Some days ago we already reported on some insights from the report by “SuperData Research”, now a few more interesting figures have emerged.
Women love RPGs, men love MMOs and shooters
First, what probably doesn’t surprise anyone: There are significantly more men in MMOs and shooters, while women play RPGs and mobile games more often.
And now the more surprising news: The numbers are much closer together than one might think! 34% of all players in MMOs and shooters are female – in the truest sense, one in three. While this still reflects a significant difference, it does not at all reflect the “perceived” male dominance in these genres. Particularly astonishing is the fact that in RPGs, women have even surpassed men – 53.6% are here female, which may also explain the boom of strong female protagonists in this genre – perhaps it is also an eternal search for cause and effect or for the chicken or the egg.
Overall, 60% of all players are male and 40% are female – the gender gap is closing.
MMO players are getting older
Also, not surprising is the fact that MMO players are getting older. With almost 50% of all players, the age group from 18-30 is the largest for the MMO market. The study further states that most players in this group started playing at a young age and they still carry this passion with them – and presumably will continue to do so for a long time. Especially men who played shooters in their youth tend to switch to MMOs or similar games as they get older (and thus as their reaction times decrease).
So the next time someone claims in the trade channel, “This game is full of kiddies”, they are most likely mistaken.
