American's spent 2008 playing PS2 games more than anything else!

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Segatron Genesis... call me the wizard.
http://kotaku.com/5121962/americans-spent-2008-playing-world-of-warcraft-playstation-2-games

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Yes the PS2 is still a beast
 
I spent more time with the "other" gaming systems in 2008. Mainly my Neo Geo CD, SNES, NES, DS, Dreamcast, Turbo Grafx 16, Jaguar, Lynx, GB Pocket, GB Color, Swan Crystal, Neo Pocket Color, Game King II, and GBSP. And I played my PS2 mostly on Christmas day more than I did all 2008. And that is because I got a couple of games for it as gifts. I think I did spend some time on the GameCube too in 2008, but not as much as the "others." :D

Hmm... I just remembered that I also had my Saturn out a few times.
 
i don't belive in those stats..... i mean the ps3 being so low and the gamecube not so far behind? (unless they count people who play gamecube with their wii) and i can't believe the DS is even lower than the gamecube so i belive handhelds were not counted there
 
It does make sense when looking at system percentage install base.

The PS2 currently has about 120 million consoles in circulation. The Wii has about 1/3 of that (which is remarkable) with about 40 million consoles in the public's hands. The usage percentage bears that statistic out, rounding to 32% and 13% for the PS2 and Wii respectively, its very nearly the same 1/3 ratio. Especially because the PS2 and Wii are the two most "casual" oriented systems, one would expect this similarity in sales to usage ratios.

The Xbox 360, for example, while selling about half of what the Wii has, has a higher usage percentage most likely because of the type of gamers who own 360's.

I think its important to recognize that the total percentage of usage minutes for last gen consoles is about 45%, which tells me that current gen systems ought to be around longer than the standard 5 year period.
 
I believe it. They are very cheap now, and their games are too. Lower income families are probably buying them as opposed to no console at all.
 
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