Back in the old days a gaming console was something you pulled out from under the couch, hooking it up only when you intended to play with it. These days our gaming consoles are about more than just games. They are entertainment hubs, earning a permanent connection to our television sets through downloadable content, streaming video, and more.
Nielsen’s study found that 50 percent of gaming consoles in U.S. homes enjoy a spot in the living room, but not all consoles are equal in that regard. The Nintendo Wii leads the charge into the living room, with 59 percent or Wii consoles taking a top spot in the family entertainment centre, while only 45 percent of PlayStation 3s and 42 percent of Xbox 360s make it there.
So where are all the Xbox 360 consoles? Have you checked kids bedrooms? A full 28 percent of household Xbox 360 systems were located in children’s rooms, compared to 16 percent PlayStation 3 and 14 percent Wii.
Other likely locations include master bedrooms, home offices, and the basement. I would have figured bigger numbers for bathroom, but then I am very odd.
Hit up the link for the full breakdown.
Cerzel
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:03 AMUsed to have all my consoles in the living room, but between my parents wanting the TV and my mum not liking Beatmania IIDX’s music, I eventually moved them all into my bedroom.
The Wii’s always stayed in the living room, though.
Stevorooni
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:09 AMAll of my consoles are in the living room, but then again I live by myself so I can do whatever I want lalalalala!
Janus
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 9:20 PMDitto. They are plugged in right under my large screen TV. And would stay there even if a had a flatmate that hated gaming.
Rick Thatcher
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:15 AMPS3 and Xbox 360 in the bedroom, PC in another room and other PS3 and Wii in the lounge room. The lounge will probably get a 360 shortly :)
Johnny Sweetbread
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 10:55 AMI noticed “dungeon” wasn’t listed. That’s where I have mine.
Mitch
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:29 AMMy PS3 is in the lounge room. If I had it in my bed room I’d forget what sleep is.
f4cti0n
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:30 AMEverything I have is in my open-plan living room/office.
Jason Oliver
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 12:16 PMXbox 360 and PS2 sit in the loungeroom, PC in this area between the lounge and dining room, Gamecube and N64 in the bedroom.
PiMan
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM360 and PC in my bedroom, Wii in the loungeroom. Another PC for the kids in the loungeroom/dining room too.
Aaron Murphy
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 1:05 PMMy bedroom is my castle – PS3 and PC alongside a bar fridge, dvd cabinet and small cupboard for hiding snacks. If there was a toilet I would never need to leave!
Aaron Obst
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 1:29 AMThats pure awesome
James Mac
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 1:12 PMMaybe if they were in the living room we’d have fewer teens on XBL?
Simone Babij
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:33 PMI have all my consoles plus pc in my room, it’s been like that since I was a kid. I guess my parents were never good at sharing the lounge TV.
Hieronimus
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 9:39 PMEver since my family bought our SNES in 1996, our game consoles (playstation and Wii) have always been in our living rooms (as in I’ve lived in several different houses, I don’t have multiple living rooms). The computer I use to play StarCraft 2 (that’s basically the only PC game I play these days) is in my living room as well. The only electronics in my room is a CD/tape player my family bought in around 1999