I can't see it solely being world of warcraft being the pioneer of the online games, or it even being the heavy weight. Xbox live? Playstation Network? I think it's the consoles going live which triggered everyone to jump on board.
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Women like to shoot things, too.
I cannot think of one adult woman I know who hasn't played games online in some fashion and makes it part of their routine. My wife is just as good at kicking ass on a call of duty 4 server as any of the men on said server.
And no, I don't believe it was that centipede game (in my vagina?) that introduced women to gaming. It would have to be either Pong or Ms. Pacman that hooked the female gamer. I just watched a documentary about a month ago on the origins of gaming back in the Pong days (even before Atari or Commodore or what have you). Because women tend to have finer motor control in their limbs some would often make bets against "any man in a bar" that they could win and most often would. Some women made hundreds of dollars a night off Pong (of all things) fleecing unsuspecting dudes from bar to bar. Once Pong lost its edge, Ms. Pacman moved into the spot light and sold as many Atari 2600's in those days as Super Mario Bros. did for NES.
But yea, people pretty much just want to murder each other online in one way or another no matter which gender they are.
I cannot think of one adult woman I know who hasn't played games online in some fashion and makes it part of their routine. My wife is just as good at kicking ass on a call of duty 4 server as any of the men on said server.
And no, I don't believe it was that centipede game (in my vagina?) that introduced women to gaming. It would have to be either Pong or Ms. Pacman that hooked the female gamer. I just watched a documentary about a month ago on the origins of gaming back in the Pong days (even before Atari or Commodore or what have you). Because women tend to have finer motor control in their limbs some would often make bets against "any man in a bar" that they could win and most often would. Some women made hundreds of dollars a night off Pong (of all things) fleecing unsuspecting dudes from bar to bar. Once Pong lost its edge, Ms. Pacman moved into the spot light and sold as many Atari 2600's in those days as Super Mario Bros. did for NES.
But yea, people pretty much just want to murder each other online in one way or another no matter which gender they are.
"There are three types of lies. Lies, damned lies, and statistics."
Statistics are wonderful things. You can make them say anything you want them to.
On topic though, I would have thought that the percentage of online gaming would be even higher than 51%. I only know one gamer who doesn't play games online with any regularity, and that's only because he has dial-up internet.
Statistics are wonderful things. You can make them say anything you want them to.
On topic though, I would have thought that the percentage of online gaming would be even higher than 51%. I only know one gamer who doesn't play games online with any regularity, and that's only because he has dial-up internet.
Meant no offense, I'm just looking at business statistics. I have no doubt women play every sort of video game, but 'Centipede' was the first one to get significant profits from women more than men. My source is Steven L. Kent's 'The Ultimate History of Video Games'.phmsin said:
Can't remember where I read the GTA stat, I think it was from that British Study on game violence in youth. The most played game, statistically, by women is that Nintendog game or something. That's again based on women buy it more than men, not whether women play it or are good at it.
i have friends who actually have singstar parties, unfortunately i always seem to be busy cringing at the thought, rocking in the corner of my room shaking & hugging my knees...Yassen said:
my best friend's favourite way to vent when she's angry or frustrated is soul calibur. i grew up with three brothers & it's difficult not to get involved when you see most of your family crowded around the tv giggling over who shot who. plus my younger brother keeps ringing me with a day by day countdown until the latest zelda/smash bros game is out, hard to ignore!
the best thing about computer games is that there's such a varied market, they can appeal to everyone. my mum plays lemmings while laughing in a crazy maniacal way because she always blows them up! it's not just hardcore gamers that get enjoyment out of them.
I beleive it, therefore You're wrong. Maybe I'll reword it so that it's right.Ultrajoe said:
"100% of people who read this don't beleive it. And they get a cookie."
Actually you believed it, so proved him wrong, so lost your belief in the statement, so proved his statement correct and in so doing reaffirmed your belief in his statement so proved- oh no I've gone cross-eyed.Anarchemitis said:
(yes I know that's a reference)
haha its quite interesting seeing where threads like this lead. Im intrigued that the biggest interest you all showed was the one i posted about female players. But then i didnt really post that much so ill add some new ones:
96% of dads with internet have surfed for porn (explode magazine)
most common age people stop believeing in santa claus: 8
most common age people stop believeing in politions: 7
number of people who aren't doctors but play them on tv: 57
(http://ifaq.wap.org/society/interestingstats.html)
Lets hear some new ones!
96% of dads with internet have surfed for porn (explode magazine)
most common age people stop believeing in santa claus: 8
most common age people stop believeing in politions: 7
number of people who aren't doctors but play them on tv: 57
(http://ifaq.wap.org/society/interestingstats.html)
Lets hear some new ones!
One possibility as to the 38% of gamers being female is the possibility that if we were looking at females 18 and over that play games, we might be looking at a much smaller number. It's not altogether odd or unusual for girls to be gamers, but the modern gaming demographic has dipped into younger age groups, thanks to the DS and the Wii, and when you look at the pre-teen gamers, the percentage of females is incredibly high. During the Christmas season, pink DS Lites were almost as hard to find as Wii systems.