WoW Blog-NPD's U.S. man Burogu: '09 25%, play online games

Today, the Us of announced the NPD report the group's annual survey of online gaming 20000 * 1 Jun 26 respondents held the day, up from two surveys measured until the age of the Internet is all valid, handheld or PC games

[Update] " We have a population (61 percent)" over the age of two in one game analyst for NPD, said pool GameSpot Anitafureiza explained to begin "Of these, 57 percent play online Of these, play online games, 87% (people using multiple systems, adding more than 100 percent) is, PC can be used "

Overall, online gaming dramatically, according to the survey, up 25 percent over one year ago, but combined in 2007 found 19 percent see the bump up Surprisingly, however, despite the growing popularity of massively multiplayer online games, from one year ago, PC online game "to just" had it down However, it fell within the U.SS Such as the NPD

Onraingemukonsoru the impact of the next increase The Xbox Live, Xbox 360, online games, Web games - right through, one is 50 dollars, 50 percent of Microsoft's heavy support for assisted some gamers used to have to pay is played Despite the use of cumbersome friend codes, Nintendo Wii, the second 29%, 18% before a significant jump from last year Third, the PlayStation 3, investigation, these games are used to 20% The percentage of public portability

The only population group, NPD 13-17,2009 responses from 17 percent to 22 percent of its concrete numbers, 2008 and raised the age of online gaming using the years The industry research firm, online gaming over the age of 35-54 and 18-34, the gamer is a small weak point, it does not disclose the specific percentage

NPD also mentioned the case of ambiguity, and downloadable content The survey, Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will not own the content, the console, DLC is my favorite type of expansion pack download According to the survey, released before the year's most popular, digital zoom Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage (2007.1 27) and The Grand Theft Auto: Rosutoandodamudo the delivery was carried out (given the fact that irony February The NPD survey, DLC) the overall consumption was slowed 17 daysUedobusshumorugan analysts, Maikerupakuta, expansion of the latter already has sold more than 100 million, which would go to 200 by year-end to sell dollars

*= 12 people under the age of the respondents, the parents filed