IGN survey reveals gamers' habits

I'm just going to warn you this thread will quickly devolve into how Simpsons has sucked since season X, and how Family Guy is either the best thing ever or if it sucks hard, and why it sucks hard or why NO, YOU SUCK HARD. And also people will say they hate American Dad(I like it personally).

Heh, 24% watch 24.

What, no gamers interested in Battlestar Galactica?


That's fracked up...

Positive interest in Apple? Not really. Futurama? Where are the new episodes, damn it?

Don't forget that this survey was open to anyone who logged on to IGN. That means that it's polling a lot of pre-teens and teens, who will skew the results.

Case in point: I'd wager most adult geeks watch "The Daily Show" (at least, the liberal ones do) and "South Park" (regardless of political ideology). But the poll shows more viewers for "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons" which would indicate that the teens and pre-teens are the majority there. Most don't have the patience or sophistication required to find "The Daily Show" interesting, and only get the surface jokes (the crass humor) on "South Park" IF they're allowed to watch it at all.

Highly unscientific poll. It only reflects what the kids who hang out at IGN might enjoy, but it doesn't reach all of us adult gamers. Frankly, I've avoided IGN for a couple years now because it devolved into snotty, uninformed teenager central.

"98% of gamers' favorite food is 'the Cheetos that turns your mouth green'"

ZeroCorpse, you are correct that this poll is highly unscientific, however, that does not negate the value of the survey... for IGN.

The audience for this survey is not meant to be the general public but media buyers. IGN releases this type of information so that buyers looking to reach their target (who happen to like watching Family Guy while drinking their Coke, bought fresh from Target) feel comfortable that they can, in fact, reached their target. It's nothing more than a dog and pony show that sites do for the ad world.

We Gamers have poor Taste in TV....

What upsets me the most about the results of this poll aren't just the source from which they came (IGN readers) but with what corporations or game developers will THINK that it means but actually doesn't, which is that gamers would eat up videogames based on The Simpsons or Family Guy, which they could easily pay some developer to half-ass onto store shelves to cash in on the IPs success. The problems with this line of thought are twinfold: #1 The game will be an abomination to everything that a good videogame is made of due to its rushed, soulless production and #2 will probably end up making money for those involved, thus perpetuating the creation of shitty games based on beloved IPs.

Bottom Line: Fuck Corporate Execs.

This numbers do not mean people watch a lot of TV because there are many that download their shows, like me. Torrents rock.

This just in! Gamers are male age 18-30!

Gamers like funny television and blockbuster movies! We also like to breath air and eat food!
Really.. is this "revealing" to anyone?

People don't watch House over at IGN? One of the best television has to offer.

Pshh, I watch Slings & Arrows.

Family Guy FTW!

no west wing??



hehe...

Gamers really do have a terrible taste in tv shows.

Family Guy and Simpsons really suck ass now.

Did anyone find it interesting that the top two shows and the top movie are produced by FOX, who happen to own IGN? I am curious to see how the questions were phrased and what options in what order where given. The tail may be trying to wag the dog (other gamers watch our shows/movies, so should you).

Lost should be number one. I don't even have cable, nor a TV. But Lost, I watch every episode in HD.

Gamers are NOT male aged 18-30.

Do some quick math. If the Atari 2600 started some of us on the path to being gamers, then HOW OLD are we some 28-30 years later?

Answer: Older than 30, unless we were two years old playing the 2600.

I think the right demographic would be more like aged 8-45.

And that last number will just keep getting bigger...

TV shows aside, I'm more concerned at the poor taste in music. I thought gamers had more taste than the mainstream artists that are listed in the poll.

Wouldn't mind seeing Joystiq do a similar poll, and then see how it differs from the IGN crowd.

Hey you guys, keep it down! I'm trying to watch Martha.

The Simpsons have been excruciatingly mediocre for more then five years now and Family Guy is on a sliding slope as well since it got renewed.
The only cartoons that still have some punch in them are American Dad and Robot Chicken.

" Music
-- 46% of gamers enjoy listening to Gorillaz
-- 39% enjoy Eminem
-- 33% enjoy U2
-- 32% enjoy Kanye West
-- 30% enjoy Coldplay"


how about none of the above? i guessing that would be like at least 70%.

because i can't seriously be the only "gamer" that doesn't actually listen to much Top 40... er... right?

Wow, ZeroCorpse, you aren't too high up on your sophisitication high horse there, are you? "RAR RAR RAR WE ARE SO ABOVE YOU BECAUSE I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE DAILY SHOW (clearly you are James Carville.) AND YOU DON'T BECAUSE I'M OLDER RAR RAR RAR." Get a life.

I have to say though that the Simpsons is terrible now and Family Guy still has yet to hit its stride since being renewed. Also, nothing wrong with Eminem. He's a fresh direction with a lot of unique talent, and usually hes pretty funny.

24% watch 24? Wieeeeeeeeeeeerd

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I don't listen to the top 40 either, "Gamers" aka IGN readers have terrible taste in Music, TV and same Movies. Family guy is okay but I would prefer Lost over it any day, how did the simpsons get number 2?

I think more interesting is the fact that TV watching drops more than half after the 3 cartoon satires.

You know what I'm sick of? Fucking Mafia shows and movies. Italian people are in the Mafia......so fucking what. Quit glorifying these piece of shit bastards and start showing what Mafia people are: pieces of scum that should be run over.

Is it just me or do these staticstics seem a little out of place. Apparently G4 isn't doing very well because Gamers would rather "Game" than watch T.V., Am I right? A music statistic makes more sense because it dosen't involve the T.V. which would be eclipsed by video games rather than T.V. viewing, Movies, etc. I know the biggest reason I don't regularly watch T.V. is exactly that, 'I HAVE to regularly watch'. I'm a very random person so I like games because I can play them any time I want, and with portibles anywhere. I just don't see IGN readers watching enough T.V. to be able to make reasonable statistics (or statiscti? LOL). I'm probably wrong with some people but I think it's true with a majority of gamers.
P.S. Where is Law and Order at? Thats like the only show I watch, and the Sci-Fi shows are missing...yes...quite puzzling...and the anime...and the Skinamax...LOL

The Raikage

I'd be interested to see the Japanese gamer demographic.

@ 29. "I'd be interested to see the Japanese gamer demographic."

99% like watching giant-eyeballed double-d blond japanese schoolgirl heroines with comically oversized swords fight robotic wallabees.

Oh, and baseball games. Them japanese are crazy for baseball games.

Mmmm...market research. The one think that really strikes me as odd is Coca-Cola being one of the consumer brands with the most positive impact.