Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Three Wolf Moon Shirt

What's with that title? This is a WoW blog! So it is. So it is. So why the 3 Wolf Moon Shirt? My husband and I were eating out earlier in the week and sitting just behind us were two older couples. My husband leans in and says, "Hey, check it out. They are wearing the 3 wolf moon shirt." So I get up to get a refill on my drink, and to check em out. He was right! Two of the four elderly people there were wearing the now infamous on the internet shirt. This couple was probably in their late 50's to late 60's. I said to my husband that it was probably one of several reasons that they had the shirts. 1) They were hip, with it older people who were internet savvy. 2) They have children or grand children who got them for them. 3) They just happened to come across them at the mall and were like, we like wolves!

It got me to thinking. When it comes to WoW, what is the age range of people that play the game. There are so many people who play WoW. It is the most popular MMO, pretty much ever. So I did a little research and found this interesting website: The Daedalus Project It talks about the statistics of those who play MMOs. The chart I show is from their site and discusses the age of playes. It only shows "older" players as Over 35, but I find it to be very interesting nonetheless. Computer games, MMOs in particular, tend to attract older players than console games. This isn't surprising to me, especially about WoW. Blizzard has made a game that reaches out to all ages. I think this is a good thing. Games are meant for all, not just kids or children. I like the idea knowing that the people I play with might be older than me. At 33, I'm no spring chicken either, but I enjoy having all sorts of people in the game with me. What about you?

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