I'm a Girl, and Even I Think Girls' Games Suck!
As a feminist and a female gamer, I have a lot of the typical strong opinions you'd expect out of any other gamer - Nintendo is awesome, Jack Thompson is just some glory hound trying to latch onto video games like some blood-sucking tick, and so on.
I also hate, hate, HATE so-called "Video Games For Girls".
I didn't need "Girly Games" when I was younger to get my attention -- I latched onto Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario just like any other gamer. Now, sure, I like the brighter-colored fare like Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet and Clank, but those aren't made for girls; they're made for EVERYBODY! They're brightly-colored, fast-paced, interesting, challenging, and just plain fun.
Most things labeled "Girls Games", on the other hand, are just slap-on-the-ingredients cooking simulators, cutesy animal games I outgrew around the time I realized Putt-Putt Goes to the Zoo was a baby's game, or just plain patronizing "Barbie Dress-Up" sims. These games aren't fun or interesting, and they might even be turning girls OFF to video games because of their shoddy quality!
(Besides this, when was the last time you saw a "Girls Game" that wasn't bundled with 5-10 other pieces of crap?)
By playing these low-quality games, girls are missing out on the crucial hand-eye coordination skills that games encourage, not to mention general strategy, improved general reflexes, and with the new generation of video games, the important social aspects of video gaming are also coming to light!
Don't deprive your daughters of these great games and talents by buying them "Girls' Games" -- Give 'em the real thing!
Top Five Girls' Games I Hate
- Barbie Fashion Games! If you want to dress dolls up, get some actual dolls! These shouldn't even QUALIFY as games -- all they appear to be is "Slap clothes on, watch Barbie walk around, print out clothes!" Honestly, ALL Barbie video games ought to be slapped under this label.
- Waitress Games! You heard me - Diner Dash, Wedding Dash, Cake Mania... all this stuff is just reinforcing the stereotypes that women should run around doing all the "domestic" type of work!
- Pony Games! Yes, yes, we get it. Girls Love Ponies. This doesn't mean you need to make entire games centered around pony this and pony that and pony horse adventures. Whatever happened to My Little Pony for Dungeons and Dragons, huh? If these were decent games in and of themselves, I might complain less...
- Veterinarian Games! You don't need to pigeonhole little girls into stereotypical jobs... we can take a little more action in our lives!
- My Perfect Wedding!... do I even have to say it?
Check out Nintendogs!
Nintendogs Labrador Retriever & Friends
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Nintendo DS Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends
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Nintendogs Chihuahua & Friends
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Check out the Cooking Mama series!
Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop
Amazon Price: $27.99 (as of 01/03/2010)
Cooking Mama
Amazon Price: $17.06 (as of 01/03/2010)
Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Amazon Price: $17.30 (as of 01/03/2010)
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends
Amazon Price: $27.99 (as of 01/03/2010)
Cooking Mama World Kitchen
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 01/03/2010)
Need a Game with Action?
Super Princess Peach
Amazon Price: $101.94 (as of 01/03/2010)
Finally, a Mario Game where you not only control Princess Peach and help her save the day, but it's still got all the great platforming and puzzling fun a Mario Game should have!
Well? Don't you Agree?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byOf Course! Girls' Games only exist because Lazy Parents can't be bothered to buy their kids REAL games!
ADAM says:
HAHAHAHAHAH!
She thinks shes a gamer!
Posted December 02, 2009
kayla says:
i have a ds i love it so much it is pink i lve pink and now my sister is playing my ds this is not fun at all all well then again sorry i always say all well when i dont no what to say and im bored i wish i have some thing to do i will go on omgpop.com/ yeah i love that website it is so fun for me how about yyou if you have is do you have omgpop.com/ well if you have one add me please it is im kayla thanh do or some thing forget byebye =)
Posted November 01, 2009
kayla says:
well yeah i like girls game well i dont no y im here all welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Posted November 01, 2009
RUTHIE MILEY SHERIDAN says:
i did my password on my NINTEND DS
Posted February 14, 2009
j9rave says:
I think these are just games that suck in general. Its all a marketing trick to make you chose them, but the games for boys are just as bad I'm sure
Posted October 15, 2008
JigsawForte says:
Thank you for providing yet another reason why Girls' Games suck: they allow ignorant trolls like you to cling to your stereotypes that girls aren't interested in the exact same videogames you are.
By the way, if you've ever played Cooking Mama, you'd realize that the series actually has some educational value to it in addition to being a fun game, which is far better than I can say for most girly games.
Posted July 22, 2008
GO BACK TO YOUR SHED_HOMO! says:
Yes, they do stearotype but your one a select few girls who think they actully made for another purpose then to look prety and have babies! You Are Annoying! BTW i'm a girl! nah jokin im a boy. You said u hate cooking simulators and WHAT A FUCKING COINCUDNCE two of your top five games are Cooking fucking simulators ! ! !
Posted July 22, 2008
No way, Monkeybrain! Girls' Games are the only ones I know are safe!
Jay says:
Back in the kitchen woman!
Posted December 02, 2009
pippen says:
Tbh your all a bunch of tards.
you all suck and what the hell are you doing playing young girlie games?
just because you dont like it doesnt mean that other people dont and i know guys that play cooking mama take that ugly feminist female gamer!!
I play games yeah and it doesnt mean i have to slate the girlie games
GROW UP!
seriously -_-;
If you dont like the games dont play them, they are aimed at younger girls and they do like them so yeah
grow up
and yeah my email :
lost-and-confused@hotmail.com
if you have a problem with what i say
Posted September 30, 2008
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- BuckedItDown BuckedItDown Sep 24, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
- Lol, go back to your shed got owned, and I'm a guy who agrees I would never buy my niece or little sister those retarded girly games, I'm raising frag and tag ladies over here cause only the toughest survive, however if they asked for something frilly and pink in a video game I'd allow it, cause ladies need both sides of the spectrum at times.
So thanks jig for taking the time out to be thorough on whats wrong with "games for girls" as a whole.
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