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More Than Half of the US Plays Videogames

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-lot dept.

The newest NPD numbers pass on a heartening statistic about the adoption of games: more than half of the US population plays videogames via some method. "Most people said that per week, they're either playing just as many or less hours than they did last year. Thirty percent said that they play more than a year ago, while another 30 percent said they play less and 40 percent say that they play the same amount of hours. Males aged 18-34 continue to be the heaviest gamers and are more attracted to hardcore games as opposed to casual games."

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  1. the other half by Dr_Art · · Score: 0, Troll

    The other half just play with their wanker...

  2. WHAT?! by alta · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ok, those numbers are meaningless... Half of the rest of the half between the ages of something or other play more, while some play less, unless they're male between X and Y then they play MAN GAMES!.

    Ok, The only thing I fully understand with a brief look is that males my age (31) would rather play a hardcore game. I can agree with that. Currently I'm playing Crysis. I'd say it's pretty hardcore. After this, it'll either be call of duty 4 or Bioshock. No tetris for me! I also don't care for MMOLMOLMP games any longer because I usually only can play for 30 minutes at a time, and I remember spending the first 30 minutes of my Eversmack hours trying to find a group that was worth a damn.

    Oh, and if I can't play it with a mouse/keyboard at 1600*1200 then it's not worth playing. Sorry Xboxers and PS3 kiddies. No sitting on the living room floor playing with a controller for me. 8 buttons ain't enough. I need all 104. And I can't STAND trying to sniper with a joy nub! Nothing comes close to a mouse... Oh and I saw that 'aim assist' crap once. Please!

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    1. Re:WHAT?! by alta · · Score: 0, Troll

      I am by no means a hardcore gamer, nor did I claim to be. I don't have the time for that. But the article, and I, both refer to hardcore GAMES, as opposed to casual games. You failure to comprehend invalidates your first two paragraphs.

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  3. Re:I guess... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Jack Thompson is a wife beater and a child fucker

  4. Re:What is a console? by tepples · · Score: 0, Troll

    Very nice, detailed post. Thank you. Now we can get to my point:

    A console has a predefined set of hardware (sans hard storage - as in, you can get a 360 with or without a hard drive, but they all have the same guts), a PC doesn't.

    You define a console as a fixed set of hardware. Thank you. So why do all consoles sold in the United States have lockout chips?

    What John needs to realize is that a) his statements make no difference to anyone, and b) that if the GameBox actually did "win the war" and wiped all of the other consoles off the face of the planet, it would probably be a raw deal for everyone who plays console games because the lack of competition would result in a dearth of innovation.

    How does this compare to the dearth of innovation caused by not allowing hobbyists to develop and deploy games on any platform other than Windows and Mac OS X?