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When $1B in Online-Game Sales Isn't

Posted by simoniker on from the pinky-held-to-face dept.

jvm writes "On Curmudgeon Gamer a new analysis article by Kyle Orland examines the recent announcement by the NPD Group that sales of "online-enabled console games" reached $1 billion dollars last year. A rudimentary analysis of the numbers behind the numbers shows that at least a third of those online-enabled games probably aren't being (and probably can't be) played online."

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  1. Re:That's Nothing! by jvmatthe · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think that the official NPD reports cost several hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars. I haven't actually investigated myself, but this is what I've been told when I've asked friends (in the game industry) about them.

    That said, there are apparently occasional leaks that allow you to get some of the raw data itself.

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    Curmudgeon Gamer: Not happy
  2. PSO/GC by whiteSanjuro · · Score: 5, Informative

    Phantasy Star Online (Ep 1 & 2) is not the only game for GameCube that has official Internet support. PSO Episode 3 also does.