Interesting data on gamers from NPD.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173525.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

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Mark Nielsen
iGames Executive Director

Man that data seems wrong.   "Though small--numbering around 3.8 million [heavy gamers] ...buy 4.5 games each month."

Granted they are buying games for PC and multiple console platforms, that is about 54 games bought per year.  Are there 54 different games released each year?

For the sake of argument, let's say that there are 54 games release each year.  That means that every one of those games sold around 3.8 million units, which would be staggering.  The number goes down ONLY if MORE than 54 games are released each year.  That all seems highly improbable.

the people i know that i would call 'heavy gamers' purchase AT LEAST one game a month.  Nothing holds their attention and it is almost as though the speed of their PC, the size of their screens and the number of systems they have is a measure of the size of their ..... well you get the point.

 

 

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www.crazypenguinsgaming.com

The number of games released per year is legion...

 http://www.gamespot.com/newthisweek.html

looking at the week of June 24.2007

http://www.gamespot.com/newthisweek.html?date=20070624&type=new_this_week&mode=all&sort=rdate&dlx_type=all&sortdir=asc
 

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Martin "MrFurious" Kruse
Xtreme Gaming Cybercafe
www.goxgaming.com

IGames Community Member Since 2003