83% of parents limit their children’s video game time, but 64% believe it is a positive part of their lives. The average player is 34 years old, and annual sales are around $24 billion. In the UK, players average three hours a day and 15% have experienced relationship breakups due to disagreements over gaming.
The majority of parents, about 83%, limit video game time for their children, according to 2010 findings from the Entertain Software Rating Board (ESRB). Video games have been found to be more likely to have time limits for parents than using the Internet or television. While the majority of parents surveyed limit video game time, that doesn’t mean they necessarily view the activity negatively: 64 percent of parents say they believe video games are a positive part of their children’s lives. Children under the age of 18 make up just under a quarter of all video game users – the average video game player is thought to be around 34 years old.
More information on video games:
The average video game player in the United States spends eight hours a week playing video games.
Annual video game sales are approximately 24 billion US dollars (USD). By comparison, film sales at the box office were only about $10 billion dollars, according to 2014 data.
The average video game player in the UK plays nearly three hours a day, and 15% of them say they have experienced romantic relationship breakups due to disagreements over the activity of video games.
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