Girls and flying -- an interesting experience with the Kiwi

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
Um, according to the Entertainment Software Association, your 10%
number is way off:

"Thirty-eight percent of all game players are women."

From: http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php

I find that figure to be absolutely remarkable.

Here are some figures from another source (circa 2000):

http://www.cybersurvey.com/reports/o...iles/frame.htm

Overall Gaming Market Player Demographics (All Gamers 178.3 Million):
56% male
44% female

PC Gamers Demographic Profile (90.6 Million):
50% male
50% female

Video Game Console Gamers Demographic Profile (137.7 Million):
61% male
39% female

Online Gamers Demographic Profile (41.4 Million):
51% male
49% female

More details on the above web site, with age breakdowns.

Video Game Console Gamers Demographic Profile (137.7 Million):
61% male
39% female

Online Gamers Demographic Profile (41.4 Million):
51% male
49% female

This last example is particularly interesting. I know my daughter
LOVES an on-line fantasy world game called "RuneScape" (spelling?).
We finally had to restrict her time on it, as it was getting too
addictive!

But I'm really, really surprised at the figures for game console video
games. If you walk through the video game part of Best Buy, there
simply aren't any girls there -- but you'll see dozens of boys playing
all types of games.

Girls must be stealthy video game shoppers...

;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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Jay Honeck wrote:


This last example is particularly interesting. I know my daughter
LOVES an on-line fantasy world game called "RuneScape" (spelling?).
We finally had to restrict her time on it, as it was getting too
addictive!

Not surprising. Online gaming is more social.

Jay Honeck writes:

But I'm really, really surprised at the figures for game console video
games. If you walk through the video game part of Best Buy, there
simply aren't any girls there -- but you'll see dozens of boys playing
all types of games.

Girls must be stealthy video game shoppers...

Or someone is cooking the books.

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