The graph shows the percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014. According to the findings, 22 percent of responding Canadians aged 18 to 24 said they played massively multiplayer online (MMO) games in 2010 and in 2014 that number grew to 26 percent.
Percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014
Characteristic
2010
2012
2014
Played console games such as Nintendo, Wii, Sony PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox 360
73%
69%
68%
Played online puzzle-type games, word games or board games
51%
45%
53%
Played online mutliple player action games such as Grand Theft Auto, Halo or Call of Duty
21%
19%
38%
Played social network games like FarmVille, The Sims Social and Gardens of Time
-
-
37%
Played massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft, Fallen Earth, The Secret World or Guildwars
The source did not specify the time frame of the measurements or the date of publication; the date of publication is the date the information was accessed. Missing figures were not provided by the source.
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Ipsos. (October 30, 2015). Percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/479164/canada-millennials-online-console-gaming/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014." Chart. October 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479164/canada-millennials-online-console-gaming/
Ipsos. (2015). Percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479164/canada-millennials-online-console-gaming/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Millennials Playing Various Types of Online and Console Games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479164/canada-millennials-online-console-gaming/
Ipsos, Percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479164/canada-millennials-online-console-gaming/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of Millennials playing various types of online and console games in Canada in 2010, 2012 and 2014 [Graph], Ipsos, October 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/479164/canada-millennials-online-console-gaming/
