While the small percentage of female gamers out there are constantly bombarded with undermining crap, there are some female-specific things about gaming that seem more or less free of gender judgement. Or maybe Best Buy just wants chicks gaming in their stores to attract men's attention. Either way, they are sponsoring an event in their stores this Sunday called Wii for Women, which is from 1 to 4 pm and will feature giveaways like a Garmin GPS unit, spa gift cards and a Wii console (of course.)
I'd be curious to see what kind of turnout this event gets. It's probably too good to be true, but in my mind I fantasize the girl that normally isn't into games stumbling into this event and accidentally having fun. Maybe it'll be more like 40 year old women having fun (for the first time in a decade) or angsty teenagers hogging up all the free Wii time, but either way if even a single woman who isn't normally into games stops there and finds something new she didn't realize she loved, that thought makes me kinda happy.
By the way, there's no disclaimer that men can't play, and as I can't see Nintendo or Best Buy shpping customers away, it's likely you can go check it out even if you don't have a pair of funbags. Yep, I called them that, and you can cringe all you like. I have a sense of humor about all this chick stuff.
I don't know, I think this might work for them. Best Buy says an even 50% of its customers are women, and they're buying geek gadgets as much as men. Plus, women with a significant man in their lives will get to seem magnanimous; going to Best Buy is like a field trip for grown men.
Nobody else thought it was funny that they're giving away sexist girly-prizes? I mean c'mon, a Garmin GPS? That shit's hilarious. Hilarious because everyone knows that women are bad with directions, thus needing a GPS. And they're giving one away as a prize...
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7:00 PM on 03.27.2008
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And the feeling's right
Oh yes it's ladies night
Oh what a night (oh what a night)
that is all
:] just kidding colette. <3
No Best Buys around though. :(
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I got a chuckle out of it, anyway.
God damnit, Colette, that video is fucking awesome. It's like... she doesn't look like she's down with the syndrome, but she sure sounds like it.
I've called them fun bags since I've been drinking from them.
God I love everything right now.
Did the Best Buy marketing team never go to Women Studies college parties?
I have heard nothing of this.