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Gamers Continue to Get Younger


Submitted by thankeeka on June 6, 2007 - 10:58am. General News

My first system was a Nintendo, and I don't remember about how old I was, but I know it was in elementary school, so somewhere in one of those age ranges. However, I know I wasn't as young as my nephew, who is already playing up a storm when it comes to Spongebob Squarepants games. And as it turns out, he isn't the only one gaming young, as more and more kids are playing videogames earlier and earlier.

From the article:

The age at which children begin using consumer electronics dropped from a geriatric 8.1-years-old to a more youthful 6.7-years-old in 2007. On average, kids begin using electronics around the age of seven.

Portable videogame systems lead kids’ ownership of consumer electronics with an adoption rate of 39 percent, followed by portable CD players (30 percent), console videogames (29 percent) and TVs (28 percent).

Read the full article over at next-gen.biz


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