So you thought the average gamer was a teenage boy with a predilection for large fake cartoon breasts? Think again, here are some surprising statistics from a recent report issued by the Entertainment Software Association
ESA 2012 report.
ESA 2011 report.
- The average gamer age is 30, although in the 2011 report this was 37. It’s not specified if a large group of younger gamers has turned up or if gamers die early due to a lack of healthy diet and exercise :p
- 53% of gamers are male, 47% female.
- Women 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (30%) than boys age 17 or younger (18%).
- 62% of gamers play games with others, either in-person or online.
- The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 35.
