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NPD's The Gamer Segmentation 2010 Report

By james_fudge

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A new report from research firm NPD Group called "The Gamer Segmentation 2010 Report" reveals that "extreme gamers" spend about 48.5 playing high profile titles. Interestingly, the report also shows that not as many gamers are as hard core as people might think: only around 4 percent of gamers fall in this category, says NPD Group.

Other interesting data from the report: the average time spent playing games has increased in 2010 compared to the same period a year ago. When split into categories, both PC gaming and consoles saw increases in time share - the former of 6 percent and the latter 9 percent. Portable gaming play time fell by 16 percent in the United States. The average age of gamers in the United States grew from 31 to 32 years of age, with the older players being more interested in PC gaming and single-player, while the youngest segment appears to be drawn to home console and to shared experiences in multiplayer games. Read More

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 01, 2010 (boomark / email).