I've been playing Final Fantasy games since 1997. Courtesy of a recent study conducted by research firm GEM Partners, Nikkei Entertainment has skillfully assembled survey results which reveal, among many other interesting things, that I am hardly alone in my relatively old age.
The comprehensive deep dive into the gaming habits of a great number of Japanese enthusiasts has shed light on not only the average ages for many popular individual games and ongoing franchises, but their estimated gender ratio, as well. Some results are more eye-opening than others.
GEM Partners' ambitious study involved a total of 180,000 people - surely, enough to form some broad-based insights into the gaming tastes of folks across every conceivable demographic. Many titles were included, including Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Pokemon, Mario, Kirby, Fortnite, Valorant, and Minecraft. Japan's unabashed love for all things Splatoon ensured its representation, too.
Both Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest have average user ages in the early 40s. Even though both franchises have mobile versions, their player bases still skew older.
My guesses heading into the data were that Final Fantasy would be around 38 to 40, and Dragon Quest would be nearer to 45. Turns out,...
