Video games by the numbers
According to the Entertainment Software Association, an industry group, and the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
7.3 – billion dollars worth
of video and computer games
sold in 2004
10,000 – Washington’s
estimated employment in the
“interactive media” industry
30 – average age of a gamer
47% – of Americans in
2004 who planned to buy a
game in 2005
35% – of gamers under age 18
12 – the number of games that
sold more than 1 million units in
2004
75% – of heads of household
who play games
19% – of gamers over age 50
12 – average number of years
gamers have been playing