More Than Half of the US Plays Videogames

The newest NPD numbers pass on a heartening statistic about the adoption of games: more than half of the US population plays videogames via some method. "Most people said that per week, they're either playing just as many or less hours than they did last year. Thirty percent said that they play more than a year ago, while another 30 percent said they play less and 40 percent say that they play the same amount of hours. Males aged 18-34 continue to be the heaviest gamers and are more attracted to hardcore games as opposed to casual games."

I guess...

[Gaerek]

...that means that according to Jack Thompson, over half the US is going to go on a killing rampage.

Re:I guess...

[TheLazySci-FiAuthor]

It's true!

Of course, the gamers are only attacking each other and they all have extra lives so...

Re:WHAT?!

[kerohazel]

Oh, I know! Honestly, I can't put up with playing games on less than a 30" widescreen, with AT LEAST twelve speakers in a surround setup. My mouse has to have ten buttons and two scroll wheels or I can't maximize my playing potential. Actually, I even found 104 keys to be too restrictive, so I hacked together a new keyboard that fills in all the empty space with more buttons.

I mean, if a man can't have a decent setup like the one I just described, what's the point? I might as well go outside or something.