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Majority of Children in the US Play Video Games, Research Shows

September 27, 2008 · Filed Under Internet News, Video Games 

I’ve always been keen on video games and video gaming especially among children. However, a recent study in the US stated that majority of children play video games (97% combined for males and females aged 12-17). In the Philippines, this situation is similar. Most Filipino children I know are addicted to video games. This reminds me of my old posts “Improve Reading Skills with Computer and Video Games” and “Best Video Games of 2008“.

While I’m apprehensive to discuss the benefits of playing video games (because many parents do not approve of their children’s prolonged video gaming), I am compelled to write this news.

Statistics of the research on video games indicate that

  1. Ninety-seven percent of young respondents play video games. That’s 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls, with little difference in the percentages among various racial and ethnic groups and incomes. In fact, 7 percent of those surveyed said they didn’t have a computer at home, but did have a game console, such as Sony Corp.’s PlayStation, Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox or Nintendo Co.’s Wii.
  2. They play often. When surveyed, half of the respondents said they had played a video game the previous day.
  3. Their games of choice are as diverse as their tastes in music or TV. Eighty percent of respondents play five or more different game genres, with racing, puzzles, sports and action the most common. Favorites were “Guitar Hero,” “Halo 3,” “Madden NFL,” solitaire and “Dance Dance Revolution.”
  4. Young people are routinely able to get their hands on games that are rated “M” (for mature) or “AO” (adults only). Three-quarters of parents who were surveyed said they “always” or “sometimes” check the ratings on their kids’ games. And yet, half of boys who were questioned listed a game with an “M” or “AO” rating as one of their favorites, compared with 14 percent of girls.

With these findings, we can conclude that the video games industry is still raking in tons of cash. If not, then Sony shouldn’t have made the Sony Playstation PS3 update to Version 2.42 Ready for Download available and the Playstation Portable (PSP) sales shouldn’t have gone up by selling 1.56 millions units more than the previous year.

Computer games or video gaming is a lucrative business and we cannot blame video companies (like EA Games, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony) for producing more sophisticated (but sometimes more violent) video games. However, a word of warning should be given to parents. Video gaming of children should be monitored in my view. Playing their favorite video games is not bad but I do not find prolonged gaming beneficial particularly when the child is in school.

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