Seattle Named Gamiest City 42
GameDailyBiz is reporting on a list compiled by Sperling's BestPlaces, in which the top videogaming cities in the country are named. They look at number of consoles per household, game rentals, games purchased, and amount of online gaming in the area. Seattle got top spot, followed by Minneapolis/St. Paul and Atlanta. From the article: "Microsoft and BestPlaces, citing results from 2005 Entertainment Software Association findings, also pointed to the increasing age of the average gamer and how the gender gap is narrowing. The average age of a gamer is now 30, and 19 percent of gamers are actually older than 50. While there are still more male than female gamers, it's not as lopsided as it once was. About 55 percent of players are male and approximately 43 percent are female."
It's just so easy. (Score:2)
I'd make the Unix joke, but I've already been in front of a firing squad today, once was enough.
Re:It's just so easy. (Score:2)
Re:It's just so easy. (Score:2)
Nerds (Score:3, Funny)
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Gamiest. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Gamiest. (Score:1)
Re:Gamiest. (Score:2)
a. Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.
b. Ill-smelling; rank.
2. Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky: a gamy little mare that loved to run.
3.
a. Corrupt; tainted: "those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)" (Tom Wicker).
b. Sordid; seamy.
c. Sexually suggestive; racy.
So which definition is it that best describes seattle? I'm betting on
Seattle is close to Redmond (Score:2)
Seeing as to how Redmond is, what, 30-50 miles away from Seattle, is it really a surprise that Seattle is Gamer's Haven?
On another note, here's an interesting bug [imageshack.us] (its an image) in Slashdot (I dont know what it means, but if Im to take a guess, I'm being informed of the upcoming story even though I'm not a subscriber -_-;;)
Re:Seattle is close to Redmond (Score:2)
Re:Seattle is close to Redmond (Score:2)
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Re:Seattle is close to Redmond (Score:4, Informative)
The other 2%... (Score:5, Funny)
The other 2% are CmdrTaco.
Re:The other 2%... (Score:1)
Wow, Seattle is great (Score:2)
75% chance of rain (Score:3, Funny)
weather factors (Score:2)
Atlanta was number 3. I've never been there, but I imagine it gets pretty hot and humid outside...
I think you're on to something.
Re:weather factors (Score:2)
Re:75% chance of rain (Score:1)
Sure, people like to make jokes about the weather here in Seattle - but don't let
Re:75% chance of rain (Score:1)
I actually used to think people joked when they'd tell me that... then I kept hearing it from so many people, I think there's truth to it. The stories about the rain are deceptive - and one trip here i
Easy (Score:2)
Crappy weather for a large portion of the year? Check (ATL is nasty in the summer, SEA has a little problem with cloud cover and rain for most of the year, and MN winters...).
Re:Easy (Score:2)
Re:Easy (Score:1)
43% female? (Score:2)
Ummmm... Seatle is the worst smelling place?? (Score:2)
Tagged badmath (Score:1)
Which Definition... (Score:2)
gamy also gamey Pronunciation (gm)
adj. gamier, gamiest
1.a. Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.
b. Ill-smelling; rank.
2. Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky: a gamy little mare that loved to run.
3.a. Corrupt; tainted: "those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)" Tom Wicker.
b. Sordid; seamy.
c. Sexually suggestive; racy.
Seattle? Gamiest? (Score:3, Funny)
Did someone secretly teleport Seattle to France when I wasn't looking?
98% of statistics are STUPID (Score:1)
PS - Redmond is much closer than 30-50 miles... more like 15-20. The Microsoft area is like a commune.
Oh, and we don't smell... That's Tacoma.
Re:98% of statistics are STUPID (Score:1)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ta
Tacoma, Washington has a distinct smell thanks to paper mills and cow shit; affectionately called the Tacoma Aroma by non-Tacomans.
describes it quite well! lol
Re:more like "rainiest" city (Score:1)
Plus summer's actually not that bad. I guess we're getting the better end of global warming/cooling/drying/wetting/whatever the flavor environmental change is going on right now.
WHy not San Francisco (Score:1)