Who are playing games and what are they playing?
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Year 2004:
- Who plays computer and video games?
Age of players:
under 18 - 34%
between 18-50 - 46%
50+ - 17%
The average age is 29. The average game buyer age is 36.
Gender:
60% is male
40% is female
- Will these gamers keep playing?
53% of gameplayers expect to be playing as much or more ten years from now as they do today.
- 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: 1. Madden NFL 2004 2. Pokemon Ruby 3. Pokemon Saphire 4. Need For Speed Underground 5. Zelda the windmaker