Gaming Population Doubles in Three Years

November 11 2011, 4:28pm

According to a new report from Parks Associates, the United States gaming population had more than doubled in the last three years. In 2008, there were 58 million reported gamers and now, it is over 135 million in 2011. Parks Associates claims the rise in gaming population is due to the rising popularity of mobile devices and casual gaming. Parks indicated that, “three-fourths of U.S. tablet owners play games on the device, including 79% of teen tablet owners, and 57% of smartphone owners play games on it.” “The increase in the number of gamers is impressive because it crosses almost all demographics,” said Pietro Macchiarella, Research Analyst, Parks Associates. “Most of this growth is due to increases in the casual gamer segments, with tablets and smartphones usurping PlayStation, Wii, and Xbox as popular gaming devices.” Source: IndustryGamers