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Apparently, female gamers are quickly becoming commonplace in Australia and will soon overtake men as the most common gender playing games down under. The report predicts that the number of female gamers will be the same as male gamers by 2012 and iuts believed the number of female gamers will over take males soon after that.

In a survey of 1,606 Australians, results showed that female gamers preferred to play puzzles, board games, cards, and family titles. Male gamers prefer racing and first-person shooters. Although, trends were reversing a little, females tend to go for thinking games. The average age of a gamer is 28 but by 2014 it is believed the average age will be 42.

Statistics show that 79 percent of Australian households having a device for playing games. Of these households, 34 percent have one gaming device, 28 percent have two or three, and 17 percent have four or more devices. The computer is by far the most popular piece of gaming technology, with 94.6 percent of gaming households having a computer. Even though gaming is believed to be antisocial with many people playing games do so in the same room or in groups. LAN parties are still a lot of fun. The number of computers are on the rise in Australia but what is of more concern is that 18 percent saying they have played pirated games many times. Of those who have played pirated games, 56 percent accessed it from a friend or family member, while 22 percent downloaded it from the Internet.

# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 7:22 PM