The average American gamer is 33 years old and likes to play video games on their smartphone. And the average gamer is spending on games more each year, 20 percent more than one year ago and 85 percent more than in 2015. That information comes from a report by the Entertainment Software Association, or ESA, a group that represents computer software and gaming companies. Ipsos, a market research company, questioned about 4,000 gamers for the ESA report. In the United States, more than 164 million people play video games. That represents nearly 65 percent of all U.S. adults. The most popular kind of game is the casual game, activities that have simple rules and do not require much time or skill.
Title: US Adults Are Spending Big on Video Games
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Adults Are Spending Big on Video Games' data-article-id='5133'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9396'>The average American gamer is 33 years old and likes to play video games on their smartphone.</span> <span data-start-time='9396' data-end-time='25063'>And the average gamer is spending on games more each year, 20 percent more than one year ago and 85 percent more than in 2015.</span> <span data-start-time='25063' data-end-time='40688'>That information comes from a report by the Entertainment Software Association, or ESA, a group that represents computer software and gaming companies.</span> <span data-start-time='40688' data-end-time='49813'>Ipsos, a market research company, questioned about 4,000 gamers for the ESA report.</span> <span data-start-time='49813' data-end-time='58771'>In the United States, more than 164 million people play video games.</span> <span data-start-time='58771' data-end-time='66146'> That represents nearly 65 percent of all U.S. adults.</span> <span data-start-time='66146' data-end-time='78958'> The most popular kind of game is the casual game, activities that have simple rules and do not require much time or skill.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/about_how_many_people_play_video_games_in_the_united_states.wav'>About how many people play video games in the United States?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='164 million '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/164_million_.wav'><span>164 million </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/64_million_.wav'><span>64 million </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/4_million_.wav'><span>4 million </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/14_million_.wav'><span>14 million </span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16107 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/the_average_american_gamer_is__blank_.wav'>The average American gamer is <span class='blank'>33 years old </span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='33 years old '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/63_years_old_.wav'><span>63 years old </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/33_years_old_.wav'><span>33 years old </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/13_years_old_.wav'><span>13 years old </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4606/53_years_old_.wav'><span>53 years old </span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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