UK gamers: more women play games than men, report finds

blamb211 · 2014-09-17T15:43:07+00:00

I don't even understand what the point of the article is. People play video games, big fucking whoop. Who the hell cares if they're men or women?

Celda · 2014-09-17T15:09:58+00:00

Yet another dishonest article.

The surge in gaming among new areas of the population is closely related to the rise of the smartphone, which has made games available to a much wider audience than dedicated consoles or PCs. Mobile puzzlers like Candy Crush Saga and Angry Birds are free, intuitive and accessible, requiring neither the learning time, nor the expense, of traditional “core” games experiences. The report claims that 56% of female interviewees over 44 have played mobile puzzle games, which emerged as the most popular gaming genre over all, ahead of traditional action adventures and shooters.

Furthermore, 54% of survey respondents cited their phone as their favourite gaming platform – 25% of whom admitted to playing games on it every day.

No one is talking about Facebook games or Candy Crush when discussing gaming culture and video games.

Therefore it is dishonest to say "since games Bejeweled are female-dominated, this shows that the majority of gamers are women".

Horizal · 2014-09-17T17:55:10+00:00

How did the Guardian become so shit?

DavidByron2 · 2014-09-17T15:29:08+00:00

Another "gamers are dead" article. Farmville is just the same as World of Warcraft. if women are playing Farmville that means men playing WoW are all misogynists you see? Feminist logic!

fingerjesus · 2014-09-17T15:44:26+00:00

sorry grrrls, walking simulators like Gone Home and SJW simulators like Depression Quest don't count! Neither do casual freemium games like Farmville that only exist to bleed your wallet dry.

Title	UK gamers: more women play games than men, report finds
Author	GizDrak
Upvotes	2
Comments	9
Date	September 17, 2014 2:47 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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