Adults Spend More Time Gaming Than Teens
FROM: BUSINESS WIRE
At a recent study by Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) shows that adults spend more time playing games than teens, which is startling (to some degree).
At a recent study by Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) shows that adults spend more time playing games than teens, which is startling (to some degree).
- one-third of adult gamers spend 10 hours or more per week playing console or PC games compared to just 11 percent of teens
- 11% of teen gamers play PC or console games 10 hours or more week
- more and more 12-14 year olds spend more time gaming than 15-17 year olds
- 58% of homes with consoles consider it their primary game platform
- 25% of adults used handhelds in the last 6 months
- 64% of adults play alone
- 55% of adults play online
- 5x more teens are playing mmogs than adults especially women
- 77% of teens used handhelds in the last 6 months
- 78% of teen males play online games
- 58% of teen females play online games
- Women outnumber men due to high rate of online games between the bracket of 25-34 years of age, which contains the largest concentration of female gamers, about 29% of the age bracket.
- Furthermore, the CEA Study sees that adults will buy 19 million Next Generation consoles the first year, further fueling new business opportunities for installers and retailers.
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