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Game Makers Aren't Chasing Women
Thanks to Wired News for their article discussing what videogames women are playing, and whether the mainstream games industry is serving them well. According to the piece, "Observers say the industry isn't exactly rushing to make PC and console games that appeal to both men and women, let alone women alone. That's despite the massive success of games with crossover appeal, such as The Sims." However, a researcher on the subject suggests being too calculating doesn't work either: "Making games in which you get women to do 'women things' isn't a very successful strategy." So what does?
The game makers aren't chasing women. They're designing them instead.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
OK, you ready? really? you sure? OK, here goes...
(ahem)
Well, the developers of Duke Numem Forever are chasing women -- I can't imagine what else could have distracted them *this* long.
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Thank you, thank you... you've been a wonderful crowd... I'll be here all week....
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- Doug McKenzie
They should really focus on making games that girls are *good* at. If they're good at it and enjoy it in real life, maybe they would like it in game form, too.
I'm thinking... something along the lines of PVP games like mud wrestling. With jello wrestling and creamed corn wrestling levels, too. And there could be olympic-type games like baby-tossing and endurance based oral games.
And maybe, along the lines of that old Tapper beer game, they could have a cooking and cleaning game... Maybe where the goal is to make and serve the most turkey dinners as fast as possible.
Then you could have the "artificial insemination" game... I picture it to be a bit like bubble-bobble...
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It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
"Sweetie, I don't think you play enough video games. You spend too much time running around outside, and I just don't think that's healthy. I want to see you spend at least three hours a day in front of that PS2.
"And no sneaking off to read books when you're supposed to be playing games, either!"
Women of the world, enlighten us with your bold new genre of videogames that we need to make especially for you? Seriously, I don't mean to be flip - what exactly DO you want?!?!
You should just know - you shouldn't need to ask!