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64% of Online Gamers Are Female
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."
I believe online poker is quite popular with woman; they are able to play it anonymously without the feelings of intimidation they would probably receive in a face-to-face environment. There are so many egotistical overbearing men in real life is it any wonder that online anonymity would be popular with girls, from dating sites where men can't grab their asses, to online gaming where they can pretend they are men..?
And 100% of the 45-year-old+ crowd still lives in their mom's basement.
And mom still pays the bills which accounts for the high number of women.
Help me take back Slashdot. When did 'News for Nerds' become 'FUD and Conspiracy Theories for Extremist Nutjobs'?
Most chicks I know don't mind a reasonable pass by somebody decent. It's the dope smoking lazy sleazy assholes who don't take care of themselves which are the hassle. And for some reason they never seem to get a clue (or care) that while they present themselves as such they don't have a chance (something females do realise).
If you had the dregs of society after you, you would soon get sick of it too.