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IDSA Game Industry Report

Apr 05, 2001 6:09pm CST tags: Industry News: PC & Console, Game Industry
Eric J. sent word that the IDSA has just released their report for the gaming industry that has all kinds of interesting stats that you can look through. Here are a few of the latest ones that are of interest:

- 57% men and 43% women breakdown of gameplayers
- $6.02billion worth of game sales in 2000 and 219million games
- 42% over 35, 30% between 18 and 35 and 28% under 18 years old for computer game players
- Computer games are 2/1 more popular as a "most fun activity" as polled by 1600 households over TV
- 21.35% Strategy / RPG , - 17.42% Action , - 14.95% Sports Sim ,  - 12.57% Family/kids - 10.08% Racing ,  - 23.53% Misc Categories

        

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