Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | 18:47 BST
NPD report claims US gamer population at 170 million
NPD has released a report citing that the number of US gamers increased by 4.3 million in 2008 going from 165.5 million to 169.9 million, while approximately 67.3 million Americans use the PC as a primary gaming platform.
For reference, the Census Bureau estimates that there are 304 million people living in the US, which means that 55 percent of them play games.
Breaking down the numbers into seven types of players, NPD has estimated the following:
- Console Gamers: 32.9 million (males owning one or two systems playing 12 hours a week)
- Extreme Gamers: play 40 hours a week
- Secondary Gamers: 33.6 million (mostly females playing less than four hours a week; don’t own consoles)
- Heavy Portable Gamers: 30.0 million (own at least one portable; average age of 19)
- Online PC Gamers: 25.9 million (mostly females, 73 percent of which play online eight hours per week)
- Avid PC Gamers: 17.3 million (playing 23 hours per week)
- Offline PC Gamers: 24.1 million (spend 82 percent playing unconnected to the internet)
More over on Gamespot.
6 comments
#1
lelik
01/08/09, 3:29 pm
that picture is so perfect. of course the girl is asleep and the LAIR nerd is amazed. kid can’t hate babies too much, seeing as how he looks like he just ate one.
#2
Stephany Nunneley
01/08/09, 3:42 pm
I swear the one in the striped shirt looks like his right hand is in his pants.
#3
Mike
01/08/09, 3:45 pm
I thought it was a pic of Nathan and his friends.
#4
Stephany Nunneley
01/08/09, 3:59 pm
#5
Retroid
01/08/09, 4:36 pm
#6
anasui
01/08/09, 4:37 pm
Graham Chapman RIP