17% Of US GTA IV Owners Underage

13 Aug 2008 at 11:41:59 by Andy Alderson

A report compiled by Nielsen Games has found that 17% of US Grand Theft Auto IV owners are between the ages of seven and 16.

According to GameDaily, the report also states that 61% of the minors bought the game themselves, with 39% admitting someone else bought the game for them.

"Interestingly enough, parents/guardians were pegged as the biggest facilitators for getting the controversial game into the hands of these young respondents, garnering 80% of the response", said Nielsen. "Friends, siblings and other relatives rounded out the other 20% of the response."

The report also found that upcoming Xbox 360 DLC for GTA IV did have a siginificant influence on buyers. 25% of owners cited the DLC as the main reason they purchased the Xbox 360 version.

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