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- noun Somebody who is not a
gamer ; a person who does not playvideo games .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We've seen many of this before but I think after letting Nintendo lead the way with DS and Wii, Microsoft and Sony are desperate to cut themselves a piece of the "nongamer" pie -- or "maybe" gamer as Iwata puts it.
DS-x2 headlines 2010
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The study found on average gamers were overweight than an average nongamer huh?
CDC: Video gamers are fat, introverted and depressed | Sync Blog 2009
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This question of balance, really, is why it can be hard to explain -- particularly to nongamer friends intrigued by all the Bungie hoopla -- precisely why Halo 3 is so good.
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As a nongamer, I have NO BLOODY IDEA what is going on, visually, in that clip.
Shorter Bush Rogers 2007
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Another factor is that mainstream, nontechie, nongamer consumers are gradually turning away from clunky towers toward laptops and other smaller forms.
New Gateway Desktop 2007
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However, given that the December sales rely more on casual or nongamer audiences, that positive is a bad omen for the current month's sales figures.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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