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Title: Online gaming attracts more women than men
Post by: LostInTime on October 06, 2006, 09:46:45 AM
Post by: LostInTime on October 06, 2006, 09:46:45 AM
Article (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003220684)
Nielsen's extensive survey of demographic, age and gender trends in the video game space found that as of August, about 117 million people in the U.S. qualified as "active gamers," meaning they spend at least one hour per week on a gaming device. That's up from 112 million last year. Of the active gamers, 56% play games online, and 64% of those online players are women, according to the study.
Nielsen's extensive survey of demographic, age and gender trends in the video game space found that as of August, about 117 million people in the U.S. qualified as "active gamers," meaning they spend at least one hour per week on a gaming device. That's up from 112 million last year. Of the active gamers, 56% play games online, and 64% of those online players are women, according to the study.
Title: Re: Online gaming attracts more women than men
Post by: Dennis on October 06, 2006, 10:44:42 PM
Post by: Dennis on October 06, 2006, 10:44:42 PM
Not overly surprising, because online games are more social. However, they are counting things like online bridge and those word games as "games", which most serious gamers wouldn't consider games.
Dennis
Dennis
Title: Re: Online gaming attracts more women than men
Post by: Louise on October 07, 2006, 02:04:37 PM
Post by: Louise on October 07, 2006, 02:04:37 PM
Dennis,
Bridge is the ONLY serious game. ;D
Bridge is the ONLY serious game. ;D
Title: Re: Online gaming attracts more women than men
Post by: Dennis on October 08, 2006, 02:06:39 AM
Post by: Dennis on October 08, 2006, 02:06:39 AM
lol Louise, true, each type of game does attract its particular genre of fans.
Dennis
Dennis