There is an AP article today talking about the market for games in the US, based on Pew Internet & American Life Project’s research released yesterday. Here are some data points:
- 81% of people between 18-29 play games
- 23% of of people over 65 play games
- 97% of teenagers are gamers
- 50% of women play games
- 55% of men play games
There’s more data, but these are the important points.

