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JupiterResearch Finds That 22 Percent of Console Gamers Are "Ultra Gamers" Spending More Than Five Hours Per Week Playing Games.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- JupiterResearch, a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on business, finds that a startling star·tle  
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1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.

2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten.
 22 percent of console gamers fall in the ultra console gamers category, spending more than five hours per week playing games. Detailed in a new JupiterResearch report, "Audience Segmentation: Coaxing Gamers up the Consumption Ladder," these gamers spent more than $50 in the last six months on console game
This article is about games played on consoles. Video gaming is about this form of gaming in general.


A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment.
 software.

"While ultra gamers are a very important audience segment for game manufacturers and retailers, nearly twice as many console gamers spend fewer than five hours and $50 dollars on games," said Michael Gartenberg, Vice President & Research Director at JupiterResearch. "This represents a significant opportunity for video game stakeholders Stakeholders

All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government.
 to drive greater consumption among existing gamers."

Gamers that spent more than five hours per week playing games spend between 20 and 100 percent more money on game software than low-play intensity segments.

"Suppliers should use connected consoles to influence gamer consumption patterns," said David Schatsky, President of JupiterKagan. "Because of the tracking capabilities, this conduit conduit /con·du·it/ (kon´doo-it) channel.

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 is perfect for testing initiatives designed to drive participation as well as to identify which segments to target."

The complete findings of this report and detailed insight on how to best market game platforms and software to consumers is immediately available to JupiterResearch clients online at www.jupiterresearch.com. For details on JupiterResearch's methodology visit www.jupiterresearch.com/bin/item.pl/methodology or email press@jupiterkagan.com to request a detailed methodology statement. For additional information on this report or JupiterResearch's Personal Computer & Console Games research service, visit www.jupiterresearch.com or contact Kieran Kelly Kieran Kelly (25 June 1978 – 12 August 2003) was a top Irish jump jockey who died as a result of a racing accident.

Kelly was born in County Kildare and achieved his first Cheltenham Festival success in March 2003 on Hardy Eustace in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices'
, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Client Service, at 1-800-481-1212 or researchsales@jupiterkagan.com.

About JupiterResearch

JupiterResearch provides unbiased research, analysis and advice, backed by proprietary data, to help companies profit from the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on their business. The company helps online businesses make critical decisions about technology selection, spending, staffing, and Web site effectiveness; advises consumer-facing companies with online advertising, marketing, and customer service strategies to understand, attract, convert and retain customers; and guides technology vendors and service providers on market opportunity, positioning, product definition, and pricing. JupiterResearch is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 and has offices throughout the US and Europe. For more information, visit www.jupiterresearch.com. JupiterResearch is a division of JupiterKagan, Inc.

About JupiterKagan, Inc.

JupiterKagan, Inc. was formed in 2006 from the merger of JupiterResearch and Kagan Research, two companies providing thought leadership, research and advice in the domain of the media and telecommunications, Internet, and emerging consumer technologies. The company's deliverables include continuous information services See Information Systems.  (available by subscription), research reports, data, inquiries with research analysts, appraisals, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 support and consulting. JupiterKagan operates from six offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, France and Germany. For more information, visit www.jupiterkagan.com.
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