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Casual Gamers Not So Casual

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gameaholics dept.

Next Gen is reporting on a study indicating that casual gamers actually play quite a lot, putting the term 'casual' under a microscope. From the article: "'Our survey has determined that mainstream audiences dedicate a substantial amount of time to gameplay — not just in 15-minute increments as previously thought,' said Loren Hillberg, executive VP and general manager of commerce at Macrovision."

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  1. Consider this contrast.. by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Funny

    People who have casual sex rarely break the 15 minute mark.

    Interesting. Indeed.

    Titties!

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    I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
  2. Re:Gamer? by dominion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Possibly.

    I'm sure a lot of women whose husbands only have sex in 15 minute increments a day would consider them to be "fuckers".

  3. Re:Gamer? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could a Slashdot comment be considered "redundant" if it takes more than 15 minutes to figure that out? :P

  4. Re:Gamer? by Doches · · Score: 4, Funny
    If you like gaming for gaming's sake (not just to pass the time a la MS Solitaire) then it doesn't matter if you only play half an hour a day or 3 hours a day.

    Stop, pause, and think about that. Let's try an analogy, shall we? I like sex for sex's sake. Does it matter to me if I have sex once a day or seven times a day?

    I think so, yes.



    Dear God, did I just compare gaming to sex?