Rank This Month	Rank Last Month	Title	Publisher	Avg. Sale Price
1	--	The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack	Electronic Arts	$34.09
2	1	World of Warcraft	Vivendi Universal	$49.73
3	4	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	$47.51
4	3	Half-Life 2	Vivendi Universal	$52.00
5	--	Brothers In Arms: Road To Hill 30	Ubisoft	$46.45
6	--	Star Wars: Republic Commando	LucasArts	$46.20
7	--	Matrix Online	Sega of America	$49.47
8	2	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords	LucasArts	$45.68
9	8	Roller Coaster Tycoon 3	Atari	$37.72
10	13	Rome: Total War	Activision	$45.85
11	6	Halo: Combat Evolved	Microsoft	$27.58
12	--	Act Of War: Direct Action	Atari	$45.88
13	16	Sid Meier's Pirates	Atari	$45.97
14	18	MS Zoo Tycoon 2	Microsoft	$36.88
15	--	The Sims 2 Special Edition	Electronic Arts	$49.25
16	5	The Sims Deluxe	Electronic Arts	$19.07
17	--	Warcraft III Battle Chest	Vivendi Universal	$39.36
18	--	Silent Hunter 3	Ubisoft	$39.00

Source: The NPD Group/NPD Techworld, for the month of March 2005

World of Warcraft Finally Slips to No. 2

The University Expansion Pack for The Sims 2 bested the competition, jumping to first place in March. It unseated Vivendi Universal's World of Warcraft, which was the top-selling game in retail outlets for the past two months. Several new titles jumped onto the list, including new entries from LucasArts, Atari, Ubisoft, and Vivendi.

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Posted: 5/3/05