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8 Replies Last post: Jun 16, 2008 1:08 PM by rtfire1

PCWorld

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Jun 8, 2008 6:00 AM

Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

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IndyDarrin

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Jun 8, 2008

1. Jun 8, 2008 9:25 AM

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Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

I'm 37 years old, married with 2 kids. We own 2 XBox 360's and a Wii. The 360's get played 5 days a week. The kids were bored with the Wii after 2 weeks. I believe most Wii owners feel burned due to the crazy hype. I don't own a PS3 because i'm not interested in a Blue Ray player and the online gaming is far superior on the 360.

Poopsie

1 posts since
Jun 8, 2008

2. Jun 8, 2008 10:47 AM

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Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

Our Family owns 2 XBox 360's, a Wii, a PS3, 2 PSP'sn and a DS. Our 15 year old son is on the 360 morning til night since school is out and my husband is on his 360 when his online group is playing Call of Duty or Racing cars. The Wii was for me and Zelda but since then no decent games. I think the PS3 is just a dust collector??? I am 57 and my husband is 49.

gcpolsen

1 posts since
Jun 8, 2008

3. Jun 8, 2008 10:56 AM

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Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

The numbers originally issued by Nielsen for the PS3 and the 360 in the 27 and over demographic are transposed. It is actually the 360 that is at 52% and the PS3 at 20%. They corrected this on the 6th. The correction just didn't hit this article yet.

mathion

38 posts since
Aug 4, 2006

4. Jun 8, 2008 11:01 AM

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Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

I'm a married male, no kids, no X-Box, no Wii, one Playstation2 all packed up. Number of hours playing console games: 0.

Are you SURE it's plugged in?

JimH443

388 posts since
May 6, 2007

5. Jun 8, 2008 12:43 PM

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Re: Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

Unmarried 52 yo male non-parent. No gaming machine at all, nada, zilch. Not even an Atari 2600. If I find a console game title that appeals to me, this may change. Still waiting after 30 years though.

Tomoro

1 posts since
Jun 9, 2008

6. Jun 9, 2008 2:38 PM

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Game Console Choice Shows Generation Gap

Nelson corrected this. 27 Xbox is 52, PS3 is 20. This story is false. PC WORLD, you need to correct this.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-wii-usage-is-second-to-other-consoles/