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nomo17k · 03-03-2012, 06:37 PM

Reading how some guys would get PS3 just for the Show, I got curious about the demographics of gamers who play the Show.

It's been discussed quite a few times that baseball the sport has been losing some ground on the popularity front (compared to, say, TV viewership for American football). Not sure if the issue is related, but it seems to me that here in OS there are quite a few "mature" gamers who enjoy the Show compared to younger guys in teens, say...

To which age group do you belong?

I'm in the generation who got brainwashed by the original Nintendo in 1980s. I was stunned by the *realism* when RBI baseball came out in 1986 with the real names of pro baseball players with different player attributes... Imagine giving the kid MLB 12 on Vita!!! How things have changed...

jfazyankees · 03-03-2012, 06:43 PM

I'm 15 and get the game on day 1 every year

RobSkillzz · 03-03-2012, 06:46 PM

I'm 27. One of the first baseball video games I played was World Series Baseball for Sega Genesis. I never would've thought baseball games would come this far.

jcar0725 · 03-03-2012, 06:55 PM

I am 43.

Perfect Zero · 03-03-2012, 06:56 PM

23

When I was a kid, the only game system we had was the SEGA Master System. The only ball game was Pro Baseball, and as a young kid I played that 'till I was sore in the thumbs.

MetsFan16 · 03-03-2012, 06:58 PM

16. This is the series I've been growing up with. Started playing baseball video games when MLB 06 came out. Then MLB 06 The Show! I played The Show every year on PS2 or PSP until MLB 10 when I decided that I could not take another year of MLB 2K on my Xbox 360. So I sold a lot of my old PS2 and PSP games to buy my PS3. And I plan on buying this game on release day for the rest of my life.

PhillsPhan26 · 03-03-2012, 07:04 PM

38 and I been through every system since atari 2600.

Vechi8 · 03-03-2012, 07:05 PM

After 21 who cares! I had to use my fingers to count...43

View Poll Results: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?
15 and under	23	3.12%
16 - 21	135	18.32%
22 - 27	164	22.25%
28 - 34	154	20.90%
35 - 44	178	24.15%
45 - 54	57	7.73%
55 - 64	18	2.44%
65 and over	5	0.68%
Decline to answer / don't know how old I am	3	0.41%
Voters: 737. You may not vote on this poll

03-03-2012, 06:37 PM	#1
nomo17k Permanently Banned OVR: 38 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,740 Blog Entries: 4	How old are you, MLB the Show fan? Reading how some guys would get PS3 just for the Show, I got curious about the demographics of gamers who play the Show. It's been discussed quite a few times that baseball the sport has been losing some ground on the popularity front (compared to, say, TV viewership for American football). Not sure if the issue is related, but it seems to me that here in OS there are quite a few "mature" gamers who enjoy the Show compared to younger guys in teens, say... To which age group do you belong? I'm in the generation who got brainwashed by the original Nintendo in 1980s. I was stunned by the realism when RBI baseball came out in 1986 with the real names of pro baseball players with different player attributes... Imagine giving the kid MLB 12 on Vita!!! How things have changed... queman11, Picci, mhanson93 and 1 others like this. __________________ The Show CPU vs. CPU game stats: 2018,17,16,15,14,13,12,11

03-03-2012, 06:43 PM	#2
jfazyankees Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Feb 2010	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? I'm 15 and get the game on day 1 every year baseballkid97 likes this.

03-03-2012, 06:46 PM	#3
RobSkillzz Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Arkansas	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? I'm 27. One of the first baseball video games I played was World Series Baseball for Sega Genesis. I never would've thought baseball games would come this far. gaden and ratedmoney like this.

03-03-2012, 06:55 PM	#4
jcar0725 "ADAPT OR DIE" OVR: 3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3,188	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? I am 43. LCat67, malky, rebelron22 and 2 others like this.

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03-03-2012, 06:56 PM	#5
Perfect Zero 1B, OF OVR: 29 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lindberg, TX Posts: 4,019 Blog Entries: 17	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? 23 When I was a kid, the only game system we had was the SEGA Master System. The only ball game was Pro Baseball, and as a young kid I played that 'till I was sore in the thumbs. __________________ Rangers - Cowboys - Aggies - Stars - Mavericks

03-03-2012, 06:58 PM	#6
MetsFan16 MVP OVR: 4 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? 16. This is the series I've been growing up with. Started playing baseball video games when MLB 06 came out. Then MLB 06 The Show! I played The Show every year on PS2 or PSP until MLB 10 when I decided that I could not take another year of MLB 2K on my Xbox 360. So I sold a lot of my old PS2 and PSP games to buy my PS3. And I plan on buying this game on release day for the rest of my life. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFx...dAg4-xmpkL1Jhw

03-03-2012, 07:04 PM	#7
PhillsPhan26 Rookie OVR: 19 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia, P.A. Blog Entries: 2	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? 38 and I been through every system since atari 2600. steelerfan, malky, komikozi bob and 1 others like this.

03-03-2012, 07:05 PM	#8
Vechi8 Redskins big 3 OVR: 17 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hilton Head, SC & Silver Spring, MD Posts: 353 Blog Entries: 2	Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan? After 21 who cares! I had to use my fingers to count...43 Last edited by Vechi8; 03-04-2012 at 05:10 PM.

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