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NPD Group – 90% of Paid Game Purchases Were Not Digital in Q3
After waves of news trumpeting the growing power of digital game sales in Q4 2009, NPD group reported that 90% of Q3 console game purchases were physical in Q3 2009.
Additionally, 79% of games for portable, PC/Mac, and mobile were physical.
EA CEO Optimistic on 2010 Game Industry Growth
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello revealed an optimistic outlook on overall game industry growth for 2010.
While acknowledging 2009 NPD numbers are sketchy at reflecting growth compared to 2008, Riccitiello points out that NPD does not take into account the flourishing game sales from non-traditional distribution like game downloads, social networks, MMOs and microtransactions.
Direct 2 Drive Disagrees with Impulse’s #2 Claim
Sutton Trout, Director of Development for Direct2Drive, cited a Q1 NPD Report which refutes Stardock’s recent claim that it holds the #2 digital distribution spot with its Impulse service. According to GamaSutra: “The report listed that, for the period, Valve Software’s Steam service led the market handily with 62 percent of total unit sales market [...]