The NPD reports retail boxes slowing as online action quickens.
 by David Adams January 17, 2006
Even as 2005 saw record figures for console game sales, PC software sales cowered under $1 billion. According to NPD figures reported by The Associated Press today, PC game sales dropped 14 percent to $953 million, compared to $1.1 billion in 2004. The NPD figures, however, only track sales of PC games on CD-ROM — meaning digital download sales, as well as MMO subscription spending, aren’t reflected in the numbers. The NPD points to the growth of both digital sales and online game subscriptions in explaining the apparent PC gaming slump.
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