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Survey: More than half US homes own a videogame console
Posted: 10.03.2012 15:40 by JonahFalcon Comments: 6
According to the latest Nielsen Ratings survey, over half the homes in the United States own a videogame console.

The survey shows that 56% of US households own at least one current generation gaming console as of January 2012, which is up from last year's 50% figure.

The survey also notes that while total game spending for "core buyers" has not changed in the past year, the money spent is shifting, as players are spending 8% more than last year on digital content. As a result, purchases for new and used games, rentals and controllers have gone down the same amount.

The survey also showed an increase in mobile gaming for such handheld devices as iOS, Android and tablet games. Two-thirds of all households with children 6-12 that own a Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable also own an iOS device like an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.

Finally, more gamers regularly own and play games on more than one console. 24% of all gamers own two or more gaming platforms, whether videogame console, PC or mobile device. The figure was 17% back in 2009.
Source: Kotaku

Comments

By djole381 (SI Elite) on Mar 10, 2012
djole381
I seriously doubt that 56% of households own a console.
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Mar 10, 2012
JonahFalcon
I'm surprised that FEW own a console.
By SiyaenSokol (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2012
SiyaenSokol
If you think about it, 56% of the US is a lot, but that leaves so many people that don't have a console or gaming equipment... so I think that it might be a whole lot more than 56%.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2012
SirRoderick
oooooooh, shocking!
By The_Tingler (SI Veteran Member) on Mar 12, 2012
The_Tingler
People can make up statistics to prove whatever they want. Fourthty percent of people know that.
By hunter612 (SI Core) on Mar 14, 2012
hunter612
Statistics are pointless. There may be households who rent consoles or something lol.