Here is what I found
http://news.filefront.com/npd-results-for-pc-gaming-in-2007/
Before you skip right to the numbers, keep in mind that NPD numbers don’t encompass digital downloads which explains why games like The Orange Box are conspicuously absent from the year’s top 10 chart.
Revenue from retail sales dropped nearly $60 million from $970 million in 2006 to $910.7 million in 2007. That doesn’t encompass revenue from subscriptions from MMOs, which continue to be a major chunk of the PC market. As for what the direct cause of the drop was, I would imagine it’s a combination of increased piracy and a larger usage of digital distribution as outlets like Steam become the norm for many PC gamers.
World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi) - 2.25 million
World Of Warcraft (Vivendi) - 914,000
The Sims 2: Seasons Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts) - 433,000
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) - 383,000
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Electronic Arts) - 343,000
Sim City 4 Deluxe (Electronic Arts) - 284,000
The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts) - 281,000
The Sims 2: Bon Voyage Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts) - 271,000
Age Of Empires III (Microsoft) - 259,000
The Sims 2: Pets Expansion Pack (Electronic Arts) - 236,000
It’s no surprise to see World of Warcraft and The Sims dominate the list; I’d expect nothing different in 2008. There’s not much room for games that don’t belong to either of those series to make the list, but of the four that did, it’s somewhat odd to see Age of Empires III sell just over a quarter million units.
I really wouldn’t put much stock in these numbers for all of the aforementioned reasons. Whether or not PC gaming is struggling certainly cannot be ascertained from these figures, so don’t go crazy about how you just invested in a new 8800 when PC gaming is about to go down the toilet.
Which I’d like to think it isn’t.
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Basically it is at least 1 billion from retail but is missing tons of money from subscriptions from MMO's and digital distribution like steam.
From WoW alone blizzard got 1.2 billion of subscriptions
http://shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51055
Blizzard Hoards $1.2 Billion in 2007
Ever wonder what those record World of Warcraft subscription numbers translate to? Over a billion dollars in revenue, according to a Vivendi financial statement released today.
Vivendi subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment posted revenues of $814 million euros (US $1.2B) last year, up 58 percent over 2006.
The numbers are attributed to the first quarter release of the company's first MMO expansion, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, in addition to an all-time high of 10 million worldwide Warcraft subscribers.
In comparison, other Vivendi companies, including Sierra Entertainment, Sierra Online, and Vivendi Games Mobile, only brought in a total of $204 million euros (US $301M) in revenue.
Blizzard could see the release of two titles this year, as both the second World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King and its anticipated StarCraft sequel are readied for publishing.
