Interesting Facts About Gaming and the Games Industry

Published on August 1, 2008 By kryo In Gaming

The Entertainment Software Association released its annual report this week, with a variety of tidbits about the gaming industry in general that some of you may find interesting (I did, at least!).

Gaming's not just for kids. Contrary to what some senators or representatives would have you believe, video games aren't chiefly made for or played by kids. In fact, 63% of console game players and 73% of PC gamers are adults. More, it's not just guys either. 28% of console gamers and 40% of PC gamers are female.
When kids are the ones playing games, their parents aren't as ignorant of their habits as you might think. 91% of parents with gamer kids buy the games or are present when they're bought, and 90% keep an eye on what sort of games they play (kids may borrow games from friends, after all). A majority (55%) say that games are a positive thing for their kids.
Games are serious business. The games industry makes jobs for more than 80,000 people and contributed $3,800,000,000 to the 2006 GDP. Games Industry growth has outpaced GDP growth by 300% or more for the past several years.
State legislators just won't learn. Eighteen states have tried making laws regulating video games in one way or another recently, and the ESA is fighting them. Most of them that do pass go straight to court and end up overturned, but more states try the same things anyway.

Comments

Freeman43

on Aug 01, 2008

State legislators just won't learn. Eighteen states have tried making laws regulating video games in one way or another recently, and the ESA is fighting them. Most of them that do pass go straight to court and end up overturned, but more states try the same things anyway.

they can try and try all they whant but the video game bissnes has regulations and somwate of a broundrey for games but hay i think there just trying to make the game market a little bit friendlier or the opposet of the japans market one or the other.

blaki974

on Aug 03, 2008

I believe in common sense. If there are, let's say, as many disturbed persons playing games as there are driving cars, or being bosses, I would say; BAN CARS. And ban anything that lets people go to court over things obviously not founded in reality. Oh, and make sure everyone that are above 18 have to take a test to be parents too. And do not forget: Do as you would be done by.

blaki974

on Aug 03, 2008

Oh I almost forgot. There are such things as boardgames, role-playing games and such that don't cost a penny. Some of those things are just as scary as the ones distributed via electronic media. Figures, as long as the ones dragging comapnies to court don't believe they have a buck to get, they wont go through the trouble. FYI: I am from a small country in northern Europe where polar bears walk the streets, 60 % of foetuses are aborted and people live in 24 people comminuties. In one room. Or not.

Freeman43

on Aug 03, 2008

then wheres the fun for the regular people thats just nonsense

warreni

on Aug 05, 2008

blaki974

comment 3

Oh I almost forgot. There are such things as boardgames, role-playing games and such that don't cost a penny. Some of those things are just as scary as the ones distributed via electronic media.

Board games and pen-and-paper RPGs are free in your country? Cool. They should advertise that.

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