Top 10 Gamer Facts

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Today’s computer and video game players include millions of Americans of all ages and backgrounds. And because of the rapid rise in popularity of games and the wide variety of audiences’ tastes and demands, people do not know many of the important facts about modern gamers. The Video Game Voters Network presents Top 10 Gamer Facts to help you understand how computer and video game audiences are changing :-

 

1- Consumers spent $25.1 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in 2010.

 

2- Purchases of digital content accounted for 24 percent of game sales in 2010, generating $5.9 billion in revenue.

 

3- Seventy-two percent of American households play computer or video games.

 

4- The average game player is 37 years old and has been playing games for 12 years.

 

5- The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 41 years old.

 

6- Forty-two percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (37

percent) than boys age 17 or younger (13 percent).

 

7- In 2011, 29 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.

 

8- Fifty-five percent of gamers play games on their phones or handheld device.

 

9- Seventy-six percent of all games sold in 2010 were rated "E" for Everyone, "T" for Teen, or "E10+" for Everyone 10+. For more information on game ratings.

 

10- Parents are present when games are purchased or rented 91 percent of the time.