NPD, the source of all things American numbers (exaggeration), has recently divulged the public with a survey regarding the amount of people playing video games online. The numbers aren't all that surprising, but compared to, say, five years ago, they are astounding. 62% of all gamers admit to having played video games online. Ooh, we worded that like it was a disease. Perhaps "62% of gamers ecstatically thrust their hands in the air and issued a triumphant hurrah when asked if they play video games online." Either way, the result is the same. Most people like online gaming.What's even more interesting is that a good slice of that 62% admitting to playing games online are women -- yeah, imagine that. That female character in World of Warcraft might actually be a girl after all! Hmm, maybe not. Either way, the advent of online gaming on consoles really should deliver a message to Sony. They've been vague with their online strategy and apparently, if they got that straight, it'd help a whole lot with sales. Let's hope that Home will really signal a new way to play online with consoles, even if it's straight out of Second Life and The Sims.
