Wait—what? You're not making sense. First of all, didn't you say that women don't play, nor buy, games? Now you say that JRPGs are popular with women. Secondly, did I say that male protagonists influence women to play? I said they play those games because they haven't any other choices. Offer choices in game…
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I'm liking Sweaty!Loki . . .
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And I'm not normally a big T.H. fangirl.
::slight loin-tingle::
You may have started something.
Is that LOL in need of a comma?
Thanks for dragging in your red herrings. Other choices. How is that so difficult to understand?
I don't game, and I don't have startup money, or I might do that. It doesn't preclude me from seeing something and saying that it's not right.
"It's not taking anything away from the other group to simply make more of something for another group."
Oh, well, FFS, will wonders never cease? We AGREE.
They probably ARE spending the money, you dolt; they're spending it on games which focus on menmenmenmenmen ... because they have no other choice. We're just saying give them—everybody—other choices, too. How is that so difficult to understand? Or wrong? A: It's NOT.
" . . . none of you play video games anyway"? How is it you can IGNORE so many facts, when you've JUST read them? 45% of gamers are women. FORTY-FIVE percent. In case you failed math, that's almost half. Women are also 51% of the population, and do most of the purchasing and household-spending decision-making.
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I'm about 2 hours west of Chi-Town.
OK, Rude Boy, I mentioned ONE THING. Didn't say my knowledge on the others was extensive. Stick to the ONE THING.
It SUCKS that one of the things you mentioned has to be a DATING GAME.
I'm not a sportshead (sorry), but I have a friend there who would be right there with you! I'm not that far away, either. ;-)
Or the people who are not ALLOWED to vote with their dollars, because they're not given the alternatives they would prefer. TFTFY
"Hawks"? o.O Are you an Iowan? Chicagoan?
You're not a real woman because .... ?!! Oh, good Lord ... those kinds of attitudes went out when *I* was a kid (in the 70s), didn't they?!
"The question is how much of those demographics will buy what you're selling?" That's the problem. Your assumptions—and the moviemakers and marketers—must be off on the numbers.
For the most part, I stayed out of this conversation, because I'm not a gamer.
I still had lots of Barbies, and a hairstyling head, but yeah—always HATED pink. Still do. I also loved the Lincoln Logs at my grandparents' house. And the comics my uncles had. I grew up in a gearhead household, and I love classic cars and motorcycles. As I tried to tell this dude, there's a lot of bleed-through…
Yes, I did. I'm still picking on it. Somehow, there always has to be something particularly "girly" in the list.