Video Games: Market Research Results



Total Participants: 590

Age:
10: 2%
11: 3%
12: 5%
13: 11%
14: 10%
15: 11%
16: 5%
17: 5%
18: 4%
19: 3%
20: 3%
22: 1%
26: 1%
Average Age of Participant: 14

Gender:
Male: 4%
Female: 79%
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Which of these do you play games on?
Cell Phone: 26%
Traditional Board Games: 36%
Internet: 83%
Console (Playstation, Xbox, Wii, PSP, DS): 55%
Computer: 81%

Do you play games with?
Tell us aout consoles and game genres you currently have or purchased in the past.

Which consoles do you own or have owned in the past?
Wii: 30%
Playstation: 36%
Playstation 2: 54%
Playstation 3: 11%
Xbox: 24%
Gameboy Advanced: 47%
GameCube: 25%
Nintendo DS: 54%
PSP: 14%

How often do you (or a parent) buy video games?

What type of games do you currently own?
Puzzles: 49%
Adventure: 70%
Exploration: 38%
Role Playing: 46%
Strategy: 52%
Racing: 58%
Building: 31%
Sports: 46%
Fighting: 33%
Simulation: 63%
Brain Training: 29%
Educational: 21%
Dancing: 24%
Party (4+ player games): 36%
MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games): 24%

How many video games do you currently have?

How often do you play video games?

How many hours straight (without leaving the game) do you spend playing?
Now it's time to speak up! If you could have the perfect game it would have some of these characteristics.

I would make sure it had:

Some things are more important than others:

My perfect game would have:
Contests: 43%
Games: 54%
Social Interaction: 37%
Turns: 15%
Fighting: 26%
Shooting: 17%
Killing: 17%
Businesses: 26%
Sports: 31%
Racing: 46%
Strategy: 49%
Adventure: 60%
Polls: 25%
Role Playing: 49%
Puzzles: 29%
Exploration: 37%
Weapons: 23%
Action: 44%
Building: 27%
Simulation: 55%
Design: 49%
Free Downloads: 31%
Music: 48%
Storyline: 53%
Magic: 39%
Items: 49%
Presents: 30%
Vampires: 26%
Experimentation: 24%
Building & Construction: 30%
Management of Other Players: 20%
Animals: 94%
Fantastical Creatures: 51%
People: 63%
Clothes & Fashion: 41%
Creativity: 63%
Discovery: 40%
Surprises: 50%
Player vs Player Competition: 41%
Player vs Computer Competition: 31%
Free For All Competition: 34%
Team Competitions: 32%
Clubs: 31%
Advertisements: 5%
Prizes: 41%

Music would be:

It would include these themes:
Romance: 52%
Comedy: 60%
Suspense: 47%
Drama: 55%
Horror: 24%
Violence: 22%
Family Friendly: 54%
Realistic: 68%
Educational: 26%

It would have these features:
Messageboard: 61%
Chat Room: 61%
Items: 67%
Stores: 67%
Maps: 59%
Level Ups: 65%
Mail System: 63%
Bank System: 66%
Avatars: 58%
Weather: 50%
Customizable Characters: 68%
Customizable Clothes: 66%
Customizable Weapons: 27%
Live News Updates: 31%
Newspaper: 50%
RSS Feeds: 15%
Photo Gallery: 51%
Journals: 49%
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