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Half of American Adults Gamers

[Dec 08, 2008, 10:36 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (Adobe Acrobat-format; pew indeed) informs American adult video game players that we are now a plurality, as their research says: "53% - of all American adults play video games of some kind, whether on a computer, on a gaming console, on a cell phone or other handheld device, on a portable gaming device, or online." This abstract offers other data, including an interesting statistic about senior citizens: "Among older adults 65+ who play video games, nearly a third play games everyday, a significantly larger percentage than all younger players, of whom about 20% play everyday." Also, while consoles are most popular among young adults, the PC is still top gun: "Out of all the gaming devices, computers are the most popular among the total adult gaming population, with 73% of adult gamers using computers to play games, compared with 53% console users, 35% who using cell phones, and 25% using portable gaming devices."

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Re: PC Gamers

Dec 8, 2008, 11:02

CrimsonPaw

Techie, you're an idiot, IMO a serious gamer is someone who pays attention to the industry on a daily basis and invests their money in that industry KNOWING what kind of investment they're making, not some dumbass that buys a game because the box looks cool. This doesn't matter if it's on a PC or a console.

I would say this makes sense since a majority of the NES kids (myself included) have grown up on gaming and now the Wii and Flash gaming are starting to hit the casual crowd. I'm 34 and have had almost every console out (the majors anyway, no 3DO or Jaguar sorry to say) and have been amazed at what each generation brings. I also have enjoyed PC gaming but haven't upgraded my rig in about 3 years, so for now I'm on a hiatus.




I'm not an elitist, I'm a gamer - those lines that the PC or Console elitists draw are the boundaries of their ignorance.

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Comment [quote="CrimsonPaw"Dec 8, 2008, 11:02]Techie, you're an idiot, IMO a serious gamer is someone who pays attention to the industry on a daily basis and invests their money in that industry KNOWING what kind of investment they're making, not some dumbass that buys a game because the box looks cool. This doesn't matter if it's on a PC or a console. I would say this makes sense since a majority of the NES kids (myself included) have grown up on gaming and now the Wii and Flash gaming are starting to hit the casual crowd. I'm 34 and have had almost every console out (the majors anyway, no 3DO or Jaguar sorry to say) and have been amazed at what each generation brings. I also have enjoyed PC gaming but haven't upgraded my rig in about 3 years, so for now I'm on a hiatus. [/quote]

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