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# Surprise, Surprise: Apparently, We Really Only Use the iPad for Games.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/surprise-surprise-apparently-we-really-only-use-the-ipad/
- Published: 2011-04-11T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:55:56.000Z
- Description: The iPad does many, many things, but according to a new survey, it’s used mostly as a game device. Perhaps this is why Nintendo sees Apple as an “enemy of the future.” Looks to us like the enemy’s already at the gates: According to the survey, 84% of tablet owners play games, ahead of even searching
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

![](http://killscreendaily.com/includes/img/focus-areas/ipad_side.jpg)

The iPad does many, many things, but [according to a new survey](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2011/apr/08/tablets-mainly-for-games-survey?ref=killscreen.com), it’s used mostly as a game device. Perhaps this is why Nintendo sees Apple as an “[enemy of the future](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry%5Fsectors/technology/article7118570.ece?ref=killscreen.com).” Looks to us like the enemy’s already at the gates:

> [According to the survey](https://www.killscreen.com/content/files/fh/files/blogs/admob%5F20-%5F20tablet%5F20survey.pdf), 84% of tablet owners play [games](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/games?ref=killscreen.com), ahead of even searching for information (78%), emailing (74%) and reading the news (61%). 56% of tablet owners use social networking services on their device, while 51% consume music and/or videos, and 46% read ebooks.

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