Basta litigi, NPD svela l'identikit del core gamer

[Turrican3]

The NPD Group Reports 34 Million Core Gamers Spend an Average of 22 Hours per Week Playing Video Games

Port Washington, NY, May 13, 2014 – There are 34 million core gamers in the U.S. spending an average of 22 hours per week playing video games, according to Core Gaming 2014, the latest report from global information company, The NPD Group.

These 34 million core gamers, defined for this report as those individuals who play video games five or more hours a week on a PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, or Mac, and who play Action, Adventure, Fighting, Flight, Massively Multi-Player, Racing, Real Time Strategy, Role-Playing, Shooter, or Sport genres on any of those devices.

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While core gamers are most likely to play on consoles and computers simply based on the definition of the core gamer, phones and mobile devices are also a popular method of play by two-thirds of these gamers. Multiplayer gaming also plays a significant role within the core ecosystem, with close to 70 percent of core gamers playing multiplayer games either regularly or occasionally.

When given a choice in game format, 74 percent claim they would opt for the physical format over digital if the price was the same. However, the preference for digital is still on the move, up 5 percentage points from 21 percent to 26 percent this year.

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Methodology
The survey completed by 7,927 US representative individuals age 9+ between march 10-28, 2014. For children age 9-17, respondents were contacted using a parental surrogate, with the parent being asked to bring the child to the computer to answer the survey questions.

https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/the-npd-group-reports-34-million-core-gamers-spend-an-average-of-22-hours-per-week-playing-video-games/
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-05-14-three-out-of-four-us-gamers-prefer-physical-games-npd

Ecchilo qua il "core gamer" secondo NPD.

Da un sondaggio svolto su un campione di 7900 americani lo scorso marzo, apprendiamo che si diventa core gamer a 9 anni (...), e si è tali qualora si giochi almeno 5 ore alla settimana su almeno una tra PS3 / PS4 / X360 / XB1 / PC / Mac, nei seguenti generi: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Flight, Massively Multi-Player, Racing, Real Time Strategy, Role-Playing, Shooter, Sport.

Secondo questi dati ci sarebbero quindi circa 34 milioni di core gamer negli States, che giocano in media 22 ore alla settimana. Ed il 74% di questi dichiara di preferire il gioco su supporto fisico, a parità di prezzo con il digital delivery. Il gradimento per quest'ultimo formato è comunque in ascesa di 5 punti percentuali (passa dal 21 al 26%) rispetto al precedente report.

[Rh_negativo]

Sono core gamer allora 

Sul preferire il supporto fisico A PARITA' DI PREZZO penso non ci sia neanche da porre la domanda...

[Turrican3]

Yep, i 9 anni li hai passati da un pezzo.

No ora seriamente... Nintendo tagliata fuori, portatili nemmeno cagati di striscio. O viceversa, fate voi.
C'è da rifletterci perchè temo le implicazioni commerciali siano più serie di quanto potrebbe sembrare.