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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. Re:My take on videogames by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    yeah, one button mouse = fuitlicious.

  2. No way by miknight · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's ridiculous - there are hardly any girls 18+ I know that play computer games. If this WERE true, wouldn't we be seeing more girl-ish games, like sim-mall or something.

  3. PMS Avenger by Cordath · · Score: 0, Troll

    Could this mean the PMS avenger is coming to consoles soon?

  4. Re:The answer? No by soft_guy · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think you were meant to read the headline literally. More WOMEN (not females in general) than BOYS(not MEN).

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  5. Re:I had no idea the Sims was so popular... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Your mom plays with my penis.

    I like to stretch her labia over my head, like a skull cap. That's sort of a game.

  6. Can you say "Feminazi Troll"? by tuber · · Score: -1, Troll

    nt

  7. They're not really women... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This all got started when slashdotter males heard there are women in online Sims and then loging on and posing as other women because if they posed as men, they'd STILL get no action!