World of Warcraft may have around 25 hojillion subscribers (give or take), but it would appear that only a small fraction of our collective gaming time is being spent in massively multiplayer online worlds. A recent survey conducted by GamesIndustry.com (via IndustryGamers) asked 13,000 US and European citizens, aged eight and up, to break down how much time they spent playing various types of games.
The article detailing the survey's results, titled "Today's Gamers MMO Focus Report," claims that US citizens spend more time with MMOs than Europeans by far – 21 percent on this side of the Atlantic and 10 percent across the pond. Furthermore, 8-12-year-old males make up the majority of US players, "[which is] explained by the popularity of virtual worlds aimed at young children, such as Club Penguin and Disney Toontown," according to the report. We might normally wonder how the rest of our time stacks up in other gaming genres, but we're too busy playing Modern Warfare 2 online. See ya later!
Reader Comments (27)
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:26AM WiredKnight said
What a noob. If he really wanted to multitask, he'd use something like input director so that he could control them all with the same mouse and keyboard, instead of having to switch back and forth.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 4:43AM (Unverified) said
World of Warcraft is a strange game.
The only winning move is not to play.
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The only winning move is not to play.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:23PM monkeyontherun4 said
its depressing, i read somewhere he spends over like $5000 just in game fees.. absolutely depressing.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:05AM Ironmanxrs2 said
LIVE ID: BLADERUNNER2018, come get some AC130 action
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 6:01AM (Unverified) said
Is there any way that you can fire Ben Gilbert (and his horrible writing) and hire me (with my awesome writing)?
My resume includes (but is not limited to): The Magna Carta, The Hobbit and a list I needed to go grocery shopping.
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My resume includes (but is not limited to): The Magna Carta, The Hobbit and a list I needed to go grocery shopping.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:07AM MacabreArts said
in other news, only .01% of gamers play MMOs... hmm... interesting
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:09AM (Unverified) said
Joystiq, somehow I bet you'll be playing the BC2 beta tomorrow...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:25AM LightSpeedy said
that would have been a cooler multiboxing setup if it wasnt for those stupid "roll the ball" mouses
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 1:26AM WiredKnight said
They're called trackballs. And there's nothing wrong with them.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 3:44PM (Unverified) said
im looking at my monitor right now.. but i can still see my speakers, mouse, keyboard, microphone, mountain dew can, work out supplements, some cd's, my cereal, and my textbooks.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 6:03AM (Unverified) said
"We might normally wonder how the rest of our time stacks up in other gaming genres, but we're too busy playing Modern Warfare 2 online."
When you guys got paid by Infinity Ward or Activision, how many months following Modern Warfare 2's release did you have to mention this game in every blog post?
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When you guys got paid by Infinity Ward or Activision, how many months following Modern Warfare 2's release did you have to mention this game in every blog post?
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 11:54AM Faceless Troll said
So the majority of MMO players are 8-12 year olds? I thought this was common knowledge by now.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 12:23PM thanatos465 said
Lord of the Rings online is the best MMORPG hands down
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