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Female Gaming Audience Expands in 2009, says NPD

by David Radd

The number of female gamers increased in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a study of 20,000 online consumer panel members by The NPD Group. Their study Gamer Segmentation 2009 saw a four percent raise in females in what the group classifies as both "Heavy Portable" and "Extreme Gamers."