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It's quite obvious that if Ubi soft wants to keep this demographic they should make games that enchant the player. The Wii has sold the console, but how are you going to sell software? Ubisoft can make a couple cash- ins like imagine whatever, but they run the risk of becoming stale quite quickly. I guess these games must be dirt cheap to make and a few 100 k of sales is worth it. I remember playing a few really bad games on my Sega Genesis (Shaq-fu), it made me want to destroy my Genesis and drink myself to death even though I was only 11 or 12.



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Eeeewwww gross, GIRLS!!! Get out of our special gamer club, BOYS ONLY!



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frybread said:
Eeeewwww gross, GIRLS!!! Get out of our special gamer club, BOYS ONLY!

lol. buddy you've got it all wrong...... ;) (I gets the joke btw)

OT: well, regardless of their motives for saying so, Ubi is right. Pretty much everyone, boy or girl, young or old, that I've mentioned it to already knew what the Wii is. The same cannot be said for any other gaming device. As in none, not even the DS. And that my friend, is A Good ThingTM for Nintendo

 



Not trying to be a fanboy. Of course, it's hard when you own the best console eve... dang it

Hamilton believed that Ubisoft’s two brands that target female gamers–Imagine and Ener-G–have helped Nintendo target the female demographic with the Wii.

Girls wanted sports games to play, as well,” and pointed to their gymnastics and horseback riding titles as filling that need.

 

 

 Wtf!? No....just no.

I do agree with it being popular with females and that in no way a bad thing. So I dont mind.



Short take?

Dumb statement by dumb person, suprisingly the company she represents makes dumb games.



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Outcast said:
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@ 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.

 

 

Ah... I wanted to point out just how wrong headed this was but a half dozen people beat me to it.

BTW - I have a daughter and she'd rather play Zelda or Brawl on her Wii than Ubisoft crap girlie games. Currently playing DDR, Mario Kart, Guitar Hero and House of the Dead.



 

Even so, that's not a bad thing...



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May I just mention...I don't know any girl or have seen any girl at a store, etc who has even looked at these kinds of 'Imagine' titles. I see girls going for titles like Harvest Moon, Pikmin, Zelda, Sonic, The Sims, Dragon Quest....they know about games just like we do. Many times, a girl gamer knows more about gaming than a avg guy gamer does. They're more selective.



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theres actually lots of gilrs in mario kart online, i got pwned by one just minutes ago



 

yea true about MK, I started playing online lately and there is alot of girls on that game.... explains the 14 million sales already...



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PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut