Wii gamers may just be better citizens
by Alisha Karabinus 
{ Sep 17th 2008 at 9:55AM }
Why Wii owners? Because the study showed a correlation between teens who play multiplayer games in person -- as opposed to online multiplayer -- and those who are more likely to participate in civic activities, like fundraising or voter awareness. Better still? Those teens who interacted with others in online gaming communities and discussions were also more likely to be civic-minded. Man, you must be really awesome, reader. Surely it applies even to those of you who are a little past the teen years!
There are other interesting facts hidden in the full report (available in PDF), such as the breakdown of who's playing what genre, and the fact that 94% of the girls surveyed play at least some sort of game.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nigeria @ Sep 17th 2008 10:29AM
This is great fanboy fodder, but it also points out the Wii's online deficiencies.
Well, we all know it's better to be civic-minded rather than a community organiser: *commence evil, spastic laughter
ramuji @ Sep 17th 2008 10:35AM
pew pew pew!
Ian @ Sep 17th 2008 10:56AM
That's a load of crap, first of all. You can't choke someone over the Internet. Good citizenship?
Oh yeah, and about the 94% of girls playing some sort of game: those plug in and play fashion designer things aren't games.
Char6296 @ Sep 17th 2008 4:37PM
I can imagine the survey (online form): "Have you played any sort of game?"
"Yh, lk totaly!!!!! imagine fashion designer and ice sk8er is SO the bst gme EVR!"
I must be one of about 0.1% of girls who actually play proper games. Just a thought. :/ And the even smaller percentage who are under 13 and plays proper games. :/
Roto13 @ Sep 17th 2008 12:57PM
Well, I can say I've never been called a faggot by a 12-year-old while playing online with my Wii.
But that might just be because you can't actually talk to anyone. :P