Park Associates claim that 135m people now play for at least one hour a month, up 241% on 56m back in 2008. The report notes that 17% of all these gamers have downloaded a smartphone game, while 80% play free-to-play games on PC or Facebook. Also, people who pay for items or currency within Facebook games spend an average of $29 a month – above the $24-$27 spent a month by ‘incidental and occasional’ gamers on console titles.
135m people now playing games in the US
