The graph shows the leading reasons why gamers in the United States played massively multiplayer online (MMO) games as of December 2016, broken down by gender. It was found, that 53 percent of female respondents played MMO games because they liked the element of competing with other gamers. The same was true for 64 percent of responding men.
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The graph shows the leading reasons why gamers in the United States played massively multiplayer online (MMO) games as of December 2016, broken down by gender. It was found, that 53 percent of female respondents played MMO games because they liked the element of competing with other gamers. The same was true for 64 percent of responding men.
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- January 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- December 14 to 23, 2016
- Number of respondents
- total survey n = 1,560
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- n = 1,070 respondents who play online multiplayer games
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: [ ... ] Which of the following statements would you agree to? I play in multiplayer mode, because…
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 14 to 23, 2016
- Number of respondents
- total survey n = 1,560
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- n = 1,070 respondents who play online multiplayer games
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: [ ... ] Which of the following statements would you agree to? I play in multiplayer mode, because…
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