Average Gamer 35 Years Old, 44% Female, Plenty of other Stats - ESA Releases Game Stats

[chocoloco]

AlfredoTurkey said:

chocoloco said:

People older then fifty grew up before games were really a popular media. The first gen of gamers is growing up and continuing to play games to varying extents. So, it is not really a surprise to me. The average age will grow as more of population was born when video games became pretty big, and actually existed.

You're spot on. My mother is in her early 50's. I'm 35 myself. She has NEVER understood gaming and I'm constantly having to remind her that it's because MY generation, the kids born between the late 70's and early 80's pretty much gave birth to the entire thing. I'm the first generation and I'll be gaming until I'm dead... 100 years old or not.

The idea that people would stop doing a non-physical hobby they like just because they grow up is kind of not thinking about it deeply. I mean people give up things like extreme sports, and team sports, but that is avery different thing than pushing buttons, and pounding the keyboard. A pretty easy task once learned.