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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 dattaway · · Score: 4, Interesting

      My wife plays on pogo.com. Simple games, cute sound effects and characters, and a chat window. And they talk about kids and family. That's something I don't hear horny teenage boys talk about, so yes, they are mostly females.

    2. 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. I bet it's true by joe+155 · · Score: 5, Informative

    In my house it's my girlfriend who plays games online the majority of the time. I hardly play online at all, but when I do it's on my DS or maybe a FPS; more indepth "proper" games (if there is such a thing). My girlfriend likes to play on gamerival on the simple little flash games where you just have to do very simple little word puzzles or arranging blocks.

    So it is believable, but it might not be how you think - I doubt they are running round fragging everyone they see, or playing WoW (although some might...)

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    1. Re:I bet it's true by m0rph3us0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      My wife runs a 300 person guild. I don't have the time for WoW, I have to participate in the real economy.

  4. 90% of gaming girls are guys playing girls by RubberDogBone · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Dunno about everybody else but most of the girls I meet in chatrooms and online games are guys playing as girls. Some of the rest are Dateline plants trolling for men, but that's not my thing.

    Anyway, what's the Second Life slang for guys playing as girls? Gurlz or something?

    Many actual Real Life(TM) girls play as male game characters so they won't get hit on or bothered.

    I play mail and female characters in SL. The guy character gets left alone except by sex workers who want to sell him their wares. He's much like the real me and fairly boring to game with.

    The girl character, who is not at all like me, has an incredibly active social thing going on and has accumulated dozens of friends without even trying. She's fun to play because she's so different from me. But she does get hit on all the time just because she appears to be female. It's common for complete strangers to walk up and make all sorts of rather forward comments.

    My guy character gets none of that.

    I have a new appreciation for some of the hassle girls go through.

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    1. Re:90% of gaming girls are guys playing girls by syousef · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I have a new appreciation for some of the hassle girls go through.

      Fuck this pseudo sensative snag bullshit. It doesn't matter to me now as I'm no longer single and failing one of us dieing I can see this relationship lasting. But oh to have had such hassles! Girls get lots of offers - many not very good ones, but some good - without having to work for it. Guys have to work very hard and often the girls go for good looking fucktards that treat them like dirt. (Yep men do this too - go for the bimbo that treats them like shit, but not as often, and the bottom line is it's much easier for a female to find a suitable partner, and they usually get a wide selection)

      So girls get hit on. If the guy's unpleasant how hard is it to say "fuck off and leave me alone you small dicked loser". Many guys will get the hint if dropped on them like a sledgehammer. There might be a little bit of unpleasantness back but few stalk based on one conversation. If a girl's in an environment where it goes beyond a few lewd comments she should get out. Only when that isn't possible is there a real problem. But there's a world of difference between being hit on and being assaulted.

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  5. Re:Yeah right. by radinator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, it's "The men are men, the women are men, and the children are FBI agents...and they're men!"

  6. Re:Definition Needed by daranz · · Score: 4, Funny

    While we're at it, we need to define the word "female," as it's used online.

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  7. And.. by Channard · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. 100% of those 20% followed their survey reply with 'r U lesbAin? my PuSSy is hott 4u. wAnna cYber?'

  8. If your mother's anyhting like mine... by svunt · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Then Yahoo! Games and pogo.com are the only things stopping her from harrassing you for yet another crack for yet another Mah-Jong game.

  9. 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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  10. Re:Definition Needed by Kingrames · · Score: 4, Funny

    GIRL = Guy In Real Life

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