Wii's a babe magnet, says Men's Health
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Oct 27th 2006 at 1:10PM }
If you're the type to get relationship advice from a magazine column then take note, Men's Health recommends picking up "that new Nintendo system with the stupid name." Apparently it's been designed to "suck video-game-dissing women into the virtual world," at which point they become your love slaves. Not bad for $250, eh? Oh, and by the way, we hear the DS works the same magic -- and it's portable![Via Situation Terminal]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jose @ Oct 27th 2006 1:20PM
Yeah, girls totally dug my Nintendogs. I'm sure this will be no different. Then again you actually have to get them in your (living)room before you can whip out your Wii for them.
Gerwurztraminer @ Oct 27th 2006 1:20PM
Mario Party 3 worked for me. The wedding's in August. No Super Mario cake for me though. I can't get away with that much.
PSThwii60 FTW!
Fred @ Oct 27th 2006 1:22PM
o rly?
well wats else can the wiimote's rumle feature do?
JUJUSTSHUTUP @ Oct 27th 2006 1:22PM
dont need the wii to get my poonani, sorry nintendosan
MetaHuman @ Oct 27th 2006 1:28PM
Mario Party... Mario Kart...
The girls don't fall for you, they fall for Mario.
:P
vaylen @ Oct 27th 2006 1:29PM
Uhhh. right. Try again.
If anything, having something worth $600 is more of a babe magnet, because it gives them the illusion you are made of money.
Steven @ Oct 27th 2006 1:33PM
Dumbest thing I've ever heard. Those stupid magazines have the strangest approach for guys to "pick up women."
Jose @ Oct 27th 2006 1:35PM
That's why it's best to not fall for hookers Vaylen.
TwilightKnight @ Oct 27th 2006 1:39PM
I constantly get asked about my DS by women when I play it in public. One time one of them had her own DS also.
I've never seen a woman with a PSP but I've seen many with a DS. How odd...
JodyAnthony @ Oct 27th 2006 1:39PM
"4. dont need the wii to get my poonani, sorry nintendosan
Posted at 1:22PM on Oct 27th 2006 by JUJUSTSHUTUP 0 stars"
I find it hard to believe you get any women saying things like that.
meanwhile: this article is stupid. You know how I got my wife? by not being a social retard.
Koekoenutt @ Oct 27th 2006 1:41PM
This is a silly post. Don't even know how they go on about that, but whatever.
Honestly, I dont think a girl really cares if you were to have a Wii or PS3. If anything they would want to play the Wii for some short mini-game, and thats why it would work. A girl doesnt know $600 for a PS3, and if so she wouldnt give a crap if you had a PS3 when you have an escort in your driveway.
Just saying. Dont think a system does what a car can do when it comes to showing off your money. Thats like saying the girl wants you becuase you have a computer that costs more than your console..
Ixistant @ Oct 28th 2006 7:11AM
Oh dear god. I'm all for publicity for the Wii, but this just takes the biscuit, the coffee and the whole digestive system!
Vaylen, not all women are interested in money. And besides, would you rather get your date home to play with your Wii or your Playstation? I know what I'd want.
PS: Thank you God (read: Shigeru Miyamoto) for giving us, your children, the opportinity for all there double entendres.
josh @ Oct 27th 2006 1:44PM
(walks up to lady...) "hey... wanna play with my wii?" LOL
pixelator @ Oct 27th 2006 3:36PM
I know one 20something female friend who wanted - and got - a PSP for her last birthday. No DS.
The only person I know personally who owns a DS is my girlfriend's 8yo daughter, and she's currently busy playing the Neopets game I got on my PSP. I'm going to have to get her a PSP so she leaves mine alone! I do wish Sony would wake up and give the USA a pink PSP. Definitely missing a market, here.
As for the Wii, my girlfriend thinks my preorder is stupid. "Why buy something before it comes out?" -- Silly woman!
ViEt pRiDe @ Oct 27th 2006 1:47PM
Uhhhhhhh..... no. These mens mags have the worst advice most of the time, generally advice that 'suggests' you buy a certain product.
Showing off video games to women screams beta male. You want to get chicks, you need to show confidence, the special cocky/funny kind, and work on your alpha male traits. This is true whether its at a party, in the club, or on the street. Any guy that already pulls heavy trim knows this stuff instinctively, or from experience, but if you're the type of dude that needs this stuff explained to him, well I guess you can start reading here:
http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2003_01_19_halleyscomment_archive.html
and thank me later.
JUJUSTSHUTUP @ Oct 27th 2006 1:49PM
JodyAnthony, maybe its the porsche 911 i drive to work everyday, maybe.
JFink @ Oct 27th 2006 1:50PM
Guitar Hero works much better. Plus you can put your arms around her to help her play...
JodyAnthony @ Oct 27th 2006 1:57PM
"14. JodyAnthony, maybe its the porsche 911 i drive to work everyday, maybe."
Really? I got a bunch of girls driving a 1985 Ford Econoline van that I bought for $500. Clearly, how your car looks has nothing to do with getting a quality girlfriend. It's how you act around the girls that will get you anywhere. Fact is, most girls with half a brain won't go for the guy with the big muscles and fancy car, they will go for the guy that makes them laugh and have a good time. But if you'd rather go for the braindead dolts of girls that are only impressed by your car, go for it.
I got my wife not by being strong or anything, hell I'm pretty out of shape (height: 6'0", weight: 225) and my wife is a bombshell. I met her when I didn't even have a car, I was riding a bicycle. I got her not by being a fucking retard and throwing money around, but by being nice to her and interested in the same things she is and making her laugh. although I guess the playing in a stupid punk band helped too, but that would only be because she is the only person I know that loves the dead milkmen more than I do.
But whatever, to each their own, throw your money around trying to peacock yourself out to shallow girls while the fuckups like me get all the quality women.
Justin @ Oct 27th 2006 1:58PM
Actually my gf likes games, she just isnt very good at controlling them. When I showed her what the Wii was all about.. she was estatic and she wants one for christmas now :)
JUJUSTSHUTUP @ Oct 27th 2006 2:13PM
ur right, but dont be so hasty generalizing people who drive these kinds of cars.
Matt @ Oct 27th 2006 2:24PM
So if i play the Wii, I'll attract legions of scrawny Asian chicks? Awesome.
JodyAnthony @ Oct 27th 2006 2:27PM
"18. ur right, but dont be so hasty generalizing people who drive these kinds of cars.
Posted at 2:13PM on Oct 27th 2006 by JUJUSTSHUTUP 0 stars"
I wasn't generalizing anything. You're the one that implied you get all sorts of girls because you drive a porche 911 or whatever you said (i don't know anything about cars)
In fact, I believe I said that driving a certain type of car has no bearing on how many girls you can get. I know I said "if you'd rather go for the braindead dolts of girls that are only impressed by your car" but thats because no matter what I believe is the best way to get a girl, frankly there are plenty of women who would get with a guy just because he drives a fancy car (just like there are plenty of guys that drive fancy/expensive cars just to get girls)
Am I saying that EVERY guy that drives an expensive car is doing it to get girls? Hell no, some people just like expensive cars (just like I love expensive bass guitars, not that I can ever afford one (one day, vintage Rickenbacker, one day..)
Jay Leno has a TON of expensive cars, I doubt he has them to pick up on women.
Matt @ Oct 27th 2006 2:28PM
#14:
Anything Porsche is over-rated. Try getting an American convertable for a fraction of the price, the same look, and more leg-room. Unless you're a midget, which would explain why you need the Porsche to get laid. ;)
Jake B @ Oct 27th 2006 6:40PM
Actually they are somewhat right. Its not like mentioning your ownership of a DS or a Wii at a bar will get you laid, but girls DO like nintendos newer products. My girlfriend refused to play video games, and then I had her play my DS. She ended up buying one a week later, and got her mom to buy one too! Nothing quite like some mario kart wifi after some bedroom bam bam.
SaintNoir @ Oct 27th 2006 2:36PM
The girls care if I have a Wii that's fo sho.
But seriously, one of the hottest girls I ever dated, our first date was playing Mario Kart. Bash all you want... she was hot as hell. So I win.
Zoë K. @ Oct 27th 2006 2:38PM
"If anything, having something worth $600 is more of a babe magnet, because it gives them the illusion you are made of money."
Actually, it gives girls the illusion that your a moron who will blow $600 on a stupid game machine instead of putting that money towards something you can do together. Well, not so much an illusion.
Trust me... it won't impress her any.
sambo @ Oct 27th 2006 2:39PM
Parappa the Rappa got me laid numerous times in college!!!!
Nmaster @ Oct 27th 2006 2:53PM
I met my future wife at a card shop where I played Magic: the Gathering and Super Smash Bros...
Yeah, I'm a a nerd. o.O
Nintendo wins @ females...
mykie @ Oct 27th 2006 2:48PM
@6:
"If anything, having something worth $600 is more of a babe magnet, because it gives them the illusion you are made of money."
Unless if you leave the price tag on the system, once it's hooked to your TV, girls don't know what you paid for it.
FWIW, my old SNES with a copy of Super Mario World and Mario Kart has gotten me more poonanny than any any current-gen system.
RakubikiJiten @ Oct 27th 2006 2:50PM
Yeah Donkey Konga definitely got me a -lot- of attention from the ladies in college. WoW or Halo or any of the "cool" games would never do the same, atleast not to that extent. There were times where my room was full of girls waiting to bang on the bongos. This article suggests that Wii will have the same effect. I believe it, as I've experienced the "games that get girls" effect.
number40one @ Oct 27th 2006 3:27PM
In my experience, Mario Party can often lead to a four-way.
a-hyuk-hyuk...
Seriously though, when it comes to video games, nobody can help you get into someone elses plumbing quite like like the plumber in red overalls.
JodyAnthony @ Oct 27th 2006 3:01PM
"24. Parappa the Rappa got me laid numerous times in college!!!!
Posted at 2:39PM on Oct 27th 2006 by sambo 0 stars"
I totally believe this one, as well as the Mario Kart stories mentioned above, because the games are a total blast to play together (or in the case of parappa, a blast to either play or watch someone else play)
I also got a girl to go out with me by playing Bubble Bobble on NES with her. This was 3 years ago, far from the most expensive/shiny new thing
like the song says, girls just wanna have fun, at least in my experiences. The real girls worth getting with want to have fun/be entertained, not have shiny things flashed in their faces, be they games or cars (jewelry might be another story...)
Long story short, as bullshit as this article is on how its written (much like anything in Men's Health or other male-centric magazines (stuff/maxim/whatever) I would believe that gamers with non-gamer girlfriends would have a MUCH easier time trying to get their girlfriend to play Mario Kart rather than Gran Turismo HD
What it all comes down to is people want to have fun. shiny graphics can only take you so far. Look at Grand Theft Auto. Now, I hate the games personally, but for having some terrible graphics, they sure did sell incredibly well, because people had a ton of fun playing them.
I'm sure the same people that are thinking "Expensive PS3 = girls!" are just like the people that probably thought "Expensive 3DO = girls!"
When it comes to games, in my experience with girls, they like Nintendo (or sega. my wife is an alex kidd freak)
On an unrelated note, as to why my wife is the best girl I have ever met: She actually beat Ghosts and Goblins. How? I have no fucking idea, I can barely get to stage 3.
Agent MOO @ Oct 27th 2006 3:05PM
Additional euphamism joke!
Player1 @ Oct 27th 2006 3:12PM
That's good news considering actual Nintendo fanboys are babe repellent.
SaintNoir @ Oct 27th 2006 3:17PM
" That's good news considering actual Nintendo fanboys are babe repellent." #30
HAHAHAHHAHAHA. Yeah right. I am a huge Nintendo fanboy. Self admitted. And I get lots of women. Nice try.
Freezair @ Oct 27th 2006 3:38PM
"30. That's good news considering actual Nintendo fanboys are babe repellent."
Hmmm... I'd say that's a no-go, considering the reason I first met my current boyfriend was over some Nintendo games. And we're both Zelda fanatics. Heh.
wolssiloa @ Oct 27th 2006 4:24PM
If you guys actually read the "article" you would know that this wasn't a full article explaining that the only way to get girls is to buy a Wii. NO, this was a short blurb where a reader sent in a question and they reply. Here I'll paste the whole thing for you:
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Q: How can I get my girlfriend into playing video games?
The Girl Next Door Answers:
Calling her over to watch as you pistol-whip a hooker in GTA or solve the riddle of the moon druids in Myst IV is not the way. Maybe you should buy that new Nintendo system with the stupid name, Wii. It was designed in part to suck video-game-dissing women into the virtual world. Personally, I'm addicted to Rockstar Games' Table Tennis and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.
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As you can see, the reader only asked for some advice for getting a girl to like video games not how to get a girl to like him. Next time read the article before you write replies that end up making you look like Slashdot readers.
Pierce @ Oct 27th 2006 4:24PM
simple party games like mario party etc are great for when you have women over. thats half the reason i want a wii. have some drinks play some silly party games everyones laughing etc. its good atmosphere.
a ps3 or even a 360 is pretty bad if you intend to have freinds over a lot. sure it screams i have money ..but in my experiance most women want you to spend your money on them not your gaming consoles.
i suppose if you dont have freinds or women coming over then i can see why the article makes no sense.
btw of all my freinds the first to get the DS were women. i dont think any of the women i know even know what a psp is.
jcmschwa @ Oct 27th 2006 4:24PM
@2
"Then again you actually have to get them in your (living)room before you can whip out your Wii for them."
I think it might take a couple more dates between when a girl is in your living room and when you're gonna whip out your Wii. Some would even tell you to wait until marriage.
truplaya @ Oct 27th 2006 5:01PM
#5 is right. ^.^ we luv mario.
Shad Genki @ Oct 27th 2006 5:19PM
Most of you guys didn't even RTFA. It clearly states a question from a guy on how to get his girlfriend to play video games. The answer was Wii.
I think the confusion was caused by lonely, pathetic losers who thought they could get women by playing video games. I'm sorry to inform you that this is not the case. Video games will never be that cool, that's why you need other interests to make you attractive. If it works for an awful, ugly bastard like me, then it'll work for you too!
Judd @ Oct 27th 2006 5:35PM
Guys, it's not that complicated. Getting a girl is very easy.
A girl wants a guy who's confident and reserved. Smart but not smarter than her. Funny and serious. Strong and delicate. Aggresive and peaceful. A rich average guy who is really good at sports but doesn't spend time watching it. A sane wild guy who isn't afraid to make the move but isn't too persistent.
Jeez, you know it's so simple when you look at how many things guys want from girls. You know, like um, not being mean.
JodyAnthony @ Oct 27th 2006 5:43PM
Judd, some guys like girls that are mean. I don't like them, but boy did I used to attract them..maybe it's because when it comes to girls I am the biggest pushover the world has ever seen.
me: "what, you are mad at me? for something YOU did? that doesn't make any sense at.."
cute girl looks at me with passion on her face (even if it is anger)
me: "oh, uh, I mean, I'm sorry baby."
Zoë K. @ Oct 27th 2006 6:07PM
"A girl wants a guy who's confident and reserved. Smart but not smarter than her. Funny and serious. Strong and delicate. Aggresive and peaceful. A rich average guy who is really good at sports but doesn't spend time watching it. A sane wild guy who isn't afraid to make the move but isn't too persistent."
Can't generalize too much, now. Different girls like different guys, and vice versa.
Some girls even like other girls. Don't they teach you this stuff in bible study? :3
FuzzyPickles @ Oct 27th 2006 11:02PM
"She actually beat Ghosts and Goblins."
I always said I'd fall in love with the first girl I meet who understands my constant random references to Earthbound... but that's eve more impressive. Wow.
FinalDelerium @ Oct 27th 2006 11:30PM
Girls love a guy playing gallager. And pac man. You know the tabletop games? If you're at a club and it has one of those, sit down and play for a while. Get good. you will have instant retro cred, and girls will ask to show you how to play.
Of course this is just an icebreaker. Then you have to rely on (god forbid) your personality.
Good hunting gentlemen
Jason @ Oct 27th 2006 11:45PM
""4. dont need the wii to get my poonani, sorry nintendosan
Posted at 1:22PM on Oct 27th 2006 by JUJUSTSHUTUP 0 stars"
I find it hard to believe you get any women saying things like that."
You honestly don't think that he talks to women that way, do you? Haha! If girls in high school would've heard how some of the footballer players talked about them in the locker room, they would've never gotten "poonani."
David @ Oct 28th 2006 11:42AM
I know the chicks love my wii.