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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. Welcome to the internet... by EotB · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Where men are men, women are men and 14 year old girls are FBI agents...

  2. Re:90% of gaming girls are guys playing girls by RubberDogBone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, I play MAIL characters. SUE ME. DUH. Been typing in SL too much. My mind is gone. LOL OMG

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    Sig for hire.