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America Still Plays More PS2 Than Xbox 360 and Wii Combined [WTF]

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming, ZOMG

Sometimes it’s easy to lose perspective amidst marketing. Case in point: Nielsen measured that gamers, on whole, spent 31% of their time on the PS2 in 2008 (more than the Xbox 360 and Wii combined).  Damn that’s crazy.

The other interesting, though not necessarily surprising, finding was that the gaming population spends more time playing the 360 than the Wii, despite the 360’s lower install base. Microsoft can probably thank Call of Duty 4 for that win (along with other online titles).  And the PS3?  Well let’s just say the OLD Xbox is being played more than that.  Wait…people still play original Xbox?  Yikes Sony, this is definitely a new low for you.  But don’t worry 2009 is your year right?

[Kotaku]

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