James Scalpello, THQ's wireless director, has humorously stated that girls simply have more important things to do with their time than play games. Statistically, he ain't wrong, but you've got to love the bluntness of it all.
"When girls play console games, they have to have gone through a whole other list of things they could have done before sitting down with them," stated James, before screaming at his wife to get dinner on the f*cking table. "Guys get home, have dinner, and play a computer game. It's much higher up the list of priorities. To put it bluntly, girls have got better things to do."
Apparently, the original quotes of Scalpello have been changed up, but CVG recorded them for posterity. Scalpello is also yet to confirm what the "more important things" are that women have to do, but we're expecting him to list shopping for drapes, getting pregnant and ruining the lives of honest, hard working men.
Because we have decided he is a total sexist.
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11:39 AM on 06.09.2008
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In this case, the guy is merely quoting exactly what your average girl would say when given the option of playing video games in their spare time. Even if it's merely watching TV, I'm pretty sure you'll find the average woman/girl has a lot of things they find "more important" than playing video games.
Not sexist.
Aaah... the delicious scent of poorly worded statements.
If this is based on proper research, then fair play. I'd probably have to agree with it in part, but I doubt it's the sole reason girls don't play videogames as much as boys.
Sorry, I must get back into the kitchen and then do my hair.
Douchelord.
Not to mention the fact that I've seen this sort of thing first hand on several different occasions.
Often, I or my male friends rush home to play a new game or skip out on something else in order to game. Most of the girls that I know who game (to varying extents) don't do that.
For my girlfriend in particular, gaming is a boredom filler at best. And no, it's no because she has so much cleaning or cooking to do, it's because she'd rather be doing other "fun" things (art, design, playing with our dog) instead of playing games.
Again, his statement might offend a few of the ladies who sincerely game, but on the other hand it might hold true for the general population. And considering they are business out to make money, being right on where to put their development funds is what matters to them, offending a smaller gamer base does not.
Good thing I never bought games from THQ to begin with. I have better things to do.
Srsly though, this is kinda amusing, but also kind of sad. Everyone is an idiot it seems.
But seriously, that's the dumbest thing I've heard in a while considering that the number of female gamers keeps rising as the gaming industry becomes more and more mainstream.
Just another piece of anecdotal evidence that supports this guy's statement. Now, I could counter his statement with my game obsessed wife, but which of the two is more likely?
"When girls play console games, they have to have gone through a whole other list of things they could have done before sitting down with them,"
How is that any different from what guys do? Hell, I go through that "list of things to do" in my head every day. The reason why games are so high on that list isn't because I'm a guy, it's because I'm a gamer. I'm sure female gamers have videogames just as high on that list as I do, just as guys who aren't gamers have it just as low as women who aren't. Gender really has nothing to do with it.
but then I decide to play the game anyway.
It's lynching time!!!
Yeah, but you're talking about girls who are probably casual gamers (sorry the term needs to be used). I know guys who think the same way as that who just don't value gaming that much or don't play AT ALL. Granted, you're more likely to come across women who are like that but that's more of a societal thing than a gender thing and basically another conversation. But among gamers I don't think his statement has any truth to it.
What's interesting is why "play me some video games" is lower on most girls' lists than guys'.
Weird. That's how how I have to turn mine on. I thought that was normal.
http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/27515/Games-for-girls-are-a-lost-cause
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@ freetouch
1)You're doing it wrong.
2)It's really only funny when Jim Sterling does it.
3)It's spelled maine.
Protip: On the internets, no one hears sarcasm. Try adding a
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This is the internet, if you say something stupid you're going to be punished.
LoL @ "shopping for drapes, getting pregnant and ruining the lives of honest, hard working men." Its so wrong, but I laughed so hard. Just realized what a bitter asshole I'm becoming these days, hehe.
I think that was a silly thing to say. Technically speaking, ALL OF US have better things to do than video games. So what?