Stijgende lijn voor verkoop PC games

Steven (Steeven)
Uit de laatste cijfers van NPD blijkt dat PC gaming allesbehalve dood is. Over geheel 2006 gezien had er in Noord-Amerika een stijging plaats van 6% meer verkochte games ten opzichte van het vorige jaar, goed voor een omzet van $7.4 miljard dollar. Anita Frazier van NPD zegt:
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"It's refreshing to see an increase in retail sales of PC games after having experienced a few years of declines. With revenues from digital downloads and subscriptions on the rise as well, the pc games segment of the industry remains healthy,"
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Ter vergelijking ook de best verkochte games van 2006 van de consoles en de PC:
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Top console & handheld titles of 2006:

Madden NFL 07 (incl. Hall of Fame Ed.) (EA)
Cars (THQ)
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts)
NCAA Football 07 (EA)
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Gears of War (incl. Collector's Ed.) (Microsoft)
Call Of Duty 3 (Activision)
Lego Star Wars (LucasArts)
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)

Top PC titles of 2006:

World of Warcraft (incl. Collector's Ed.) (Vivendi)
The Sims 2 (EA)
The Sims 2 Open For Business Expansion Pack (EA)
Star Wars: Empire At War (LucasArts)
The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack (EA)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (incl. collector's) (Take-Two)
MS Age Of Empires III (incl. collector's) (Microsoft)
The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff Expansion Pack (EA)
Civilization IV (Take-Two)
The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack (EA)
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