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Old 11-24-2005, 01:25 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Half of the gamers are now over age 18, and almost a quarter are over age 50.
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Originally Posted by hulk
Well, since he didn't do it, I'll provide a source; The ESA study.

Nearly a quarter may be a slight overstatement, the figure rests at 19%.
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19% of Americans over the age of 50 played
video games in 2004, an increase from 9% in 1999.
That's directly from the ESA report.. 19% of people over 50 played games, not 19% of people playing games are over 50. A very big difference -- misrepresented statistics are dangerous.

And yes, I'll deign he had.. well.. a loincloth..
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