Currency: The Steam User records are updated every ~5 minutes. The Guinness Book of World Records is from 2008, but the source is about the number sold; Atari 2600s haven't been produced in decades. The one link is functional.
Relevance: They are both about the number of people that play/played video games. The numbers were used to prove that many people play/played them regularly, which would mean that gamers as a group would not fit into other groups. I did look at a variety of other links, including other old consoles' sales, but the Atari 2600 seemed the easiest to use so that the audience could understand.
Authority: Steam is a game distribution service and launching platform, so they would be a reputable source for most things about the games and users on their platform. The Guinness Book of World Records' business is keeping reliable records, so they should be reputable.
Accuracy: The information comes from two reputable sources. It is supported by evidence, as these are records of users and sales, which can be fact-checked against the total number of Steam accounts and how they are active, and Atari 2600 manufacturers. These are stated facts by Steam and Guiness, so the tone is fine.
Purpose: To inform of the number of people who play and/or played games, and to persuade that that number is too large to fit into any one group, like "nerd". If all of these people were nerds, none would be. It would be so common that "nerd" could be a good thing, or at least a normal thing with no negative connotation. The information is fact. The point-of-view is completely impartial, as these are records.
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