Nintendo: 80 percent of female console gamers prefer Wii

Lame.

And bros prefer Natty Ice and some Gamecube.

360? They also love the PS3.

Its ok. 80% of female gamers are allowed to be wrong. Despite its strong sales, I hold fast to my opinion that Wii is the inferior console full of shovel worthy waggle-ware. Down-vote me as you see fit.

I don't want to know what the other 20% are playing with...

@den-69
Each other.

or ... idk a cup?

Well, 80% means there would be exactly 2 left over so, yes... a cup.

With the other 20% we pretend it's Soviet Russia

so a guy and a jar?

the ones that don't play with your wii are not women.

the ones that do probably aren't either...

Why are you annoyed by them? That default amount of attention that's immediately bestowed upon a female gamer is hardly her fault. She shouldn't have to downplay her gender to make you more comfortable or earn a basic amount of respect.

Is it just coincidence that the gamertag you picked out ends in 666 or is it more proof that girls are evil? (Just kidding....I'm gonna go hide now...)

lol, no just that 666 is a common suffix.
Annoyed is probably too strong a word but come on, do female gamers really need so much attention?
Feels like their saying: "Look at me, I'm a girl & I play videogames!! Message me & shower me with affection"

It would take 500 lifetimes to fully understand women, but one basic thing everyone should know is that YES they love attention and will do whatever they can for some.

@faceman:

Unlike all the males routinely posting on public forums.

i think manifest is talking about these type of girls
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/153/c/7/Girl_Gamers_by_FizTheAncient.png

Lol that sums them up perfectly.

YES!! This is why you are our Overlord, Robot Overlord.

I must be the only one that prefers to be treated as one of the guys rather than all that pointless attention. That or kill you off in pvp. Not everyone uses some stupid girly trash name. Those types of girls get on my nerves/

ladybug666 huh? You make me wish I could change my gamertag hahaha

Those names are kind of dorky but I'm sure there's an equal amount of dudes with dude names involving death, pain, boy or man in their name and I'm not going to bother getting worked up about it. From what I've seen out there I think half the people who sign up on XBL don't even realize they're choosing their permanent name and just enter their email ID or something.

I'm all for girls who can game but I also find it sad that a lot of the serious female gamers have to say that they own a PS3/360 and play Halo 3, Modern Warfare, or any other popular FPS just to validate that they are indeed a "serious" gamer, while in the meantime they try to distance themselves from the Wii, ignoring the really good quality titles that it does have.

I agree that 70-85% of what comes out on Wii is shovelware but to ignore or dismiss games like Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, LoZ: Twilight Princess, Lost Winds, and Muramasa is a crime. If they all really do prefer FPSs, fighting games, and racing games then more power to them. Not saying those genres are bad at all (Uncharted 2 is amazing and Forza 3 is one of the best racing games in years), its just that I respect the girls (and guys) who are into the games that deserve recognition because they emphasize great gameplay instead of just being another sequel with amazing graphics and great online multi-player.

I'm not just talking about the quality Wii titles but also great games on PS3 or 360 like Braid, Flower, Fat Princess, and Shadow Complex. Again, not saying every serious girl gamer likes only Halo or COD but I for one am more impressed if a girl says she likes critically-acclaimed games that not everyone knows about like Muramasa or Shadow Complex than something like Modern Warefare.

@Setai

I don't mean to be sexist but when I hear a girl say they like a game such as Halo or Call of Duty I just think she must have had an (ex)boyfriend who would play it or knows a guy who plays these games and maybe had a go once or twice.

for example my sister likes Halo, I don't think she's played it long enough to ever finish a level, she's had a go a few times and that's it, never played it alone or seriously, doesn't stop her bragging though.

on the other hand my friend has a Wii and a DS, she likes games like Castlevania, Scribblenauts, Advance wars, Madworld, mariokart etc. I think she's pretty into gaming, but no one would know it.

Yeah, but did you have a pie chart handy? More people will believe you if you have a chart.

True, but my sister, mother and girl friends (friends that are girls :/) could probably tell you the same thing :P

It was ... but then they start to advertise that the ps3 does everything.

EVERYTHING.

just wait till the playstation motion controller comes out and the ps3 might overtake the 360 with the ladies

*that's right i went there*

Um...So when Natal is released, won't that have the exact same effect for the 360?

How can they pleasure themselves with natal?

Wait, I got one... A magic mirror application.

The 360 was far and away outperforming the other HD console until female gamers caught wind of a massage application soon to be released.on the PS3.

Oh god I desperately need that application lol
I don't think I can take another blatant hint right before I go to sleep EVERY NIGHT.

WHEN DO I EVER ASK FOR MASSAGES BITCH?

You lie!

owww! Fire indeed hot!

*is

you missed a whole two letters there buddy

*pelts you with tomatoes*

I think is basicaly the same reason most wii male players .... nintendo nostalgial, underground games like okami and muramasa, virtual console and lack of space marines filled with more testosterone than a baseball player on futurama =P

I'm a multi console owner. I also have never owned a Nintendo platform before, so nostalgia has nothing do with playing the Wii. I play the Wii as equally as my 360 or PC, if not more sometimes. The reason is that I have a far more varied gaming experience on the Wii. Yes, the 360 has some great, deep games. But the games look and often feel the same or similar enough.

I love playing Muramasa, A Boy and His Blob, and NSMBW. I also enjoyed the well-designed motion controls, such as Lost Winds. I have enjoyed the change-up of controls, such as Madden 08.

But spelling "girl" g-r-r-l is not.