Women outnumber men in online games - PMS

H2O Silence · #1 10-31-2006, 07:05 AM

http://tech.msn.com/products/article...mentid=1056428

H2O Soulja · #2 10-31-2006, 07:22 AM

.................. So its happened. Na, Idk about what I just said, but thats really unusal for girl gamers to outnumber guy gamers...

SuperSaiyan4 · #3 10-31-2006, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by h2o Silence

http://tech.msn.com/products/article...mentid=1056428

Interesting but I think the ittle kids outnumber the mature gamers on HALO 2

Fuzzy · #4 10-31-2006, 08:06 AM

I'd be more interested to know where the largest chunk of this 64% female population lies. For instance, which game consists the largest female population from the 64%? I'll put my money down and say it's either Ragnarok Online or World of Warcraft, but RO being my first guess.

Iris · #5 10-31-2006, 08:13 AM

I read it was stay at home moms. And my mom likes just adventure games.

PMS Saphira · #6 10-31-2006, 08:29 AM

They never specified what an online game was, especially as compared to a video game.

I've read in other studies that more women play cell phone games and web-based games like Yahoo games than men, yet when it comes to true online video games (halo 2, css, graw, etc.) the majority of people playing are men.

I like the end statistic, it'd be nice to see more women playing in general, but I do wonder about the methodology of the study.

enyork · #7 10-31-2006, 08:33 AM

Is women is doing that, I like to see them play sports games online.

Nokarot · #8 10-31-2006, 10:17 AM

Theres still a long ways to go before Women outnumber Men, if it ever happens at all.. I dont know how these guys did their research, but to me I think its too farfetched at this day and age to believe at all.

Rip · #9 10-31-2006, 10:38 AM

Well the numbers there say it all:

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Of the 117 million active gamers in the U.S., 56 percent play games online.

With a user subscription base of 4 million on xbox live, the definition of 'online games' is really relative - and in my opinion totally inaccurate. Calling someone who plays one of those little flash games in a web page advertisement or other basic online 'games' - callin them 'gamers' is completely and utterly incorrect in my opinion, but i'm sure they included them because its hard to say there are 117 million active gamers otherwise......thats nearly half the population!

Fuzzy · #10 10-31-2006, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by PMS Saphira

I like the end statistic, it'd be nice to see more women playing in general, but I do wonder about the methodology of the study.

Generally surveys are used to collect demographic data. I assume that Nielsen Entertainment collected information based on what online gaming companies know about their customers. If the user checked off their sex as 'male' or 'female,' then that may be one way Nielsen defines the user. It could also be based upon their name, their personal information, or their in-game avatar as well. The very fact that they use a survey creates a confounding variable in itself: the surveyed person may be lying about their sex.

I wouldn't go nuts over this survey unless if there is more information provided.

PMS Rain · #11 10-31-2006, 12:27 PM

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Is women is doing that, I like to see them play sports games online.

PSHHH, yeah right, I don't know what all the other girls think but my opinion is sports = blah so there's my vote.

x SexyPink x · #12 10-31-2006, 03:42 PM

um this survey's data seems inaccurate and false, unless it was based soley off of ddr

Fuzzy · #13 10-31-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by x SexyPink x

um this survey's data seems inaccurate and false, unless it was based soley off of ddr

The validity and reliability of the survey data is questionable. Again, they would have to release the data and the surveys used to obtain this information.

Rip · #14 10-31-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by x SexyPink x

um this survey's data seems inaccurate and false, unless it was based soley off of ddr

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because over 50 million people play ddr......

x SexyPink x · #15 10-31-2006, 07:35 PM

rip rip rip. u out of every1 i would think would know that u only survey a sample. of course 50 million ppl might play online games, but if they base the survey sample on ddr..... EH!?

Pencilposer · #16 10-31-2006, 08:52 PM

One survey does not mean a thing, although if a series of surveys show this trend, then that will mean something. At least this survey can be seen in the light that It is impossible to deny that the person who just totally whooped you might possibly be a girl. Unless its some freaky guy pretending to be a girl, damn World of Warcraft.

x SexyPink x · #17 10-31-2006, 09:04 PM

a guy trying to be a girl and getting hooked up with the kids playing the game................ MICHEAL JACKSON

Iris · #18 11-01-2006, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rip

Well the numbers there say it all:

Calling someone who plays one of those little flash games in a web page advertisement or other basic online 'games' - callin them 'gamers' is completely and utterly incorrect in my opinion, but i'm sure they included them because its hard to say there are 117 million active gamers otherwise......thats nearly half the population!

lol, yeah. It could be all types of games, even the flash games. I look around my class now and a lot of the girls are playing text twist.