Zeus
08-11-2008, 07:10 PM
Research film Nielsen has found out that around 17 percent of GTA IV owners are in fact minors. In addition to this, their research also shows that the game's episodic content on the Xbox 360 will certainly sway some buyers.
The folks at Nielsen Games have released a new report on Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV, which looks at reasons for purchase, platform preference and perhaps most interestingly the ability for minors to get their hands on the controversial title. In fact, Nielsen found that 17 percent of respondents in their survey who had purchased GTA IV were between the ages of seven and 16.
"61% of these younger gamers indicated that they purchased the M-rated game themselves, with 39% of the young gamers responding that someone else bought the game for them," Nielsen said. "Interestingly enough, parents/guardians were pegged as the biggest facilitators for getting the controversial game into the hands of these young respondents, garnering 80% of the response. Friends, siblings and other relatives rounded out the other 20% of the response."
News Source: <A href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/nielsen-17-of-gta-iv-purchasers-underage/?biz=1" target="_blank">GameDaily</a>
The folks at Nielsen Games have released a new report on Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV, which looks at reasons for purchase, platform preference and perhaps most interestingly the ability for minors to get their hands on the controversial title. In fact, Nielsen found that 17 percent of respondents in their survey who had purchased GTA IV were between the ages of seven and 16.
"61% of these younger gamers indicated that they purchased the M-rated game themselves, with 39% of the young gamers responding that someone else bought the game for them," Nielsen said. "Interestingly enough, parents/guardians were pegged as the biggest facilitators for getting the controversial game into the hands of these young respondents, garnering 80% of the response. Friends, siblings and other relatives rounded out the other 20% of the response."
News Source: <A href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/nielsen-17-of-gta-iv-purchasers-underage/?biz=1" target="_blank">GameDaily</a>