Ubisoft: Wii is a "Girl-driven" system

[Johann]

The Ghost of RubangB said:

Outcast said:

Gamerace said:
@ Outcast - BringBackChrono just said it for me. Girls may like to play with horses but My Horse and Me by Atari is superior to Ubisofts offering. Their games for girls are usually cheaply made affairs and girls deserve better.

Ubisoft also has nothing for all those women who own Wiis. So I don't think they're in a position to brag (although their still further ahead than 95% of the industry when it come to female oriented games).

No, you are completely wrong. You have never played any of the games you're talking about and I doubt you've ever even seen them. Girls and younger children have no expectations about quality or game play. They want to play a game about horses even if you or the enthusiast press hardcore games reviewers don't.

I remember being really young and dumb and still knowing "fun" from "boring."  I could tell a good platformer from a pathetic cash-in before I could read.  Girls and young kids aren't as stupid as you think.  They've been making pathetic cash-ins, games for girls, and games for young kids, for as long as I can remember.  I can tell you firsthand that The Little Mermaid is an amazing game on the NES, and Barbie is a horribly shitty game on the NES.

As a proud owner of Hello Kitty Happy Party Pals on the GBA and ex-owner of Hamsterz on the DS, I can tell you that these games suck, are pathetic cash-ins, and rely on franchises and/or cuteness rather than fun.  If you ever have a daughter and expect her to enjoy crap like this, you will make a horrible parent.

Most girls I've talked to would rather play Zelda or Final Fantasy than any "girl game," and that is part of why those franchises are so successful.  They are appealing to girls and boys.  And you can make stuff cute without making it insulting and retarded and covered in babyz, horsez, and flowerz.  That's what Yoshi and Kirby are for.

Just where the fuck do you meet girls!? I've NEVER met a girl who liked to play Final Fantasy. Fighting button mashers, even FPSs, sure, but Final Fantasy? Or any JRPG? I think I would just start to dryhump her leg within 2 seconds of her saying that Setzer is cooler than Seph!