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Teens Losing Interest In Gaming?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the come-back-to-us-kids dept.

Survey firm Piper Jaffrey has results saying that teenagers are losing interest in videogaming. From the Gamasutra article: "Interestingly, almost 80 percent of teens indicated that they intend to spend less time playing video games in 2006 and nearly 70 percent indicated that their interest in playing video games is decreasing." What do you think could be causing this drop in interest from young people? Sequels? Mature themes? Sequels?

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  1. Re:Dumb dah dumb dumb by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Puberty hits. Older kids get interested in girls. Making friends. Socializing."

    Those are strong words. Strong, bewildering words.

  2. Teens are not the market anymore... by binaryspiral · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now with $500+ consoles, $60-$80 games, and monthly subscription fees that exceed what I used to spend on gas in a month -

    Adult gamers are the cash cow of the gaming industry - teens are a secondary market.

    This is news, how?