Aion and Fallen Earth dominate Steam/D2D charts
by Brooke Pilley 
Oct 2nd 2009 at 7:00PM
Filed under: Aion, Fallen Earth, News items, Champions Online
Aion. Champions Online. Fallen Earth. Three MMOs intended for three different audiences and yet they all have one thing in common: September gaming sales chart domination! The latest numbers on Steam and Direct2Drive show a bit of a re-shuffling compared to the last time we checked in.Steam (9/20 - 9/26)
1st - Aion Collector's EditionDirect2Drive (9/20 - 9/26)
2nd - Aion Standard Edition
3rd - Fallen Earth
1st - Aion Collector's EditionChampions Online was launched a few weeks before both FE and Aion, so we believe that might have something to do with their now lagging sales (according to these charts). Be sure to check out our one-month checkup on CO. Both Aion and FE appear to be doing quite well for themselves since release. Considering the lack of marketing behind FE and its more design, we're happy to see it up ranking so high. Actually, it makes us warm and fuzzy to see any MMO selling well, so kudos to all!
2nd - Aion Standard Edition
3rd - Fallen Earth
8th - Champions Online
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seldom said on 7:22PM 10-02-2009
I'm glad for Fallen Earth's success. The rest... well let's just say I'm a firm believer of the theory that in order for good games to get released, the bad ones have to fail.
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Mr Angry said on 7:44PM 10-02-2009
Aion's popularity is well deserved, good to know downloads continue apace!
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phobic99 said on 8:00PM 10-02-2009
I happened to purchase all three of the MMOs mentioned here. I guess I have money to blow apparently but in terms of enjoyment I'd rank them:
1. Fallen Earth - This is a shock even for me. It's so slow... and dismal... and buggy... and I'm having a blast. It's not as linear as the other two recently MMOs and the game is much more of a world than any MMO that's been out in years. Looking forward to seeing this one polished up.
2. Aion - Not bad but it really is more of the same. Currently paused my spiritmaster at 26.
3. Champions Online - This was the first one to meet the chopping block. It's not a bad game but it feels more like an arcade game than anything else. Not bad just... meh. Oh and the linearity kills my alt-itis. I'm not sure if that's bad or good though.
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Vitamin Dei said on 8:10PM 10-02-2009
At the risk of sounding like a frothing fangirl for CO, I'll just throw in quickly and say that Champions Online via Steam carried no special pre-order bonuses with it like many of the other major retail and digital distribution sites. The only reason to grab the game from Steam right now is if you're attached to their achievements system (which I like, BTW).
That all said, I'm really glad to see these two games performing so well on Steam. Particularly Fallen Earth, which I didn't expect to see have such a strong start. Way to go, Icarus. :)
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Omega2k3 said on 11:37PM 10-02-2009
Actually, it got some sweet ones, but didn't mention them until launch. You get a steampunk action figure and damage boost passive gadgets.
Dblade said on 8:46PM 10-02-2009
Uh this is where the lack of context and real numbers may be working against us. Champions Online is number 8 on direct2drive, can you guess what number 5 is? Assassin's creed: the director's cut. Even on steam, without real numbers we cant tell whether or not FE is selling well because its a legitimate hit, or because the real numbers are low. On steam, number 8 is counterstrike, number 5 is FEAR 2, and number 6 is Left for Dead.
My guess is that past Aion the numbers drop off tremendously. Its hard to find real data though, VGchartz doesn't list it for PC games.
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Droniac said on 5:54AM 10-03-2009
As has been said: Assassin's Creed is currently one of the 5-dollar-sale games on Direct2Drive. So most likely it's selling very well and the numbers are quite high.
The story is similar on the Steam front:
FEAR 2's massive promotional deal (+ Reborn DLC) that just closed down made it sell very well. Left 4 Dead is obviously selling well due to the new free Crash Course DLC - and the impending release of L4D2.
Graill said on 8:50PM 10-02-2009
Any PC game sites have the numbers on cancellations per title? Or are the free month trials still rolling before payment plans kick in? This number would be interesting to see verse sales for the same time periods. I would use past trends as an example to show way under half make a paying sub after purchasing these titles.
In presenting numbers as many titles have done and do today in submitting account numbers, will these titles use those cancelled accounts to count towards future numbers? Such as we have X amount of subscriptions, we just arent saying how many of those subscriptions are cancelled.
There is some entertainment value to knowing how many folks threw away 40 or more bucks chasing a wild turkey, though if you think about it, the entertainment value may be the same, and after all, thats what counts.
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Graill said on 8:59PM 10-02-2009
Excuse the quick repost.
Any sites providing actual sales numbers for units per title including digital download, not seeing any. Not rankings as these fluctuate per site.
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EToaster said on 9:39PM 10-02-2009
"Champions Online is number 8 on direct2drive, can you guess what number 5 is? Assassin's creed: the director's cut."
That'd probably be because Assassin's Creed is one of the games on sale for only 5 dollars with Direct2Drive's big anniversary sale. I imagine quite a few of those games are selling quite well.
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Jack said on 7:47AM 10-03-2009
Well Hail to Aion, Fallen Earth and Champions Online. Now you guys got the clients out there on the peoples PC its time to get back to work on some brand new content so people keep playing your game! Great job so far guys keep it up!
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