Poll shows mommy and daddy like video games

Activision Inc. (aka Second Only to EA) did a survey of 1,014 people and found out a few things. The AP source didn’t say who the survey-takers were or where/when this survey was done, so we’ll have to take the data as given. If you don’t want to read numbers, just jump down to the conclusion.

• Almost three out of five parents play video games. Of these video-game-playing parents, half play video games with their kids, but 49% play their children’s games by themselves.
• Almost three out of four parents said they feel comfortable that video games are part of family life.
• 52% of parents do research: they read game reviews/previews on gaming sites (hello to any parents reading this).
• 56% of parents said they rely mostly on the ESRB rating system.
• 84% are familiar with the ESRB.
• Four out of five say they pay close attention to the ESRB rating.

Conclusion. Most parents are gamers, are comfy with having video games in the house. Most know about the ESRB rating and rely on it, while only half bother to research the previews/reviews of the game. So buy yourself a video game for Christmas; chances are the rest of the family are OK with it. And speaking of parents and their games, here’s the Zelda ad from the 80s uploaded by mhawk1.

Activision Inc. (aka Second Only to EA) did a survey of 1,014 people and found out a few things. The AP source didn’t say who the survey-takers were or where/when this survey was done, so we’ll have to take the data as given. If you don’t want to read numbers, just jump down to the conclusion.

• Almost three out of five parents play video games. Of these video-game-playing parents, half play video games with their kids, but 49% play their children’s games by themselves.
• Almost three out of four parents said they feel comfortable that video games are part of family life.
• 52% of parents do research: they read game reviews/previews on gaming sites (hello to any parents reading this).
• 56% of parents said they rely mostly on the ESRB rating system.
• 84% are familiar with the ESRB.
• Four out of five say they pay close attention to the ESRB rating.

Conclusion. Most parents are gamers, are comfy with having video games in the house. Most know about the ESRB rating and rely on it, while only half bother to research the previews/reviews of the game. So buy yourself a video game for Christmas; chances are the rest of the family are OK with it. And speaking of parents and their games, here’s the Zelda ad from the 80s uploaded by mhawk1.