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.
Leading reasons for playing multiplayer online games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender
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Statista. (January 19, 2017). Leading reasons for playing multiplayer online games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/662462/reasons-play-mmo-games-usa-gender/
Statista. "Leading reasons for playing multiplayer online games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/662462/reasons-play-mmo-games-usa-gender/
Statista. (2017). Leading reasons for playing multiplayer online games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/662462/reasons-play-mmo-games-usa-gender/
Statista. "Leading Reasons for Playing Multiplayer Online Games According to Gamers in The United States as of December 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/662462/reasons-play-mmo-games-usa-gender/
Statista, Leading reasons for playing multiplayer online games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/662462/reasons-play-mmo-games-usa-gender/ (last visited January 22, 2020)
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