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I've posted links to three or four lists, all of which look exactly like most PC game lists I've ever seen. You overestimate how many FPSes show up on these lists, OB1. I've been reading PC game sales charts for many years and know what they typically look like.

January 10th-16th, 1999. http://pc.ign.com/articles/066/066660p1.html

1 Starcraft: Brood Wars Havas
2 Baldur's Gate Interplay
3 Deer Hunter II: 3D GT Interactive
4 Half-Life Havas
5 Cabela's Big Game Hunter Activision
6 Flight Simulator Microsoft
7 Myth II Bungie
8 Wheel of Fortune Hasbro
9 Deer Avenger Havas
10 Combat Flight Simulator Microsoft

The only true FPS is Half-Life. Though I guess Deer Hunter is one too... :)

Best selling games of 1998. http://pc.ign.com/articles/066/066602p1.html

Rank Title Publisher Average Price
1 Starcraft Havas $42
2 Deer Hunter GT Interactive $18
3 Myst The Learning Company $18
4 Flight Simulator Microsoft $44
5 Deer Hunter II GT Interactive $18
6 Titanic: Adventure Out of Time Havas $24
7 Lego Island The Learning Company $25
8 Frogger Hasbro $31
9 Diablo Havas $27
10 Age of Empires Microsoft $37
11 Riven The Learning Company $39
12 Cabela's Big Game Hunter Activision $19
13 Monopoly Hasbro $23
14 Unreal GT Interactive $38
15 Barbie Riding Club Mattel $31
16 Quake II Activision $45
17 Scrabble Hasbro $28
18 Return of Arcade Microsoft $27
19 Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter GT Interactive $19
20 Barbie Nail Designer Mattel $17

December 2002. http://pc.ign.com/articles/383/383478p1.html

1) The Sims Deluxe (Electronic Arts)

2) The Sims: Unleashed (Electronic Arts)

3) Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets (Electronic Arts)

4) Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 (Infogrames)

5) Zoo Tycoon (Microsoft)

6) Backyard Hockey (Infogrames)

7) Age Of Mythology (Microsoft)

8) The Sims: Vacation (Electronic Arts)

9) Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania (Microsoft)

10) Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (Vivendi)

11) Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead (Electronic Arts)

12) The Sims: Hot Date (Electronic Arts)

13) Backyard Football 2002 (Infogrames)

14) Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault (Electronic Arts)

15) Dark Age Of Camelot: Shrouded Isles (Vivendi)

16) Backyard Baseball 2003 (Infogrames)

17) The Sims Online (Electronic Arts)

18) Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (Electronic Arts)

19) Backyard Basketball (Infogrames)

20) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Vivendi)

As all of the lists I have posted have proven, it's often about half and half hardcore and casual games. Often more casual than hardcore, really, but sometimes it's the other way around. Casual games are a mix of strategy titles, MS Flight Simulator titles, bad games (like Deer Hunter...), liscenced junk, etc... while hardcore titles are mostly strategy games (heavy on RTSes) and FPS games. As well as a few others, like some MMORPGs. :)

Anyway, I've proven my point. I don't know what ratio of titles you expected, but I've been reading these lists long enough to know what kind of mix goes into top lists of PC games better than you.