Michael Pastore A report by PC Data has found that 35 percent of home Internet users plan to purchase console or PC games during the 2000 holiday season, and that PC and console gaming is no longer a male-dominated domain. The Christmas holiday is huge for the online and offline gaming industry. While the report shows that PCs are the platform of choice for gamers, console games will be the clear winners in terms of sales for the year and holiday season. The study also found that while men make up 55 percent of overall gamers, females for the first time comprise a majority of online gamers at 50.4 percent.
Women typically favor online gambling, card games, and online quiz and trivia games.
Men and women prefer different types of online and offline games. Males prefer war and sports-themed games. Solitaire , Free Cell , and similar bundled games are the most frequently played of all online and offline games. More than 41.1 percent of gamers spend between one and five hours per week playing games. Twenty-four percent play games fewer than an hour per week and the remaining 35 percent play more than five hours per week.