Recently, "Rostelecom Games" and "Lesta Games" presented the results of a survey. They decided to find out how gamers plan to spend the New Year holidays.
Answers were received from 1,500 respondents over 18 years old — video games are not the only thing.
- 14.7% of gamers (excluding mobile game fans) planned a trip around Russia or abroad, 21.9% within their region. For comparison: among those who do not consider themselves gamers, the figures are 4.3% and 4.1% lower, respectively.
- 46.8% of respondents plan to play video games.
- Board games and shopping turned out to be "equally popular."
- It is noted that gamers are more likely than others to plan almost all types of leisure activities common during the New Year holidays — visiting (8% more than among respondents not related to games), receiving guests (+5.5%), playing sports (+4.3%) and walking (+3.1%).
- The only type of New Year's holiday that gamers like less than others (by 13.2%) is visiting ice rinks.
"In general, those who are fond of games have a better idea of what they will do during the holidays, only 15% answered that they do not yet have a clear plan — despite the fact that the intention to play all weekend was equated to its absence. Among non-gamers, this figure is twice as high (30.7%).
The operating director of "World of Tanks" explains the difference in attitude to the holidays by the fact that gamers strive for vivid emotions and interesting pastime not only in the virtual world, but also in the real one:
[...] Adult men who play games like "Мир танков" often have families, so it is especially important for them to prepare for the New Year holidays better than others. They can use the weekend not only to enjoy their favorite games, but also to please their loved ones
The researchers also presented lists of popular games for the upcoming holidays.
Top 5 popular games for men
- Counter-Strike,
- Dota,
- Minecraft,
- «Мир танков»
- GTA
Top 5 popular games for women:
- The Sims,
- Minecraft,
- Counter-Strike,
- GTA
- Atomic Heart.