dampowell said:
Khuutra said:
Roar_Of_War said:
Khuutra said:
Gamerace said:
6m-7m is a safe bet but if Nintendo can make this game more accessible to female gamers it's sales could be doubled to 12-14m. I certainly expect Nintendo to try to do just that. Question is, will they succeed? |
This may be sort of surprising, but Zelda games are among those with the best female appeal in the entire core Nintendo lineup
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Really? Are you saying Zelda sales are usually 50% female, or more? Or do you just mean compared to Metroid and Mario? Also, where did you hear about this? o_o
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I'm not pretending to throw out any figures. I don't have any. That would be reckless, irresponsible, and dishonest. My stance is purely anecdotal. In my experience, women love Zelda.
Where did I hear about it? Zelda fandom. Lots - lots - of them are women. Hell, I met my wife on a message board where we talked about Ocarina of Time about ten years ago.
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Here are the reasons women Love Link.
Silent Men are more Manly
Link Listens to OTHERS very well
Link is Monogamous and only loves one girl no matter how many times she is reincarnated.
He reminds them of Legolas(which girl doesn't love Legolas)
He is the ultimate good guy.
Link is not afraid to wear tight clothes and is confident in his masculinity.
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Ironically you're probably right on all counts. Girls do love Zelda, my daughter did but found the controls too much of a hinderence and too much mindless fighting which eventually put her off it. This is why I say if they can make it more accessible to girls and market it properly they can vastly increase sales as Wii's userbase in now about 50% female.
