18.8 million people between 6 and 64 are estimated to play video games. On average gamers between 11 and 64 spend 8.8 hours playing video games per week in the UK. There is a wide percentage of things that people use to game on, here are the statistics;
Consoles - 21%
Handhelds (laptops etc) - 16%
Computers - 11%
Smartphones - 24%
Tablets - 24%
There are 36.4 million in the UK, which 57% of the total population. 61% of them spend money on games. The average annual spend per player is £80.
What is the role of PEGI
PEGI stands for Pan - European Game Information. This is a age rating system that was established to help European parents make informed decisions on buying video games. It was launched in 2003 and has replaced a number of age rating systems and now most of Europe on use one.
This system is used by major console manufacturers which includes Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft as well as other publishers and developers of interactive games throughout Europe.
Certain features that are involved in games will make the age rating go up, for example if a game includes lots of violence and swearing then it will be rated either a 15, 16 or 18. But if it doesn't involve anything like that then it can be anything below 15. There are certain rules like if a game has any smoking in it then it will automatically go up to a 15 even if it does not have any violence in.
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