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New Study Reveals Half of American Adults Play Video Games

by Terrence O'Brien on December 8, 2008 at 01:22 PM

Half of Women and a Quarter of Seniors Play Video Games
According to a recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the percentage of adults that regularly play video games is much higher than many would probably expect.

More than half of those over 18 play video games, and contrary to the stereotype, they're not all lonely, pimply, over-weight men. The gender gap is surprisingly small, 55-percent of adult men play video games, while 50-percent of women indulge in pixelated entertainment.

There is a noticeable age discrepancy. While 97-percent of teenagers and 81-percent of 18-29 year-olds play games, only 23-percent of those 65 and older did.

While we know that numbers and percentages can often be dry and boring, the survey does show that video games are becoming not just more popular, but more accepted by a wider swath of society. Apparently even grandma is getting down with the 'Mario Party.' [From: USA Today]

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