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NPD: PC Retail Games decline 14pc in 2008
NPD: PC Retail Games decline 14pc in 2008
GameDaily - January 16, 2009
Submitted by deftangel (291) at 5:28AM PST on January 16, 2009
While the console video game market has been soaring (as demonstrated by the just released NPD 2008 totals), PC game sales aren't so hot – from a retail perspective, that is. The NPD Group has revealed to GameDaily BIZ that PC games totaled just $701 million in 2008, which is down 14 percent from 2007.
It's important to keep in mind, however, that this NPD data concerns retail data only.
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1welshbloke posted on Industry News at 6:19AM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: NPD: PC Retail Games decline 14pc in 2008I think all this does it highlight what we already know. Retail sales are declining internet sales are rising.
I think NPD should be putting more effort into getting internet sales especially from sources such as Steam. They obviously do have some sales but a huge swathe of on-line retailers and digital distribution is omitted.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
13deftangel posted on Industry News at 5:28AM PST on January 16, 2009. Article: NPD: PC Retail Games decline 14pc in 2008While the console video game market has been soaring (as demonstrated by the just released NPD 2008 totals), PC game sales aren't so hot – from a retail perspective, that is. The NPD Group has revealed to GameDaily BIZ that PC games totaled just $701 million in 2008, which is down 14 percent from 2007. It's important to keep in mind, however, that this NPD data concerns retail data only.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]
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Agreed. NPD do a quarterly subscription report for MMO's but that's about it.
The problem however is that in the digital world, there is no need for NPD at all as Valve know exactly how many copies of a game they've sold in every territory 24/7.