Contrary to a popular stereotype, the average video game player is not a teenage skateboarder but a more mature fun-seeker old enough to be his dad, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
A survey compiled by the Entertainment Software Association and released at E3, the video game industry"s major trade show in Los Angeles, found that a slight majority of video game players are now over 18 years of age.
In fact, the average age of game players was 29 and the average age of buyers was 36, with men making up 59 percent of the playing audience.
The association"s annual consumer survey, released to coincide with the formal opening of the E3 show, found that 52 percent of people who have increased their game-play time have done so at the expense of watching TV, while 47 percent go to the movies less in favor of playing games.