{"id":89047,"date":"2016-04-22T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89047"},"modified":"2016-04-22T17:16:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:16:56","slug":"here-is-why-people-really-play-mobile-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/mobile\/89047-here-is-why-people-really-play-mobile-games","title":{"rendered":"Here is why people really play mobile games"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new study posted by research group EEDAR<\/a><\/strong> has found the main reason people play mobile games.<\/p>\n

To nobody’s surprise, the number one answer was simply “to pass time while waiting”.<\/p>\n

In addition, very few players (between 12%-16%) wish to spend their mobile gaming time cooperatively or competing against others.<\/p>\n

On of the biggest reasons the “hardcore” mobile gamers (those who play competitively or cited mobile as their favourite platform) are so underrepresented is the increased ease of access to mobile data.<\/p>\n

This means many people choose to access YouTube or other social media apps rather than choosing to game.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This survey confirms a study completed by Yahoo<\/a><\/strong> in 2015 which found a massive decline in the amount of time people spent playing games.<\/p>\n

The complete survey and results can be found here.<\/a> You can click the images below to enlarge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"EEDAR<\/a><\/p>\n

\"EESDA<\/a><\/p>\n

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