Men: Now a Minority in PC Gaming.

[sumanoskae]

I'm always sceptical about the data collection on these things. I also don't want to do a no-true-Scotsman on this but I don't think they should have included mobile games. This is just my opinion but I don't think killing time while waiting at a bus shelter with Fruit Ninja is the same as actually gaming as a hobby.

Well... Why included shooters or sports games, then? There are a good many people for whom most of their gaming time is just a match or two of COD once or twice a week (if that), or just playing the new madden when it comes out every year. Those people aren't exactly huge game enthusiasts either.

I would argue neither of these things should be compared to playing through a 40 hour RPG, but I would still maintain that consistently playing an online shooter is closer to that ideal than the majority of mobile games, only because FPS's have a considerable learning curve and difficulty level simply by virtue of being competitive.

I'm not likely to be able to engage the average COD-only gamer in a discussion about design theory, but I will recognize their enthusiasm.

Still, I'm more interested in how many people consider video games to be high art than how many play them as a hobby.

 

[ResonanceSD]

Ah yes, Farmville and Neopets, those hallmarks of the PCMasterRace.