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"Banner at Top of Pge"

I was just sitting there looking at the computer screen when I notice the banner at the top of the page..... "It's not just the balls that bounce..." with a picture of 4 women in tight tops. The advert is obviously stating that the women's boobs bounce.... OK, so this will sell the game will it? I am female, and fair enough I'm not interested in the female form in that way, but I really cant see how that will sell the game! I know they say sex sells, but why would someone buy a game for the second reason that the characters t1ts bounce in it!! I mean, come on!

Do you get games with men in it, like Medal of Honour or Championship Manager or Monkey Island where they have massive willies and they are wobbling from side to side when they run, so that the female audience buys it!! No....

So why do it with a game like Beach Spikers, which is not soley aimed at the male sex. Neither is Medal of Honour, Championship Manager or Monkey Island... and if they are aimed at the male sex, then they shouldn't be because I'm sure a lot of females play them too. Obviously more males will play, but not 100% of the buyers will be male.

I think from now on games should have a multi sexual advertisments... if they relate to big t1ts, then they should relate to big b0110x!

Arwen Undomiel wrote:
> But you cant really say that as what about Men and Motors or the porn
> channels.... they are all totally there for the male audience

But you cant say females dont get a similar replacement. Out of all of those female magazines im sure theres a few that are like the "Mens mags".

Arwen Undomiel wrote:
> What I mean is that although they are aimed at guys, girls do play
> them, so there should be a balance, if they have well defined females,
> they should well defined males... if the male is then going to turn
> round and say "i'm not going to buy that now" because it has
> one defined man in it, then they are pathetic.

You are foolish to believe that men are not so fickle.

think about the average bloke.

Mmmmmm lesbians

Ugh, gays.

A lesbian is welcomed into the home and stared at like mana from heaven, while a gay man will be treated like a leper.

You think people who act as such want to play games with well defined men and bulges in their shorts?

SHEEPY wrote:
> Sexual Eqaulity is such a laugh
>
> Woman were treated really crap for most of history... now however
> they're trying to make it other way round.
>
> If a man does something he's being sexist
>
> If a woman does something she's just fighting for sexual equality or
> something*
>
> Yes I stereotyped, sue me.

I'm not really taling about our right here though, I'm just saying about advertising...... this has nothing to do with sex descrimination.

cookie monster wrote:
> Well it doesnt really owrk like that. I often think males have games
> and females have the TV. We may get most of the vulgar (to a female)
> content with games, but TV is heavily leaned towards females. E.G have
> you seen that Lacoste advert that has just recently been aired? If
> that was a woman females would be up in arms.

Mmmmmm yes I do remember that.... and the Crave advert for CV aftershave

But you cant really say that as what about Men and Motors or the porn channels.... they are all totally there for the male audience

Sexual Eqaulity is such a laugh

Woman were treated really crap for most of history... now however they're trying to make it other way round.

If a man does something he's being sexist

If a woman does something she's just fighting for sexual equality or something*

Yes I stereotyped, sue me.

Well it doesnt really owrk like that. I often think males have games and females have the TV. We may get most of the vulgar (to a female) content with games, but TV is heavily leaned towards females. E.G have you seen that Lacoste advert that has just recently been aired? If that was a woman females would be up in arms.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> Well, you're wrong on one point. The majority of games are specifially
> aimed at guys. Look at Dead or Alive. That sold primarilly on the
> basis of the well formed characters.
>
> The BMX XXX game coming out soon is certainly going the same way.
>
> The gaming world is dominated by male gamers, so why not work with the
> audience available? It would be certain folly to spend a fortune
> making a series of games solely aimed at girls, when the target
> audience is far smaller and much harder to profit from than a game
> aimed at guys.
>
> Simple economics.

What I mean is that although they are aimed at guys, girls do play them, so there should be a balance, if they have well defined females, they should well defined males... if the male is then going to turn round and say "i'm not going to buy that now" because it has one defined man in it, then they are pathetic.

Anyway about 90% of games are sold to blokes, it's true.

They want to attract males by offering sex or whatever

Now just to be 'politically correct' they're not going to put a game advert out talking about male genitals, as it would turn 90% of buyers away in disgust.

Well they are just pitching a selling point really.

I think it's a joke

I remember a streaker at Wimbeldon (sp) had that written on him and he ran up to Anna Kournakovavaka