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The biggest debate in gaming history, 'why don't girls play computer games?' is getting rather tedious now! Magazines waste pages and ink on this topic and to achieve what?
Well girls do play computer games! In fact more and more girls seem to be picking up a controller and blasting away at a game. Maybe the majority of us, males, think girls don't play games is because they don't buy hardware. No, girls seem to prefer to use their brother's or boyfriend's console and games. But what is wrong with that?
I admit that a lot of girls do not play computer games and prefer to do more "social" activities, but to ask the question why no girls play games is wrong. Yes, gameplaying girls may seem to prefer to play cutesy games like Mario Kart but some also do enjoy a shoot 'em up.
I don't care if girls play games or not but to waste pages of expensive magazines with a debate on the issue where its mostly boys who write in, really does annoy me. Girls are not as much "hardcore" gamers as us males but a lot will have a go. And at the end of the day, computer games are there to be enjoyed by anyone and I have yet to read a case of a game and find the phrase "Boys Only". So lets forget about this issue and move on to much more important issues as the way game companies treat the European market.
Well girls do play computer games! In fact more and more girls seem to be picking up a controller and blasting away at a game. Maybe the majority of us, males, think girls don't play games is because they don't buy hardware. No, girls seem to prefer to use their brother's or boyfriend's console and games. But what is wrong with that?
I admit that a lot of girls do not play computer games and prefer to do more "social" activities, but to ask the question why no girls play games is wrong. Yes, gameplaying girls may seem to prefer to play cutesy games like Mario Kart but some also do enjoy a shoot 'em up.
I don't care if girls play games or not but to waste pages of expensive magazines with a debate on the issue where its mostly boys who write in, really does annoy me. Girls are not as much "hardcore" gamers as us males but a lot will have a go. And at the end of the day, computer games are there to be enjoyed by anyone and I have yet to read a case of a game and find the phrase "Boys Only". So lets forget about this issue and move on to much more important issues as the way game companies treat the European market.
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..and I remember reading this not so long ago when this was last debated!
Very strange coincidence!
Very strange coincidence!
Wow, I read the same thing (near enough) on digitiser last week, what a coincidence!
Girls do play games, and yes the cutesy games suit them very well, but they do prefer other games aswell.
Most games are aimed towards us men and boys, but plenty of girls enjoy it, not always the Goldeneye's and Resident Evil's but everything else thgey enjoy.
Most games are aimed towards us men and boys, but plenty of girls enjoy it, not always the Goldeneye's and Resident Evil's but everything else thgey enjoy.
The biggest debate in gaming history, 'why don't girls play computer games?' is getting rather tedious now! Magazines waste pages and ink on this topic and to achieve what?
Well girls do play computer games! In fact more and more girls seem to be picking up a controller and blasting away at a game. Maybe the majority of us, males, think girls don't play games is because they don't buy hardware. No, girls seem to prefer to use their brother's or boyfriend's console and games. But what is wrong with that?
I admit that a lot of girls do not play computer games and prefer to do more "social" activities, but to ask the question why no girls play games is wrong. Yes, gameplaying girls may seem to prefer to play cutesy games like Mario Kart but some also do enjoy a shoot 'em up.
I don't care if girls play games or not but to waste pages of expensive magazines with a debate on the issue where its mostly boys who write in, really does annoy me. Girls are not as much "hardcore" gamers as us males but a lot will have a go. And at the end of the day, computer games are there to be enjoyed by anyone and I have yet to read a case of a game and find the phrase "Boys Only". So lets forget about this issue and move on to much more important issues as the way game companies treat the European market.
Well girls do play computer games! In fact more and more girls seem to be picking up a controller and blasting away at a game. Maybe the majority of us, males, think girls don't play games is because they don't buy hardware. No, girls seem to prefer to use their brother's or boyfriend's console and games. But what is wrong with that?
I admit that a lot of girls do not play computer games and prefer to do more "social" activities, but to ask the question why no girls play games is wrong. Yes, gameplaying girls may seem to prefer to play cutesy games like Mario Kart but some also do enjoy a shoot 'em up.
I don't care if girls play games or not but to waste pages of expensive magazines with a debate on the issue where its mostly boys who write in, really does annoy me. Girls are not as much "hardcore" gamers as us males but a lot will have a go. And at the end of the day, computer games are there to be enjoyed by anyone and I have yet to read a case of a game and find the phrase "Boys Only". So lets forget about this issue and move on to much more important issues as the way game companies treat the European market.
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