the_dengle said:
Soundwave said:
In Japan yeah I wouldn't be surprised if a bulk of Animal Crossing's players are female, but it's more socially acceptable to carry a handheld gaming device there if you're not a kid.
The DS was making some good inroads with women, but smartphones completely wiped that out here in the West. You wouldn't see a grown woman caught dead with a 3DS these days. Once girls get their first smart device, it's pretty much over for Nintendo. The fact that they can social network/Facebook/Twitter/listen to their favorite music/text message/Instagram on phones on top of playing games on it just kills anything Nintendo might offer in response.
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Maybe not a middle-aged woman, but I believe you're wrong if we're talking about the same 19-24 age range as Iwata.
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Outside of a comic book convention I've never seen a 17-24 year old girl with a 3DS. And I travel a ton, am in about 30-40 major airports a year. Not once.
This is pretty much the average female teenager, 3DS need not apply:
Iwata is talking about Animal Crossing numbers from Japan I believe btw. The demo split is not the same in North America, nor is Animal Crossing as popular in the West period.
