| Griffin said: Anything that lists the average age of a gamer of over 30 is crazy, I hate to tell you guys, but there is not millions of 80year old gamers running around. the DS age is just beyond retarded, maybe they should poll people that are not living in an old age home. |
The age of the average gamer in the US has been over 30 for quite some time, and in Australia it has also crept into the 30s. From the ESA top 10 facts page (http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php)
3. The average game player is 33 years old and has been playing games for 12 years.
4. The average age of the most frequent game buyer is 38 years old. In 2007, 92 percent of computer game buyers and 80 percent of console game buyers were over the age of 18.
8. Thirty-eight percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (31%) than boys age 17 or younger (20%).
9. In 2007, 24 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
While they don't list a date on their page, some of these facts have been up there for at least 6 months, and with an aging population, unless a dramatic shift happens in the industy, the ages can only go up for now.
Edit: Appears I was slightly off on the Australian age, as of Oct 2007 - "This is despite recent figures from the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA) showing the average Australian gamer is 28, and over 50 per cent of gamers are over the age of 18."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/game-censors-go-for-the-jugular/2007/10/18/1192300936928.html
