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MojoKid writes:
The Entertainment Software Association has just released its 2014 report on the state of the video game industry (PDF), and as the title of this post suggests, there have been some significant shifts since the last report.
Let's tackle the most interesting one first: Females have become the dominant gamer, claiming 52% of the pie.
That's impressive, but perhaps more so is the fact that women over the age of 18 represent 36% of the game-playing population, whereas boys aged 18 and under claim a mere 17%. Statistics like these challenge the definition of "gamer."
Some might say that it's a stretch to call someone who only plays mobile games a "gamer" (Candy Crush anyone?).
Mental hurdle aside, the reality is that anyone who plays games, regardless of the platform, is a gamer.
MojoKid writes:
The Entertainment Software Association has just released its 2014 report on the state of the video game industry (PDF), and as the title of this post suggests, there have been some significant shifts since the last report.
Let's tackle the most interesting one first: Females have become the dominant gamer, claiming 52% of the pie.
That's impressive, but perhaps more so is the fact that women over the age of 18 represent 36% of the game-playing population, whereas boys aged 18 and under claim a mere 17%. Statistics like these challenge the definition of "gamer."
Some might say that it's a stretch to call someone who only plays mobile games a "gamer" (Candy Crush anyone?).
Mental hurdle aside, the reality is that anyone who plays games, regardless of the platform, is a gamer.
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