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Casual games embrace girl next door

ERIN BELL

Special to Globetechnology.com

Latest comment posted at 9:32 PM EST 31/05/08

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  1. H M from Canada writes: On one hand, yay that there are more games for girls, but man those games are BOR-ING.

    Nintendo has had some pretty awesome strong female characters for quite a while- Samus, anybody?

    And games like WoW and Guild Wars have female counterparts...which have their troubles (midriff baring full body armor??!), but at least become just as powerful as their male counterparts.
  2. Angry West Coast Canuck from Canada writes: So speaks the male? Have you perhaps considered that perhaps women (not all, obviously, but many) aren't all INTERESTED in "powerful" characters as defined by a mostly male audience? That interests and priorities for many women may actually be radically different from what many (not all, natch) males consider to be "successful"?

    I don't pretend to know if its nature or nurture, but there are some serious, basic differences between how males and fems react to games (amongst other things), and it's about time the game makers realised that. So kudos to those raking it in.
  3. Mister Kong from Toronto!, Canada writes: AWCC I agree with you that it's good game developers are targeting what women want. However I wonder if there might be a way for them to be a bit more creative rather than just having the main characters doing everyday jobs all the time. Most women I know are as creative (or more) than most of the men I know. If "guys games" stuck to just doing what we often do in the real world I suspect there would be a lot more games in the "sitting on the couch drinking beer and watching TV" genre. Frankly I think that would be a pretty lame concept (except maybe if I could win free beer, couches, or TVs! ;-) )
  4. Em Tefera from Canada writes: I think most people agree there just needs to be more balance and variety in the full range of titles available for play. Not just online games, but ALL games. I absolutely do not believe action/stealth games with fighting characters can only appeal to males (I agree it looks pathetic, but I think most women care more about how enjoyable the game is than whether the body armor is practical). In fact, I would expect that you'd find more of an aged-based correlation than a sex-based correlation there.

    However, I suspect that those everyday job games and racing/sports games are a little more gender divided. Still, I don't seem to find any difference among male and female gamers, when it comes to their interest in RPGs, for example. How about at least making better female characters (and more interesting plotlines that aren't just about saving some girl) where the overlaps of interest tend to exist between male and female gamers?

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