How well has Civ 3 been selling?

mbarloewen · December 4, 2001, 20:03

I ask because I enjoy it and hope it does well. I think if it does well then Infofames would be inclined to release and add-on that could hopefully have great scenarios and also a great editor so all of the geniuses from the CIV2 era can make even better scenarios this time around. So, any reports on if the game is selling well?

korn469 · December 4, 2001, 20:23

the first week it came out civ captured the top two spots, with normal civ3 coming in first and the limited edition coming in second

the second week it came in second behind backyard basketball

the third week it came in third behin the sims hot date and harry potter

Max Webster · December 4, 2001, 21:15

Cool avatar Korn

I don't know how well it's selling but I just got a copy of combat mission and haven't looked at civ3 since.

Yoleus · December 5, 2001, 05:22

I want to know how well (or badly) it sells too... I will keep a close eye.
It seems it is going down nicely, isn'it? Christmas will tell some more.

MarkG · December 5, 2001, 05:29

it's selling well

it was #4 for october due to the pre-orders
it should be around #2 for november...

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David Murray · December 5, 2001, 08:17

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Originally posted by korn469
the third week it came in third behin the sims hot date and harry potter

My God.

Is there any justice in this world?

Moraelin · December 5, 2001, 12:19

Actually, in a perverse way I actually hope that enough suckers will buy Civ 3. Much as I'm disappointed in it it's still far better than any RTS game of late. And for crying out loud, we've had so many verbatim remakes of Command and Conquer, that I can't even count that high. It looks like every month someone just HAS to do a clone of C&C, with only the unit graphics and names changed.

Maybe Civ 3 will show that you CAN make money with a turn based game, too. That it doesn't have to be a real-time whack-a-mole to sell.

Well, I can hope, can't I?

rid102 · December 5, 2001, 13:04

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Originally posted by korn469
the third week it came in third behin the sims hot date and harry potter

My God.

Is there any justice in this world?

Ummm.... yes.

How is Civ3 selling? Like helium after the Hindenburg disaster, by the sounds of things...

Antonin · December 5, 2001, 15:30

Does anybody know approximately how many copies have sold?

Barchan · December 5, 2001, 15:45

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Originally posted by Antonin
Does anybody know approximately how many copies have sold?

42?

korn469 · December 6, 2001, 14:37

here is the NPD chart for this week

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1) The Sims: Hot Date (Electronic Arts)
2) Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (Electronic Arts)
3) Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Activision)
4) Roller Coaster Tycoon (Infogrames)
5) The Sims (Electronic Arts)
6) Backyard Basketball (Infogrames)
7) Survivor (Infogrames)
8) Ghost Recon (Ubi Soft)
9) Civilization III (Infogrames)
10) Zoo Tycoon (Microsoft)

and as to Antonin question on how many copies civ3 has sold, the first week it was probably in 120k-250k copies range and somewhat less every week since then

MarkG · December 6, 2001, 16:17

korn, where did you get this latest chart?

korn469 · December 6, 2001, 17:05

markos

pc.ign posted it today

Lorizael · December 6, 2001, 20:12

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Originally posted by Barchan

42?

I haven't posted in awhile but

Glad to see someone else who knows what that number means.

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

MarkG · December 6, 2001, 20:33

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Originally posted by korn469
pc.ign posted it today

hmm it seems ign is faster than gamespot

jbrians · December 6, 2001, 22:14

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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 · December 7, 2001, 10:54

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

korn469 · December 13, 2001, 02:03

here is the latest chart NPD chart

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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

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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

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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 · December 13, 2001, 03:31

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Originally posted by Barchan

42?

What your percent error spread on this?

K

DaShi · December 13, 2001, 03:38

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

Dis · December 13, 2001, 03:57

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 · December 13, 2001, 04:23

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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 · December 13, 2001, 04:25

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 · December 13, 2001, 05:21

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 · December 13, 2001, 08:27

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 · December 13, 2001, 09:18

officially the price is still $45

Swissy · December 13, 2001, 18:55

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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 · December 14, 2001, 04:42

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

MarkG · December 14, 2001, 20:52

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 · December 15, 2001, 04:21

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!