NPD: Girls increasingly becoming gamers

They sure aren't playing Halo.

I think the title of the story should have been:

"Games are soon becoming less of a safe haven for boys afraid of girls."

@Morisato
That's what DnD and Warhammer are for.

What? I don't even know what you're saying.

I didn't know what that meant either haha

I think he/she is saying that he/she is 18 years old

That makes sense... Now I feel slloowww

Still doesn't make sense. How does the 2 come into that equation?

Yes, it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres

I had the same thought, but apparently the joke was lost on Golden ;)

Sure it does the industry good. It doesn't do YOU good

or me, i don't really like Petz or Nintendogs myself, but its not like its to the core's detriment or anything

Mr. Khan: Nintendo has proven again and again that games like pets DO, in fact, negatively affect the core, in the sense that they don't give a shit about us.

@ SMcD

You see the thing is, Rudy, is that the industry doesn't exist to make games that only people like you are interested in.

Nintendo has proven again and again? Nintendo didn't create Petz, but I suppose I understand what you're getting at.

"They don't care about us." Hypothetically speaking, if I WERE the gaming industry, I have no reason to care about YOU, specifically at all. Where's the logic in only caring about one single type of 'core' gamer with his nose up in the air about what the industry should and shouldn't be doing, Theo?

Big fail for saying 'core', because guess what, no single console manufacturer cares only about you.

I'm not saying that I hate the very thought of casual games, or that the gaming industry should cater to ME specifically. I'm saying that Nintendo should throw their long-time fans a few more bones, and I'm definitely not alone in thinking that.

No, that's Dory. She speaks whale.

We have Jade Raymond... that all we need.

Again I repeat: why should we care?

When did the feminist organizations' party line become dogma? It doesn't matter if women become game developers or rocket scientists - it matters that if one wants to, they could. And they can. There are zero systemic barriers to entry in any field based on race, gender, and so on. So all people have to do now is monitor numbers and bitch about their pet group being underrepresented. Don't fall into the trap of caring about their special interests.

Hey Bass - Why should anyone care? It's a gaming blog, variety of articles, food for thought, that kind of thing?

"Don't fall into the trap caring about THEIR special interests?" , "When did the feminist organizations' party line become dogma?"

It's an article about girls, getting into gaming. That's pretty much it. Are you some tool box, unfortunately unmasculine guy that's just a woman hater? Can't get a date? How does this turn into an anti-feminist rant for you? Sweet christ almighty, settle the fuck down.

No, it won't. All it will do is homogenize gaming to the point that it becomes as crappy as mainstream television and movies.

Yes, we are all gamers. Yet the point of this is that its becoming a more popular hobby for women as well as for men. That is a good thing to hear, as it leads to more games being developed and more people playing games together instead of seperate.

I don't understand the logic in rathering to have woman on the development side. To me it seems that you are segmenting. If you want us (men and women) all to just be gamers, shouldn't women's increased numbers as players fulfill that goal, as opposed to them just being developers.

Groups like the frag dolls are not representative of women in gaming as a whole - they are a small group who is selling themselves. Exploiting themselves and the men who care to pay attention to them. In reality, most women play games like us men do - without trying to get attention because of their gender.

Yes, more women in development is good - but that doesn't diminish that lots of people like to see somewhat equal statistics in every aspect of life. Its good knowing that gaming is gathering more steam in the female sector and that such a trend leads to more couples playing together.

@Duke,

I understand your point, and agree with some if them, especially about those that exploit themselves. However, I fail to see the correlation between there being more female gamers leading to more games being made unless your talking about them being developers. Otherwise were going to be flooded with crappy games aimed at females that are steered by focus group and marketing executives that don't know anything to begin with.

In our society we have this rampant desire to make everything as "equal" as we can between the sexes, races, economic class, you name it, we'll try it. I don't think that's necessarily a good thing. Some of the worst things done started from good intentions as current (and past)history shows us. Is it a good thing more females are playing games? Who cares just play them. Having a large influx of female gamers doesn't mean anything, it's not like were talking about women's suffrage here.

Men and women are equal yes, but this is because we both bring different things to the table that the other is lacking. A Yin and Yang principle if you will. The skills I possess my wife lacks and vice versa and because of that the 2 of us complete one another. This whole idea of "I am woman, hear me roar" is nonsense and has helped IMO to destroy society, brainwashing men and especially women into believing that you can do anything and you can do it by yourself.

Maybe if we taught each other to respect each other and respect the fact the we are different and that we are designed to complete one another we wouldn't have so many problems in marriage etc., in our society.

We'll never truly be equal until we accept the fact that we are different.

its good that your school is telling you lies

Ah, see its not the school telling us lies, its the network that pays for the tv's in every room that requires we watch their fake news program everyday under penalty of removing the tv's.

Ah, Channel 1. There's nothing like blatant commercialism and selling out one's educational safe-haven for a few free VCRs.

Corporate sponsorship mixed with the education system is a recipe for success!

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Wii is the only gaming system. PS360 are multimedia computer entertainment systems, just ask Sony and MS

Between my Wii and DS, i have a full plate between now and the end of the year, and that's with me having no plans to buy Animal Crossing

Wario Land now, Megaman 9 and Bomberman Blast after that. Sometime in October or November Disaster will probably be announced, and following that will be the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. For christmas, Sonic Chronicles

Sure it doesn't have the heavy hitter exclusives like the other guys do, or the sweet multiplat titles, but to argue that it has nothing is preposterous, unless you're one of those people who think their opinion defines reality