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*'''Who plays computer and video games?'''


''Age of players'' (2004): 
*under  18     - 34%
*between 18-50 - 46%
*50+           - 17%

*The average age is  29.
*The average game buyer age is 36.
*60% is male
*40% is female

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*'''Will these gamers keep playing?'''


53% of gameplayers expect to be playing as much or more ten years from now as they do today.

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*'''What where the best selling videogames for gameconsoles this year?'''


*Family entertainment:      4.7%  
*Fighting:                  6.9% 
*First-person shooters:     8.6% 
*Action:                   27.1% 
*Role-playing:              8.7%
*Racing:                   11.3% 
*Sports:                   17.6% 


Top 5 selling video games of 2003:<br>
1. Madden NFL 2004<br>
2. Pokemon Ruby<br>
3. Pokemon Saphire<br>
4. Need For Speed Underground<br>
5. Zelda the windmaker<br>

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*'''Resources'''

[http://www.theesa.com/ ESA]<br>


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