June 18, 2004
Young Men Like Online Games and Video Content More Than Sports
Young Men Like Online Games and Video Content More Than Sports
by Ross Fadner
The year 2003 marked the first time that adults ages 18-24 spent more of their time using the Internet than watching TV. Now, new findings from JupiterResearch highlight two key demographic segments: 18- to-34-year-old males, and young consumers using the Internet at work. Among the key findings--young men aren't obsessed with sports as much as marketers think they are, and guys are increasingly looking up local information online.
"Of all age demographic segments, only college students are online more than men age 18-34," said David Card, VP-research director, JupiterResearch. Card, speaking at Jupiter's Internet Planet conference this week, said that in 2003, 18- to-34-year-old men watched 8 hours of television per week, which is two hours less than the previous year and 2-3 hours less than other age groups. "Evidence suggests it's going to be harder to reach this demographic through TV than it used to be," he said.
Posted by richard ting at June 18, 2004, 02:32 PM
3D games on cellphones... are we supposed to be excited?
3D games on cellphones... are we supposed to be excited?
By Jason Calacanis
doom for gameboyThe New York Times reports on how 3D perspective games are starting to find their way onto to cellphones today, using the upcoming Spiderman release for the N-Gage (proving there’s at least one N-Gage fan out there) as an example. Nvidia is working on the hardware, as you might suspect, and has licensed a 3D engine from a developer in Japan called HI Corporation. The Times thinks that being able to play first person shooters on cellphones is going to be some sort of bonanza for game publishers, but we don’t think any of this will have Nintendo (or Sony) shaking in their boots, especially since the Game Boy has been able to handle 3D for ages (at least in video game time).
Posted by richard ting at June 18, 2004, 01:27 AM
Doom 3 on Xbox delayed?
Doom 3 on Xbox delayed?
By Ben Zackheim
How much longer can fans wait for Doom3? Well, Xbox owners will have to wait until the Fall, from the looks of it. While the PC version is still slated for this quarter, the Xbox’s Doom 3 is suffering a “strategic” delay. Some think that the reason for the shift might be the fact that Halo 2 is coming out for Xbox soon and id software has no interest in competing for dollars against the Bungie powerhouse.