Considering my mother is a “gaming grannie”, the aging of the videogame player population comes as no surprise to me. If it comes as a surprise to you (or if you’re just interested), check out BW’s article, “Attack of the Gaming Grannies“. And marketing types take note. There is a low-cost way to target this demographic if you just pay attention.
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I wrote an article about aging gamers (50+) for Shift magazine a few years ago, interviewing a handful of folks. The piece gives a short profile of the best interview subjects. I reprinted it at my blog: Old Gamers Never Die.”