags: aion, champions-online, npd, sims-2, sims-3, the-sims-3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

StarFoxA @ Oct 20th 2009 11:33PM

Mumbo Jumbo Assortment sounds like an awesome Banjo-Kazooie spin-off.

Special Agent Steve @ Oct 20th 2009 11:34PM

ALLLLLLL my friends are playing it right now. Guess I might have to buy it too.

Calvin @ Oct 20th 2009 11:38PM

"with World of Warcraft taking three separate spots on the chart."

Four.

Numbers 4, 8, 10, and 15

Follisimo @ Oct 20th 2009 11:52PM

While Aion is on top of the list. I wonder how long it will last for. The game is nothing more than a money sink hole, exp grinding, tank and spank everything game. I'm still playing the game wanting to see what the endgame is like before I can truly judge the game. If it turns out bland and boring then I'll just sell my account and move on to something new.

Also the game is filled with a ton of bots and gold spammers.

No Wheel Bicycle @ Oct 21st 2009 12:12AM

what I find most amazing is that people will spend hundreds of hours and months of playing before judging the game? If it's boring now it's not going to get a whole lot better. If it does get better we need to ask why the hell we're expected to grind for months to get to the "fun" stuff.

m3nphls @ Oct 21st 2009 12:22AM

@No Wheel Bicycle

Because these type of games you need to reach certain level before you can actually start enjoying the game. Once you've reached that level and join a good guild, the raids, pvp and all the fun stuff starts. Also that's when equipment upgrades and items are obtained.

Now, difference is Korean MMO's are hardcore hardcore....unlike WoW.

Charlie_Six @ Oct 21st 2009 1:46AM

Agree w/ Bicycle.

alinos @ Oct 21st 2009 5:23AM

thats where your wrong we spend the first month lvling which is argueably only intresting the first time providing theres quests to fill the lvls out which aion doesnt have after 20 IMO then theres the end game content whether or not its intresting enough cant be decided till your there although considering i havent heard any pros or cons about the end game i am not feeling like ill make it much further

Misfit Toy @ Oct 21st 2009 9:32AM

I heard there were a lot of gold spammers in this game. Too bad. I mean, a few sure. But when I keep hearing that they're everywhere. Well that's lame.

Urza @ Oct 21st 2009 2:45PM

@m3nphls

You just failed my friend.

"Once you've reached that level and join a good guild, the raids, pvp and all the fun stuff starts."

Sadly Aion has no raids, no endgame. It has nothing that requires a good guild.

What it has is a dungeon set of armor that you can only complete if you make 6 different characters, level them to 30, and then send all the pieces to 1 of them. What it does have is 2 level 45+ that are just as repetitive and boring as the 25-45 dungeons; keep the take a live, don't break the crowd control.

There's nothing hardcore about Aion. It just takes much longer then WoW to hit the level cap which doesn't mean anything IMHO because the level 50 content is exactly the same as the level 25 content.

THE HEAVY @ Oct 20th 2009 11:56PM

Oh i get it, it's because they have wings.

Misfit Toy @ Oct 21st 2009 9:34AM

Everyone in Aion is drinking Red Bull.

shoan @ Oct 21st 2009 11:24AM

nah everyone is smoking crack the game is junk unless you like grinding. I bought the game and played 2 weeks out of my 4 week game time. I kick myself in the rear for wasting 50 bucks on this game. your milage may vary but for me and this is my own personal opinion is that I don't like this game.