According to new research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), 67% of American households play computer or video games.
Of these gamers, 62% play with other people in person for at least an hour a week, and the average age of game players is 34 – down slightly on last year’s 35.
The number of female gamers is down 3% from last year’s research, meaning that 40% of current game players are female.
The survey also found:
- 48% of parents play with their children at least once a week
- 76% of parents believe that the parent controls found in new video controllers are useful
- 64% of parents believe games are a positive aspect of their children’s lives
42% of Americans now play games on wireless devices, echoing research found by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project earlier this year, which reports that six in ten American adults now go online wirelessly.
