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A new report complied by the NPD Group has estimated that 82 percent (55.7 million) of kids in the US ages 2-17 play games.

Broken down, 9.7 million are ages 2-5, 12.4 million are ages 9-11, kids between 12 and 14 report spending 10.6 hours a week playing.

Teens between 15 and 17 years of age and females report the least amount of time spent playing.

“The decline in teen usage of video games is likely due to diversifying, maturing interests, which translates into stiffer competition for their mind and wallet share,” said NPD’s Anita Frazier. “In addition to competition from other areas of the entertainment space, more school work, activities, and parent-imposed time limits on gaming are factors which the data suggests may be contributing to this dip in older teen engagement.”

Could also have something to do with cars, girls, and beer. But maybe that’s what the report meant with the “diversifying, maturing interests” bit.

Full thing below the break.

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