Women over 40: Playing online more than anyone

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11 Feb 2004, 11:19 PM
Melf

Women over 40: Playing online more than anyone

From Gamespot:

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Internet service provider AOL, once-parent and now-child of multimedia multinational Time Warner, released a study yesterday about the demographics of overall online gaming. According to the study, women over the age of 40 spend the most time of any demographic group playing games online.

AOL said women over the age of 40 spend nearly 50 percent more time each week playing online games than men, and play online games on a daily basis more often than men or younger gamers. The fortysomethings' genre of choice was puzzle and word games, and their favorite time to play was between Midnight and 5 a.m.

Another finding was 44 percent of the 40-plus women surveyed often forwent reading, exercise, and watching TV or movies in order to play games. Of those women who forged new friendships while playing, 20 percent said their friendships extended into the offline world.

Way to go mom!
11 Feb 2004, 11:20 PM
MVS

20% of getting laid.

Nice.
11 Feb 2004, 11:22 PM
Nomi

Oh yay. Way to go, girls, breaking that 'female gamer' stereotype of only playing puzzle games.

Meh.

I am rather surprised by this. The age is what startled me. I know a lot of women play these sort of games, crosswords and generic puzzle stuff, but I didn't expect over 40.

Most women over 40 I know don't go online at all.
11 Feb 2004, 11:23 PM
Videodrone

Playing Bejeweled is a little different than playing Evercrack. What a horrible study.
11 Feb 2004, 11:25 PM
Nomi

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Originally Posted by Videodrone

Playing Bejeweled is a little different than playing Evercrack.

Well, two past addictions of mine right there.

Yeah, percent of women over 40 playing EQ, FFXI, or FPS's- .00000001%
11 Feb 2004, 11:31 PM
Melf

You expect grandma to kick ass at Halo? :p
12 Feb 2004, 01:00 AM
MechDeus

By AOL? This probably was done by AOL customers, and thus probably has a lot to do with men and younger gamers being bright enough to not use AOL.
12 Feb 2004, 01:03 AM
Tracer

Well hell, ever get on an Everquest TeamSpeak server? There you go. 90% of all 40+ year old women right there.
12 Feb 2004, 01:34 AM
680x0

time to login to MilfQuest
12 Feb 2004, 01:50 AM
Rocca

where do I sign up?
12 Feb 2004, 03:07 AM
Videodrone

Quote:

Originally Posted by MechDeus

By AOL? This probably was done by AOL customers, and thus probably has a lot to do with men and younger gamers being bright enough to not use AOL.

True.
12 Feb 2004, 11:18 AM
GohanX

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Originally Posted by Melf

You expect grandma to kick ass at Halo? :p

My grandma used to kick my ass at Dr Mario :sweat: