PopCap Sees Retail Bump In 2008
Seattle-based PopCap Games said today that it saw a bump in retail sales of its PC titles, nearly doubling sales in the last calendar year. PopCap said that its revenues grew 85.3% in 2008, while overall revenues for sale of PC video games by retail outlets dropped 14%. Citing numbers by NPD, PopCap said the retail sales growth was driven in part by the firm's much heralded Bejeweled Twist. The NPD numbers put Bejeweled Twist at number 8 among the best selling PC games during the December holidays. Popcap explained that the "most significant growth" for the firm game in Q4 alonside that launch.
posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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