Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 03:47 BST
ESA: Average gamer age is 30, adult women more lucrative than teenage boys
The ESA has released a handy list of “essential facts” about the US games industry, including some startling demographic revelations.
One of the most interesting snippets is that the average age of a gamer is 30, but there’s a pretty even split across age groups, with 32% under 18, 31% between 18 and 35, and 37% over 36. The average age of the most frequent games buyer is 35%; 52% of these are male and 48% female, a pretty even split.
Speaking of gender, the ESA notes that 47% of gamers are female and 53% male, and said that women aged 18 and over represent 30% of game consumers – quite a lot higher than gaming’s traditional demographic, the under-18 male, at 18%.
49% of US households own a console; those that do own an average of two.
In a top 20 of best-selling games of 2011, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is number one, followed by Just Dance 3, Madden NFL 13, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Battlefield 3.
On the PC-only side, things are quite different; Star Wars: The Old Republic is top, then The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The Sims 3 and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
There are plenty more interesting statistics in the friendly-looking PDF, which you can download here, including details of what activities we’re giving up on in order to game; how online games are growing; how parents view video games; and how the industry has performed since 2001.
The ESA’s data was pulled from surveys and the NPD’s sales tracking.
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#101
Hunam
02/08/12, 9:25 am
I think you all need to chill the fuck out.
#102
OrbitMonkey
02/08/12, 9:34 am
@100, Ha, oh please your superiority complex is killing me! Your still not funny, but that takes wit
#103
Da Man
02/08/12, 9:51 am
Might want to replace your keyboard with a 4chan bot. Saves the hassle, #102.
#104
OrbitMonkey
02/08/12, 10:08 am
Assumptions make a ass out of u & mption #103 :-*
#105
Ireland Michael
02/08/12, 4:56 pm
@100 Hey Pot. Meet Kettle. He’s black too.
#106
absolutezero
02/08/12, 5:00 pm
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#107
Da Man
02/08/12, 5:01 pm
Because:
quote: Meet Kettle. He’s black too
The guy *needs* someone to argue with, he’s here for derailed threads. everywhere else he ‘s yawning, posting one liners and trolling on his own.
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