"Casual Games" (those that you can sit down and play for a few minutes at a time like the ever-popular Bejewled and the ubiquitous Sudoku) are starting to steal substantial time away from television and going to the movies, according to this article on CNet.

For those over 18, the study found that 31 percent would rather waste an hour with a casual game than watch TV and 35 percent would rather play games then go to the movies.

Not all that surprising, huh? Well if you dig deeper into the numbers you start turning up some interesting trends, not the least of which is that the numbers are highest for women over 40, with almost half opting to play games rather than go to the movies and 37 percent turning to games over television. Doesn't exactly fit the stereotype, huh?

Labels: Old Media Deathwatch