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Videogames Attract More Women Than Boys?

Posted by simoniker on from the sort-out-the-etc-etc dept.

Thanks to Yahoo!/Reuters for their story about a new Entertainment Software Association poll showing the demographics of gaming. According to the poll, "...26 percent of game players are women 18 or older, while 21 percent are boys 6 to 17", and the survey also revealed that "...the average gamer spends 6.5 hours a week playing games... while boys 6 to 17 average 7.3 hours per week of game time." Explicit games are also on the increase, as "13.2 percent carried a "Mature" or "M" rating, up from 9.9 percent in 2001 and under 8 percent in 2000."

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  1. The Rest? by moehoward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The rest are slashdotters.

    Except me, of course.

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  2. I had no idea the Sims was so popular... by benzapp · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, that is the only game I have ever seen an adult woman play...

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    1. Re:I had no idea the Sims was so popular... by El · · Score: 5, Funny

      I tried The Sims, then discovered it was more fun micro-managing my 2-year old's bathroom habits...

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    2. Re:I had no idea the Sims was so popular... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      every so often she'd beat me at Tekken3.

      Hence, "ex."

    3. Re:I had no idea the Sims was so popular... by ruprechtjones · · Score: 5, Funny

      does she have a sister?

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  3. What's next... by Exitthree · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdotters with girlfriends? My world is crumbling! Ahhhhhh!

    1. Re:What's next... by IIRCAFAIKIANAL · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hell, a lot of us are even married... but that's nothing. There are, get this, FEMALE slashdotters!

      I know, I know, it sounds crazy, but trust me, it's absolutely true.

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    2. Re:What's next... by The+Phantom+Buffalo · · Score: 5, Funny
      There are, get this, FEMALE slashdotters!

      Sure there are, and they play cards with Santa Claus and the Easter bunny on Thursday nights.

  4. what the? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Laura Croft was the only girlfriend i ever had.

    1. Re:what the? by shut_up_man · · Score: 5, Funny

      Lucky bastard... all my girlfriends' names end in ".jpg"

  5. I don't doubt it... by AEton · · Score: 5, Funny

    My girlfriend's Sims get more action than we do.

    AND they own all this cool stuff in their house.

    On the bright side, those bastards can't own cars, so I guess it evens out. Plus, my girlfriend can't turn off my Free Will. (usually)

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    1. Re:I don't doubt it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wait till you get married. Then she will become an expert at disabling your Free Will.

  6. The reason by nightsweat · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a joystick envy thing.

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  7. Re:thats odd by soft_guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    camps of korean chicks forced to play videogames to skew poll result

    I think that's the ultimate fantasy of just about everyone here.

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  8. Explicit games are also on the increase... by R5900 · · Score: 5, Funny
    A even non-explicit ones, such as Tetsuya Mizuguchi's wonderful musical-shooter Rez, give unexpected vibrations to some women..

    BTW, this game is really good. Not your average rts/fps clone, but for those who like different games, worth a try .

  9. 26%!!!!!! by zarthrag · · Score: 5, Funny

    What have I been doing with my life! I can't believe that! Do you know what this means?!?!?!? My chances of picking up a gamer chick have just gone WAAAAAY up! All I have to do is figure out what game...God I hope it isn't the sims....
    "On the Moon, we have advanced far beyond rules, and manners..."

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  10. Nope... by MrPower · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it were joystick envy they would all be stuck back in time playing The Games: Summer Edition.

    I know for sure that game prepared me for my current sex life!

  11. Unfortunately for us.... by DwarfGoanna · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are incidentally the female analogue of male slashdot posters. They aren't getting laid either.

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