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Kids Spend More Time Playing Videogames Than Watching TV?


Submitted by thankeeka on January 18, 2007 - 12:04pm. General News

What happened to the good old days when televisions were the babysitters to our kids? Now it seems that kids spend more time playing videogames than engaging in any other medium out there, whether it be watching television, listening to the radio, reading, etc. So what exactly is the number of children playing games?

From the article:

A new consumer research survey suggests that kids ages 2 to 14 are more likely to engage in video games than any other form of media. Even more than TV? Yes, according to the report via GameDaily:

"There's so much focus on the elusive 18-34 male demographic in the video game industry that some companies may be overlooking another important segment of the population: kids. According to Kids & Digital Content, a new study from The NPD Group ... an overwhelming majority (93 percent) of kids play games on a computer, cell phone, video game console or portable or digital music player. This was way ahead of the second highest activity reported, listening to music, which garnered 52 percent."

Read the full article over at joystiq.com


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