Onderzoek naar casual gaming

De resultaten kun je hieronder zien

* 37% are age 35-49.
* 28% are age 50-60

* 71% female

* 29% male

* 58% have no children under age 18 living in their households

* Top personal interests/hobbies of casual gamers:
1. Pets
2. Travel
3. Arts & Crafts
4. Shopping
5. Gardening

Casual game play habits:

* 37% play 9 or more game ‘sessions’ per week
* 66% say each ‘session’ typically lasts for at least one hour
* 31% spend more than two hours in each gameplay ‘session’
* 73% play at night
* 55% play on weekends
* 48% play when they have the house to themselves

* Top casual game genres:

1. Puzzle (67%)
2. Card (44%)
3. Strategy (35%)
4. Action (34%)

* 30% have downloaded more than 21 games in the last year

* 67% read game reviews and 46% of those who do feel they are influenced to try or purchase a new game by the reviews they read

* 84% access the Internet through a home broadband connection
* 70% have purchased a game after first playing it free of charge on the Internet

Opvallend is dat er bijna niet casual gegamed wordt door forensen, en dat een sessie vaak meer dan één uur duurt.