The number of Chinese gamers surpasses the number of American citizens

The number of cockroaches in a chinese restaurant surpasses the number of chinese citizens

Okay. Not sure how relevant this is consider China has at least 5 times the population of America. Maybe this is considered news since they barely allow consoles and games in China. If America had something like 1.5 billion people the number would be at least the same and probably more.

OMGOSH I don't care.

Besides Wow they get to play games such as "the chairman is always right", "let's go to the party...no not that kind of party" and the endearing timeless classic "let's send the baby panda to the US".

The companies who have already tapped into the chinese market are rolling in cash. Those who cant get in can only gawk at the money theyre making and complain about government policies.

Seems like a really good system to keep competition out and maintain monopolistic practices. Just like Walmart.

China may have more people. But out of 8 generations of games. How many would make it past the Chinese government censors. less than 2% of all games?

So while China may seem to be a huge market it is not really. since they won't be allowed to play much of anything.

Checkmate.

How many pro western shooters will they let the people play? Did they not have some problem with the China rising DLC? They will have different gaming tastes just like the Japanese do. They prefer handhelds, moblie games and JRPG's. China will have it's own likes. I'd be shocked if it was CoD, BF and GTA.

So many people playing but thanks to the government they can only choose from about 10 games.

Damn commies. Beat us at everything.

How many people at a conference did it take to figure out that a country with a population of >1 billion has more people than one with >300 million...

Failed education system leads to kids addicted video games leads to ignorance leads to obedience to the CCP. That's whats happening in China. the Chinese government wants to have massive hive minded labor forces.

I am not trolling or against gamers, but if you have seen those kids in Chinese cybercafe, you know something is terribly wrong with them.

Hast to be safer than going out and breathing in their polluted air.

Now the developers will make Chinese gamers download and buy DLC for everything, gotta get the mullah!

And what classifies them as "gamers?" Because they downloaded an app on their phone once? Gimme a break! These numbers are so skewed, not to mention the Chinese would much rather steel software than pay for it. If you want real numbers, Chinese citizens that would pay retail price for anything is probably 5% of the US GAMING community (not all citizens). That is the absolute WORST market for any legit company to work in.

Also china is the paradise of games that are actually used as farms to milk addicted users(who seem to be too many there) with the most absurd and outrageous money grabbing scemes you have ever seen

...and in the end, they'll just stick to the PC since, as demonstrated, you have no real reason to actually buy games for it.

and ALL of em, are farming gold for the western plebs to buy in a mmo of their choice...or just steal most of it

I bet the wii and the psp will sell amazing well in china.

The "9.7% have spent money" figure is unclear -- does it mean they spent money in-game in F2P-games, or does it also count people buying a game in the first place?

Gabe should make a special deal for those countries.

Now we know who to blame for piracy problems on PC, China giving us a bad name.

What exactly is the definition of a "hardcore" gamer?

Not really a fair statement. Majority of american population are illegals.

Yeah, and if America had at least half the number of people of China they would have much more people playing video games. Not sure what the point of this is. People like games.

Wow! reading this comments makes me wonder when did Gamespot got invaded by so many racist teenagers.

Sad.

9.7% of all Chinese gamers have spent money only? Unbelievable. This means they only play games like Dota and LoL, so they are not diverse.

Oh god! 9.7% does not mean 92.3% Chinese gamers play pirated games. Actually, 99.9% Chinese-made games are F2P, which means you do not need to spend any of your little penny!

The problem with China is not a lack of market the problems is that them dude are just way too cool and the gang with pirated everything and I mean everything (If the police can't bust a thousand of square meters car assembly line how can the bust pirated games), Well I guess they do manufacture most of the fake stuff so they have to buy their own fake pirated products