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Guru3D.com » News » 72% of U.S. population plays games

72% of U.S. population plays games

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/07/2008 08:34 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)
A new report by NPD Group claims 72 percent of the U.S. population played video games last year, that's a 8 percent increase from 2006. Also very interesting is that the PC is the 'Driving Force in Online Gaming' 
According to the firm, 40% of United States residents played an online game in 2007, with that figure expected to rise 2% in 2008. A whopping 90% of those who played online in 2007 reported using a PC to do so, with NPD describing the PC as "the driving force in online gaming."

Though the exact reasons were not specified, the high ratio of online PC gamers is most likely due to the abundance of massively multiplayer online games and free web-based casual titles available on the platform. Shacknews attempted to confirm this with NPD, but was told that information is not available to the media.

Renowned game designer Peter Molyneux recently commented on the shifting PC market, claiming that "the PC is just reinventing itself" and is "being owned more and more by casual gamers."

Only 19% of online players stated that they played online with a console, with the Xbox 360 accounting for half of that figure. Interestingly, Xbox 360 owners were reported to spend the most time gaming online per week, respectively followed by PC and PS3 gamers.
Also interesting is that 3% owns two current-gen consoles and 2% even owns all three:
The report noted that 3% said they own two of the three current-gen systems--PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii--with only 2% owning all three. It was not specified if those figures were based on the total US population or the percentage of those that play games.






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