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<blockquote data-quote="Alphastream" data-source="post: 5722858" data-attributes="member: 11365"><p>Shannon Applecline wrote a piece a few days ago <a href="http://www.rpg.net/columns/designers-and-dragons/designers-and-dragons4.phtml" target="_blank">discussing the top selling RPGs over the years</a>. Shannon has written a number of really good columns examining the history of gaming companies and recently published a book on the history of all the major RPG companies. </p><p></p><p>In this latest article he shares data he gathered on the most popular RPGs over the years. It can be interesting to see how various lines (such as Shadowrun mentioned above) improve or worsen in popularity over time. It is also interesting to note how in the 90s you could still see an 11 year-old <em>Fiend Folio</em>, whereas in 2010 no release is older than 3 years. </p><p></p><p>He also provides data from three large stores for their 2010 top selling RPGs. It is interesting to note the variance across each store (Gamma World boosters were #2 at EndGame???!!! That store has a pretty big variety!). The numbers show a strong 2010 D&D dominance, though this clearly sets Shannon up to write an interesting piece (if he can get some better data) for 2011 and how Pathfinder has done. I hope the same three stores can share their data (as well as others) for a great 2011-2010 comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alphastream, post: 5722858, member: 11365"] Shannon Applecline wrote a piece a few days ago [URL="http://www.rpg.net/columns/designers-and-dragons/designers-and-dragons4.phtml"]discussing the top selling RPGs over the years[/URL]. Shannon has written a number of really good columns examining the history of gaming companies and recently published a book on the history of all the major RPG companies. In this latest article he shares data he gathered on the most popular RPGs over the years. It can be interesting to see how various lines (such as Shadowrun mentioned above) improve or worsen in popularity over time. It is also interesting to note how in the 90s you could still see an 11 year-old [I]Fiend Folio[/I], whereas in 2010 no release is older than 3 years. He also provides data from three large stores for their 2010 top selling RPGs. It is interesting to note the variance across each store (Gamma World boosters were #2 at EndGame???!!! That store has a pretty big variety!). The numbers show a strong 2010 D&D dominance, though this clearly sets Shannon up to write an interesting piece (if he can get some better data) for 2011 and how Pathfinder has done. I hope the same three stores can share their data (as well as others) for a great 2011-2010 comparison. [/QUOTE]
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