I posted this concept in the FB thread -
Observing the general trend that City of players are older (with a plurality in the 45 - 60ish range):
Perhaps there was something about the game play controls of City that was a bit more forgiving of our not-so-l33t gaming skillz. I have always appreciated the lack of "twitch" needed to target. Personally, I know that video games were something that I saw my slightly younger (5 or 6 years younger) siblings playing, but other than a few games of Pong, I wasn't part of it. I was way too mature to want to play a video game. So I never learned those basic video gaming skills - hand me the average controller for a gaming console and I'm all thumbs, and not in a good way.
OTOH, I can also remember comic book discussions - generally about characters that had personalities that were as much a part of them as their superpowers. And I came to Paragon City to make those characters. I'm still a huge Legion of Superheroes fan, which at that point in time was "90210" with superpowers.
Just a couple of thoughts to put out there. They may also have something to do with the number of older FEMALE players we had (I'm one of them). I know that my general unfamiliarity with how video games "work" was something that had me holding back from subbing early on.