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Joystiq Article
Here's the Gist:
* Most people play games. (59% of 6-65 year olds)
* All kids play games. (100% of 6-10 year olds)
* The average age of all gamers is 28.
* Older gamers outnumber non-gamers. (51% of 31-50 year olds play games.)
* Gender gap? What gender gap? (48% of gamers are female.)
* Consoles pwn PCs. (21.4 million console gamers versus 19.9m PC gamers.)
* People actually play interactive TV games. (8.1 million of them.)
* Puzzles and quizzes are the most popular game type. (63% of gamers love them.)
I'm really shocked about the gender gap. 48% of women playing games? Looks like i'm gonna have to go Skirt chasing on the streets of London now.