It’s unbelievable actually, I mean what are they playing because I very rarely see females on Xbox Live. Maybe I am just playing the wrong games. I wonder what ESA constitute as a gamer… I’m sure a lot of teen girls have given the Wii a go (no pun intended).

Here are some interesting stats from the ESA’s recent study…

Among the survey’s main findings:

• 65 percent of American households play computer and video games
• 38 percent of American homes have a video game console
• The average game player is 35 years old
• One out of four gamers are over age 50
• Women age 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (33 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent), and
• 41 percent of Americans expect to purchase one or more games this year.

The new research also shows how involved parents are in the way their children buy, rent and play games:

• 94 percent of parents are present when games are purchased or rented
• 88 percent of parents report always or sometimes monitoring the games their children play, and
• 63 percent of parents believe games are a positive part of their children’s lives.