64% of gamers are women?

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You wouldn't realize it while playing with most of the jerks that play Halo 2, but 64% of the nation's 117 million online gamers are actually women, according to Nielsen Entertainment's third annual Active Gamer Benchmark Study, released this morning. The study's announcement release doesn't break down what games they're playing, though we expect sites like pogo.com, which feature a multitude of Flash-based, more simplistic games, are rather high on the list. Even more surprising is how many older gamers are playing. While the teenage market dominates in numbers, the study says more than 15 million gamers, about 8%, are actually at least 45 years old.

we expect sites like pogo.com, which feature a multitude of Flash-based, more simplistic games

That sounds kind of offensive...

I take it the other way. Those are 'pick up and play' games. I think it is worse that most me play something more involved such as WoW that really takes up your life.

There are games besides WoW? I did not know of this

It just sounds like they're saying "well, the majority of games may be female, but they probably only play the simple games" which is...extreme, I know. But given that everyone assumes women only play gamed like The Sims and whenever I say I'm a female gamer I pretty much have to fight people about it because they're convinced I'm a guy (to be fair, everyone seems to think I'm a guy online, gamer or not), so I'm pretty quick to jump to conclusions.

I'm not really offended by it at all, I just thought the wording could be a bit better so it doesn't sound like they're trying to insult anyone (it sounds like an intentional jab at it, seriously)

I play WoW, but it doesn't really control my life at all XD I just think it's not the game for people with addictive personalities.

Said By ArtemisPanthar

I play WoW, but it doesn't really control my life at all XD I just think it's not the game for people with addictive personalities.

Wish someone told me that a year ago... before i lost my life =P

Yeah, i know a lot of married couples and women that play WoW, and it seems perfectly normal to me after getting to know the people. It is wierd seeming at first playing with a coupld old enough to be my parents, but once you put yourself in their shoes its not odd at all.

And WoW did control my life, but after stopping and picking it back up again, i just play it alot, no addiction or anything, just boredom with my free time

You would never know this playing on Xbox Live. On Live its 11-16 year old whiney punks talking trash the whole game. And when you kick their asses, they report you for cheating.

Said By Haggard

You would never know this playing on Xbox Live. On Live its 11-16 year old whiney punks talking trash the whole game. And when you kick their asses, they report you for cheating.

That sounds like me .

LOL I hate those tpye of gamers. Don't want to admit they suck, so they accuse you of cheating. Happens to me and cheesemoe all the time. It's starting to get old, and those whiney brats are one of the reasons I play customs with my friends.

I get mad at the 12 year old that beat me.

This tredmill thing could work, though. Make the people that use the tredmill be faster .

Its not really speed that would be a problem.. it would be aiming while running.

Said By ArtemisPanthar

we expect sites like pogo.com, which feature a multitude of Flash-based, more simplistic games

That sounds kind of offensive...

Yeah they make it sound like all women can do is flash men.

I love Halo ... o.o''

Said By Aron Schatz

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You wouldn't realize it while playing with most of the jerks that play Halo 2, but 64% of the nation's 117 million online gamers are actually women, according to Nielsen Entertainment's third annual Active Gamer Benchmark Study, released this morning.

yah totally not for guildwars... not that many girls in guildwars compared to boys

Said By ArtemisPanthar

It just sounds like they're saying "well, the majority of games may be female, but they probably only play the simple games" which is...extreme, I know. But given that everyone assumes women only play gamed like The Sims and whenever I say I'm a female gamer I pretty much have to fight people about it because they're convinced I'm a guy (to be fair, everyone seems to think I'm a guy online, gamer or not), so I'm pretty quick to jump to conclusions.

I'm not really offended by it at all, I just thought the wording could be a bit better so it doesn't sound like they're trying to insult anyone (it sounds like an intentional jab at it, seriously)

I got the same feeling from it.

that's weird!

It really doesn't bother me that 68% of gamers are girls. I mean they are usually better players than me. I have been beaten a many of times on my psp online game by girls because they are good.

Said By Carman910

It really doesn't bother me that 68% of gamers are girls. I mean they are usually better players than me. I have been beaten a many of times on my psp online game by girls because they are good.

I wouldn't spread that one around .

i dont know how is it to play with girls, as i have never played myself.its just sounds so weird because every time, whenever i play online, there are always boys.

it's pretty much the same as playing against a guy. Often times you don't even know you're playing against a girl because one naturally assumes all gamers are male. Or they choose male avatars in games to avoid being harassed (my character is male in WoW. Although that's partially because I like the male tauren's design more)

really, i have never heard of girls playing games and that also about 68%.
i dont suppose girls play RTS games?

Why would the genre of the game have anything to do with a certain gender enjoying it? I think that by you saying that, you are admiting to being a bigot! Okay, maybe not that far, but I think gender profiling is stupid... On the other hand though, I can understand people being surprised by this, because you see far more men at game stores than you do women... They must all buy off of amazon...

be calm, i am just surprised, ok. i dont know about you but this is the first time i heard that such a large number of girls play games.
It's not that i am against their playing.

A lot of people assume that, if you're female in a gaming store, you're buying a gift for your boyfriend or brother or something. And the staff will very often talk down to you because you're female and obviously don't know anything. Or they'll flirt which is also uncomfortable in some instances. It is just easier to purchase over the internet and avoid all the drama that's associated with being female in a gaming store.

Where are these girls in game stores so I can flirt with them and make them uncomfortable.

I haven't seen them yet .

Said By Aron Schatz

Where are these girls in game stores so I can flirt with them and make them uncomfortable.

I haven't seen them yet .

No kidding I wanna know too.

I went to Lamestop the other day, and they had a really pretty girl working behind the counter.. I thought she must have been one of these homely fellas girlfriend, until she rang me up.

Anyways, I think that if female gamers made themselves heard, than there would be more sensitive games, which I would really like, because I am tired of the "I'm so macho lets go shoot everything" game play behind nearly every game out these days...

A girl working the till doesn't mean she plays video games. We are talking about chicks who are in a video game store that buy games.

More sensitive games? They have The Sims you know?

Ever heard of "The Frag Dolls"? They can give me shoot me with headshots anytime

The girl played games, because she was talking about the games to me and the other employees.

And no, the Sims is not "Sensitive", it's just not violent. I mean games that stir up emotions and have love and revenge and real human traits other than "Hey, I found a gun, lets go blow shit up".

Geeeze dude you gotta be more clear with things now.

The Sims has all of those traits.