90% of tweens now play online games
Gaming may have moved with the times, and seen an increase in the number of adults playing as a result, but kids are still heavily involved. In fact, 90 percent of tweens play online games.
According to the M2 Research report (via Gaming Angels), 93 percent of girls and 91 percent of boys (between the ages of 8 and 15) play some form of online games. The DS, PSP, and Apple products are all helping, but it’s Facebook that’s really driving this trend.
It should be noted that “online games” is different than “games online.” These young kids are increasingly turning to social networking sites such as Facebook to get their gaming fix, and so we’re not just talking about PS3 and Xbox, or even DS and Wii here.
However, as much as social gaming, as is the accepted term, can be dismissed and denigrated, it is at least a starting point. So if it gets kids involved and interested in video games at a young age, I’m all for it. After all, these are the individuals we need to buy next-gen consoles if the industry is going to grow.
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August 19th, 2010
@Twilight, ncaissie
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5-karting-videos-18-megapixel-screenshots/
August 19th, 2010
Those are not real games Dave.
Facebook? Come on.
I just tried resistance fall of man.
Good game.
August 19th, 2010
Looks better than modnation roca.
hope I can play it LOL.
August 19th, 2010
My 5, 6 and 9 year old girls play games.
Mostly on the PS3 and the stupid webkinz thing which is just a pet sim and not realy a game.
August 20th, 2010
@ncaissie
I’m 28 and I grew up just as video games were really starting to grow. I was playing Atari 2600 at the age of 2.
Kids growing up now are growing up in a completely different era of games than we did.
My niece is often on Club Penguin, and my nephew is on Runescape.
August 20th, 2010
Yeah my kids an nephews play those game also.
August 20th, 2010
I’m 40 and have been playing games since my teens. Ahh the memories.
August 20th, 2010
So I’m not the oldest here lol
August 20th, 2010
Let’s all just go back in time before consoles and play some Word Munchers and Oregon Trail!
August 20th, 2010
“So I’m not the oldest here lol”
And the most immature.
August 20th, 2010
That’s me you dipshit.
Lol you are such a fuckin loser.
August 20th, 2010
I rememberr playing (I think it was) Conan on the Apple IIc on the old black and green screens.
I knew a guy who spent so much time in front of the computer when the screens were black & green it actually fucked his eye sight up.