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64% of Online Gamers Are Female

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-news-everyone dept.

According to a report discussed on 1up, a new study by the Nielsen folks finds that more than half of the 117 Million U.S. online gamers are women. From the article: "The study's announcement release doesn't break down what games they're playing, though we expect sites like pogo.com, which feature a multitude of Flash-based games are rather high on the list. Even more surprising is how many older gamers are playing. While the teenage market dominates in numbers, the study says more than 15 million gamers, about 8%, are actually at least 45 years old."

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  1. well... by Loconut1389 · · Score: 5, Funny

    well, about 20% of those -say- they're women...

    1. Re:well... by OnyxIR · · Score: 5, Funny

      My time on IRC has taught me a valuable lesson... On the Internet, all the men are men, all the women are men, and all the children are FBI agents.

      Dont believe the hype!

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  2. Is this really true? by bangenge · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they just counted female avatars.

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  3. Re:Neither figure is surprising... by Xiph · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's rather funny that women are playing with bricks and logic, while men are playing with dolls and avatars

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