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Men Spend More on Video Games Than Music

Posted by Zonk on from the why-wouldn't-they? dept.

Jakob Paulsen writes "According to research group Nielsen Entertainment, men now spend more money on buying games than on buying music. This adds further credit to the general belief that video games are displacing other forms of media for the attention of young men. Nielsen base their findings on interviews with 1,500 people in January and February."

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  1. Re:Well by FidelCatsro · · Score: 3, Informative

    Games in the UK are 30-40GBP or close
    albums are around 7-12 GBP
    so i would say the aproximations is close and yes it is a total rip off.
    The RIAA wonder why people download music for free in the EU , Bit hint boys its because your charging us near $20 per CD but i digress.
    Yes the main reason is that games are about 4* the price

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  2. Re:Well by Sebadude · · Score: 2, Informative

    In Canada.

    New game with taxes: approx. $80 Canadian. New cd before taxes: $15-$20. 20x4: 80!

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