Kids Prefer To Play Games On Mobile Devices Over Consoles

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday September 27, 2015 @04:41AM from the phone-games dept.

New submitter chloealsop writes: The NPD Group has published a report showing that more kids age 2-17 are playing games on phones and tablets than on consoles in the U.S.. 45 percent of kids use a home PC for gaming, a drop of 22 points since 2013. "The largest and most surprising shift in the 2015 gaming ecosystem was kids' move away from the computer," NPD Group analyst Liam Callahan said in a press release. "In the past, the computer was considered the entry point for gaming for most kids, but the game has changed now that mobile has moved into that position. This may be related to a change in the behavior of parents that are likely utilizing mobile devices for tasks that were once reserved for computers."

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Re:PC dominates the gaming world by raftpeople · 2015-09-27 05:12 · Score: 4, Funny

I don't want to go out on a limb here, but if I read between the lines I seem to be picking up that you may be pro-PC?
Re:Logic by unixisc · 2015-09-27 09:09 · Score: 1, Funny

$800? The iPad that I got from Verizon was $150.
Re:PC dominates the gaming world by zamboni1138 · 2015-09-27 09:28 · Score: 3, Funny

I read between his lines, and all I got was carriage return and line feed.