U.S. Console Penetration Remains Steady
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Published on October 29th, 2008 20:13
Gaming seems to be more popular than ever, doesn't it? It might surprise you, then, to learn that the percentage of U.S. households containing a videogame console has remained relatively the same since 1995. A recent report from Odyssey LP called "The Homefront Study" reveals that, while July 2008 saw the highest penetration at 40 percent, that's only two points higher than it was 13 years ago. But why read about data when you can look at a handy graph?
Data was collected from over 1,500 households in a survey asking about different types of home media. We wonder what happened in 1997 that caused a bunch of households to chuck out their consoles. Also, where is the mysterious data from 2006?
IGN suggests America throws a big party the day that 50 percent of our households own a gaming system.
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