Not so many kids playing games as we thought

by **Chacal** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:13 pm

Sorry Evan, Jeffro, you're a minority...

'Survey: Female Video Gamers Outnumber Males

LOS ANGELES, California -- Challenging the stereotype that video gaming is the domain of teenage boys, an industry group reported this week that more women over 18 than young boys are playing games and the average age of players has risen to 29, Reuters news agency reports.

A poll released by the Entertainment Software Association and conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates found 26 percent of game players are women 18 or older, while 21 percent are boys 6 to 17.

Video gaming has traditionally been seen as the province of teenage boys locked in dark rooms and twitching away at their game consoles, although in recent years the industry has worked to publish games catering to kids, women and older gamers.

by **Xenius** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:52 am

I would be interested to know how many of those women players are playing stupid shit like the Sims.

I'm sure those figures are completely different for different genres. For instance, I'd be surprised to find out that 10 percent of FPS players were women.

by **SilverSurfer** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:20 am

im still under the average age. :freak:

that means ill be playing for while

by **Hellacious** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:39 pm

[quote]Originally posted by Xenius
[B]I would be interested to know how many of those women players are playing stupid shit like the Sims.

Hey there Xenius I play the sims but it is not my favorit. I play the sims when there is no one on BF :confused:

Due that most of you Boys play nights and I work nights and AnimalMutha is on the computer so i really dont play bf that much:freak: .

by **Evan** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:44 pm

It's ok if I am one of the minorities in gaming. That just means I have many more years to game than you older guys do!

by **Xenius** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:57 pm

Originally posted by Hellacious
Originally posted by Xenius
[B]I would be interested to know how many of those women players are playing stupid shit like the Sims.

Hey there Xenius I play the sims but it is not my favorit. I play the sims when there is no one on BF Due that most of you Boys play nights and I work nights and AnimalMutha is on the computer so i really dont play bf that much:freak: .

Yeah, you may play the sims, but I meant as in only play the sims. You play BF so any lame game playing is perfectly excusable in my book

by **Random Hero** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:10 pm

It sounds like a news story Maxis would put in a game, but whats the difference. I skate, you skate, We Skate.

by **Cpl. Bingham** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:04 pm

I'm not sure if I can trust what women say as far as gaming goes. Most of the women in my workplace consider themselves gamers because they play Solitaire, and if they're really crazy they may try some Minesweeper.

These are also the same women that belong in the category of people that only play those two games because "Windows Pinball is too complicated".

by **Jeffro** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:21 pm

Originally posted by Evan
It's ok if I am one of the minorities in gaming. That just means I have many more years to game than you older guys do!

even look at your posts!

YOU HAVE 0 POSTS! :lol:

Anyway...i can't believe I'm the minority...

Weird...I thought women were the minority :freak:

Btw...I am not locked in the basement...twitching away at my controller...

I am upstairs, with the blinds closed, with the lamp on...

get it right next time

by **Chacal** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:22 pm

by **shockwave203** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:54 pm

Originally posted by Cpl. Bingham
I'm not sure if I can trust what women say as far as gaming goes. Most of the women in my workplace consider themselves gamers because they play Solitaire, and if they're really crazy they may try some Minesweeper.

These are also the same women that belong in the category of people that only play those two games because "Windows Pinball is too complicated".

yeah that's what I was going to say. solitair doesn't really count. neither does barbie dream home...

we're talking about GAMES here people! GAMES! not a piece of software that lets you pick what barbie wears on her big date with Kent...

by **Jeffro** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:01 pm

Originally posted by shockwave203
yeah that's what I was going to say. solitair doesn't really count. neither does barbie dream home...

we're talking about GAMES here people! GAMES! not a piece of software that lets you pick what barbie wears on her big date with Kent...

Real games...like chip's challenge!
:lol:

I wonder how many women play battlefield1942 (besides hellacious) :confused:

by **shockwave203** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:57 pm

I played against ONE for sure. her name in the game was 'avril lavigne' and she said she was a girl. it was a girl...or it was someone who is gay...either way, he/she kept killing me!! :mad:

by **Evan** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:57 am

Originally posted by Jeffro
even look at your posts!

YOU HAVE 0 POSTS!

Anyway...i can't believe I'm the minority...

Weird...I thought women were the minority

Btw...I am not locked in the basement...twitching away at my controller...

I am upstairs, with the blinds closed, with the lamp on...

get it right next time

Not anymore.

by **Chacal** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:05 pm

Well there was Nina, and she kicked ass.

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