Comments on: NPD Group: 91 Percent of Kids Online Gaming is Free http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/ The Business and Design of Free-To-Play Games Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:33:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lifeballoons » Blog Archive » NPD Group: 91 Percent of Kids Online Gaming is Free http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-104 lifeballoons » Blog Archive » NPD Group: 91 Percent of Kids Online Gaming is Free Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:14:06 +0000 http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/#comment-104 [...] here to read Author Comments [...] [...] here to read Author Comments [...]

]]> By: Steven "PlayNoEvil" Davis http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Steven "PlayNoEvil" Davis Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:56:46 +0000 http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/#comment-105 The other notable thing here is that these kids are all playing on PCs. PC gaming is dominant for the young. This idea that consoles are at the center of gaming is flat wrong. The widespread comfort with PC gaming by younger audiences should be good news to people like EA who are frustrated with console development costs. It is also good news for independent game developers since the costs to develop for PCs are much lower. Basically, the industry just has to keep kids playing on PCs. The other notable thing here is that these kids are all playing on PCs.

PC gaming is dominant for the young. This idea that consoles are at the center of gaming is flat wrong.

The widespread comfort with PC gaming by younger audiences should be good news to people like EA who are frustrated with console development costs.

It is also good news for independent game developers since the costs to develop for PCs are much lower.

Basically, the industry just has to keep kids playing on PCs.

]]> By: Steven "PlayNoEvil" Davis http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Steven "PlayNoEvil" Davis Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:56:46 +0000 http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/#comment-107 The other notable thing here is that these kids are all playing on PCs. PC gaming is dominant for the young. This idea that consoles are at the center of gaming is flat wrong. The widespread comfort with PC gaming by younger audiences should be good news to people like EA who are frustrated with console development costs. It is also good news for independent game developers since the costs to develop for PCs are much lower. Basically, the industry just has to keep kids playing on PCs. The other notable thing here is that these kids are all playing on PCs.

PC gaming is dominant for the young. This idea that consoles are at the center of gaming is flat wrong.

The widespread comfort with PC gaming by younger audiences should be good news to people like EA who are frustrated with console development costs.

It is also good news for independent game developers since the costs to develop for PCs are much lower.

Basically, the industry just has to keep kids playing on PCs.

]]> By: ArtLung Blog » All The Misc That’s Fit to Misc http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-106 ArtLung Blog » All The Misc That’s Fit to Misc Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:25:16 +0000 http://freetoplay.biz/2007/10/19/npd-group-91-percent-of-kids-online-gaming-is-free/#comment-106 [...] Free To Play notes a study that says of the time kids ages 2 to 17 play games, 91% of it is on free games. [...] [...] Free To Play notes a study that says of the time kids ages 2 to 17 play games, 91% of it is on free games. [...]

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