Thornham

I think the comparison between RPG video games and shoot em up video games is pretty interesting. But what the study doesn't mention is the influence of the others in the household. The charts simply compared men to women in terms of preference. Do you think it is safe to assume that video game preference has a lot to do with what the others in the household are playing?

I work a retail job and we sell a lot of video games. The numbers are accurate and there are definitely more men buying video games than there are women. But there are definitely some very serious female video game shoppers. It is also important to note that there are a lot of games specifically designed for women, especially games on Nintendo Wii and DS. Games that revolve around cooking, fashion, dating, and life simulation are some of the ones that stand out to me as being targeted towards women. But the interesting thing is, all the female customers that shop on a regular basis for video games are buying the same popular titles that the men are buying. The female targeted titles always seem to be purchased by parents buying titles they THINK their daughter will like. I guess that isn't a question, just an observation.