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Our economy may still be pretty much in the gutter, but one industry is still going strong. If you glanced at what site you were reading this on and guessed "online gaming," congrats! You win a gold star. Here you go: ?.
Anyway, according to
this industry report featured on GameSpot, online gaming overall (including MMOs, in turn including
WoW) was up 22% year-over-year in May 2009. 87.1 million people were estimated to game online in the USA, an impressive 28% of our estimated total population.
Of course, a huge chunk of this is browser-based games (think Bejeweled or Yahoo! Games).
WoW is apparently the 21st most popular "online locale," clocking in at 2.2 million US visitors. Still, I'd say 21st isn't bad for a game with a subscription fee; 2.2 million players at $15 a month is $33 million a month (assuming the each have exactly one account). The next-closest MMO, according to this report, is RuneScape, at 202,000 players. Really? Aren't there other MMOs with more than that?
Anyway, online gaming, like online everything else, is on the rise. Single-player, localized games are starting to feel positively quaint, although I still think Chrono Trigger is the best computer RPG of all time.
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CommentsAuthor: SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Eliah Hecht)
Category: businesseconomygamingindustrymmosonline-gamingsales
Publish Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EST
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