Grampy said:
SmokedHostage said:
Grampy said:
SmokedHostage said:
Grampy said:
kungfusqurrel said:
nintendo as a game company will probably not care about mature gaming anymore, it will cater to my 6 year old nephew for many years to come. |
Actually, the average age of Nintendo gamer is higher than the HD consoles whose major market is 16-30 male. I'm 63 myself but maybe I just never grew up enough to think of blowing people away with in the goriest possible manner is the ultimate and only form of entertainment.
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That's quite the generalization.
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Not really. You have to factor in a huge growth in older gamers of which the vast majority are using the Wii.
"Last year, 26 percent of people over the age of 50 played video games, up from 9 percent in 1999, according to the Entertainment Software Association, a Washington-based trade group. The figure is expected to rise because of the games’ growing popularity with seniors, the association said. "
A 17% increse in the total population over 50 is a huge number of people and they will definately raise the average age of Nintendo users.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aGnwt15mTjJQ&refer=us
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When I say generalization, I mean the 16-30 year old thing userbase. That's like saying the major userbase of the Wii is females 6-12, females 25-45, females 65+, males 6 to 12 and males 65+.
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Oh sorry, but I did not create the characterization of the core of HD consoles users being male 16-30. That is often used and I have even seen is used by Sony and Microsoft. I don't even know who started it it has been around so long. Many of the websites use it to define "hardcore gamers".
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I see what you're saying. I'm just not a fan of people using generalizations like the 360/PS3 are solely entertaining the gaming needs of "hardcore gamers" and the Wii is solely entertaining the gaming needs of "casual gamers."
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