Social Games Gain Wide U.S. Base

One fifth of the U.S. population has played a social game over the past three months, according to a new report issued by industry researcher The NPD Group.

That translates to 56.8 million U.S. consumers—or a whole lot of updates on these gamers crop-raising prowess on Farmville or success rising up the ranks on Mafia Wars—two of the more popular social games on Facebook.

Notably, this audience does not necessarily match up with the PlayStation and Xbox crowd.

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