Large Number of Female Gamers in World of Warcraft
Female gamers are a rarity, but not so in the realm of World of Warcraft, as according to a new Nielsen report, a surprising number of female gamers have set up characters in the game.
The report states that the popular MMORPG was the most-played “core” game for women, with over 428,621 unique female players estimated in December 2008.
That statistic is made even more impressive when considering that approximately 675,000 male players of the same age group logged into the game during that period, indicating that the gender gap is not as large as suggested.
So, the next time you come across a girl in WoW, she might actually be a girl instead of some dude pretending to be one.
April 9th, 2009 at 7:23 am
I think game industry should start targeting on women market and create specific games for them
April 9th, 2009 at 11:54 am
There would likely not be such a thing as a “specifically woman-only game” that wouldn’t insult them outright. Seriously–how do you make a game specifically for women that at least some men wouldn’t have an interest in? Never mind the guys that would play it so they could GET women.