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		<title>Free and Mobile Gamers are Largest Segment in Gaming &#8211; NPD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[But the home console segment still spends the most.]]></description>
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The home console market may be spending the most compared to other segments, but according to the 2013 Gamer Segmentation report released by the NPD Group, &#8220;free and mobile gamers&#8221; makes up the largest group in gaming.</p>
<p>A survey was taken online of 8,831 people and showed that 29 percent of those being surveyed could be terms as free and mobile gamers. Of course, second is the &#8220;avid omnigamer&#8221; who games on the console or PC, which make up 16 percent of the market. </p>
<p>However, while free and mobile gamers are up 2 percent year-over-year, other markets like &#8220;casual&#8221;, &#8220;core&#8221;, &#8220;family&#8221; and &#8220;social&#8221; have decreased in rank over the years.</p>
<p>This is funny because these are the exact markets, with the same terms, that companies like Microsoft and Sony are trying to appeal to. Home consoles still occupy a good 10 percent of the market though, and the Xbox 360 ranks as one of the most commonly played consoles among the &#8220;core&#8221; group of gamers.</p>
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