| Lawlight said: Those numbers are useless without the types of games played. |
Given the decline of console gaming since the ps2 era and handheld this generation (in Japan), the answer is simple this reflects the mobile gaming sector the most. Rise in female playing games, rise in mobile gamers, hmmm I wonder if they are corelated at all.
Also more on your point lawlight, the study validity must be questions in general as well, in reflection to other markets. Chinese gaming site would not have accurate data on the rest of the world, and unless it shows the methods involved, we can not form any actual conclusion from this.









