Gaming Statistics

[tay823]

See the whole article here (http://gamingprecision.blogspot.com/2010/05/boys-like-girls-who-game.html)

1. Sixty-five percent of American households play computer or video games. Considering there are approximately 114,825,428 households as of 2010, that's a huge number of American Gamers.


2. The average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for 13 years. This statistic crushes the idea that gamers are all hormonal highschoolers.


3. Forty percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (33 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).


4. Growth - From 2003 to 2006, the entertainment software industry's annual growth rate exceeded 17 percent. Over the same period, the entire U.S. economy grew at a less than 4% rate. In tough times, gamers will game.


5. On average, nine games were sold every second of every day in 2007. Gaming is becoming a more popular and more mainstream hobby.


6. Of those who play games online, 56% are male and 44% are female.


7. The average adult woman plays games 7.4 hours per week. The average adult man plays 7.6 hours per week. Though males spend more time playing than do females, the gender/time gap has narrowed significantly. Whereas in 2003, males spent an average of 18 more minutes a day playing games than did their female counterparts. In 2004 they spent only six minutes more each day doing so. Females spend an average of two hours more per week playing games now then they did a year ago.

[jango]

interesting stats .. nice to know we're not too freakish - well, er, kinda ..

[Subb]

thanks for sharing, that was an intersting read

[Diligence109]

this is super interesting... I wouldn't have guessed that there were that many "older" gamers in the US at all! I'm gonna be less shameful about my association with games, now, I think... maybe... a little... *crawls back into hermit dork cave*

+rep :)

[Muffincat]

Yay female gamers <3 ;D And this was quite interesting; thanks for sharing :)

[Kenoi]

quite interesting, thanks for sharing. number 5 was the most used one. even after 07.
I mean c'mon now, would you keep a piece of history (the games, the console -- ps2, xbox, gamecube) or sacrifice it for the newer stuff? - (360, ps3, wii)

[LiNuX]

Good read. I have a feeling female gamers will take over the numbers one day in the future.

[tay823]

I'm happy girls can play games without much ridicule any more. I've only had it a few times (modern warfare 2) but I don't think they even knew I was a girl, just hatin because I dropped that nuuuuuuke ^_^

[Dess]

Wewt for girl gamers!!! lol... They only really pick on me when I play GoW2... but they shut up when they meet ma chainsaw.... :D

Interesting read Tay... ;)

[jango]

They only really pick on me when I play GoW2... but they shut up when they meet ma chainsaw.... :D

lmao .. the subtle approach always works! Nice lol

[Subb]

Wewt for girl gamers!!! lol... They only really pick on me when I play GoW2... but they shut up when they meet ma chainsaw.... :D

Interesting read Tay... ;)

Hahaha damge, u trully are the master of the chainsaw!

[thedeparted]

yeah I seen something like this a few years back. good read none the less

[Dess]

Hahaha damge, u trully are the master of the chainsaw!

I REALLY wish I had my capture card the night that guy called me b*tch on Blur... It would have made the Epicness hall of fame. lol

[tay823]

yea i get haters on MW2, but they can't say crap wen I drop that NUUUUKE ^_^

[Dess]

yea i get haters on MW2, but they can't say crap wen I drop that NUUUUKE ^_^

*highfive* We're gonna be great friends. =)

[Subb]

haha 2 bestie carpetbaggers

[tay823]

hahaha all in a days work xD

[Kenoi]

hahaha all in a days work xD

you forgot the (puts weapon back in utility belt, then strike a heroic pose -- arms are akimbo).
haha, messin, but yeah, GF is a place to make friends. wahoo!

[tay823]

and how could i forget that! especially when i just bought red dead redemption today lol

[Jokersvirus]

OH female gamers on the raise, woot!!!

women are more mature in game, from what ive seen, than guys.

[Kink3bird]

and how could i forget that! especially when i just bought red dead redemption today lol

Me and subby were just plowing down people today you better be taking the time to get good cus were pretty gansta at bein cowboys

[tay823]

Me and subby were just plowing down people today you better be taking the time to get good cus were pretty gansta at bein cowboys

haha ima pull an all nighter so i can be up to par with the masters over here. lol nah nah i'm sure i'll get there. All I was doing wen I was playing was shooting animals and playing mini games xD

[Subb]

haha ima pull an all nighter so i can be up to par with the masters over here. lol nah nah i'm sure i'll get there. All I was doing wen I was playing was shooting animals and playing mini games xD

well here it is 3:20 am and yeah im pullin an all nighter. Red Dead ftw

[tay823]

dannng puttin in work, its only a little past midnight where I am. and my brothers been playing my xbox like crazy ill get bak on sumtime tomoro. get sum sleep already!

[Subb]

dannng puttin in work, its only a little past midnight where I am. and my brothers been playing my xbox like crazy ill get bak on sumtime tomoro. get sum sleep already!

i usually go to sleep around 6am. i'll be on all day tomorrow so lemme know when ur ready to roam the vast country side

[Jokersvirus]

I hate you all, you have red dead and i cant afford it :(.

[Kink3bird]

I hate you all, you have red dead and i cant afford it :(.

Me and subby were talking about that, were surprised everyone with a 360 on here didn't get this game

[Dess]

It's pretty awesome. I need to play it more... and um... get online with subb and play since I keep saying I'm going to.... speaking of.. I still have have to add tay to xbl... lol crap.

*runs away to turn on the xbox*

[Endgameko]

thanx for the stat post :) I thank its weird though, cus you can see a group of statistics but all of my gamer friends and myself game so differently. I think you can definetly divide it up, casual gamers, moderative gamers, and the addicted,......ADDICTED