More numbers for the file. According to the NPD Group, subscriptions for games/games portals reach and even exceed $1B, based on their estimates.
For MMO/PC game subscribers, the top subscribers list is as follows:
1. World of Warcraft
2. RuneScape
3. Lord of the Rings Online
4. Final Fantasy XI
5. City of Heroes
As for gaming websites, the top list is comprised of Pogo.com, Realarcade.com, Bigfishgames.com, Gametap.com and Disney.com.
In other NPD report news, "52% of gamers "test drive" a game before purchasing it. Downloading a demo is the #1 method, followed by playing the game at a friend’s/relative’s house (#2) and renting the game (#3)" and "On average, 86% of games purchased by gamers in the past 3 months were physical copies, while 14% were digital downloads" As an idle thought, I wonder what the 'physical to digital' copies ratio would be if one was to include data about downloads of less than legal origin.
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