My sister and I have been playing video games since we were both about 4 years old
(1994; we're twins, so the same amount of years) I have yet to find any female gamers that are as hardcore into video games as we are. Most don't play Gears of War, Call Of Duty, Halo, Mass Effect, or Bioshock- they just play rock band or guitar hero (which yeah, I play too) How come there aren't very many girl gamers? I just figured it was because our culture teaches that women aren't supposed to be agressive or competitive, and that video games are for guys, so women don't really get that chance to play and get hooked to the games like most guys do. Plus, adolesents can conform to their culture better than anyone, so it kind of makes sense to me.
What I've heard is that guys like it because they're more of what a man was built to do- to defeat the game, but there's no hormonal barrier that prevents a woman from being as or more agressive than a man, so what's up? Why are there so few female gamers?

BMI

I think you all make good points.

From a male perspective I'd would like to meet more girls into video games. I'd much rather buy a girl video games or consoles than dish out for those "other interests" asking referred to, only for the fact that those other interests seem to ALWAYS include coach bags

Those bags make any system seem cheap.

jaime90

haha. Wow, that makes me feel a little strange, what's a coach bag? I imagine it's some kind of purse, but I'm 18, never had a purse in my entire life.

asking

Most guys don't carry purses so I wonder why we need them. If you don't have a purse, you do need clothes that have pockets, for your wallet and maybe a phone. It's hard to find nice clothes for women with functional pockets.

In the last few years, two different boyfriends have bought me expensive leather bags. In one case, I asked him to return it and get his money back, and he got all miffed. I think it WAS Coach now that you mention it. So when I got another one from a different guy, I just said thanks and haven't used it once. Not ALL girls want coach bags.

scottishdrunk23

most women think games like gears of war are sick and barbaric and with games like call of duty they just seem pointless for some reason.then they play guitar hero because they can relate to that because it is music not killing someone with a chainsaw. by the by, whats your gamertag?mine's scottishdrunk23 and i play a lot of those games too.

jaime90

asking-
I always think that too. I wonder what girls even find to fill a purse! All I carry around is a wad of cash and a house key, I mean, that's what pockets are for! To be totally honest,
when "aunt flo" comes, I carry a small backpack, and leave it in the car just in case.

scottishdrunk23=
I usually pay to play online and use whatever gamertag they give me, my siblings just got xbox LIVE over at my parent's house so they're having a blast and I'm stuck here- I'm so jelous! Yeah, I actually started playing Call of Duty when the 2nd one came out, and I've been playing Halo since forever, and now Gears. Call of Duty isn't pointless! It's an amazing game, and decently realistic. Just watching that game is like a feast- mmmm...may your Xbox360 experience be as gluttonous as mine...as far as violence goes, I actually watched SAW today for the first time- it makes me feel extremely unemotional- I have never freaked out at a movie, or cried during one. Like I said, it's because my first R rated was when I was 11, and my first video game was Mortal Kombat, and War Gods when I was 4- I've been desensitized to violence.

9hththt2

Hey... I'm a female gamer too. Seems like there are some around here.
I play some games like Halo, Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, Battlefield, Counter-Strike and also Call Of Duty.

It is true that most of my friends (girls) don't really like these kind of games because they say it's not their type... They're more likely to play "The Sims" or whatever...

I know a girl who likes some aggresive rpgs though is very 'girly'...
But yeah... I guess it is true that somehow sexes differ in aggressiveness.

SmokeHaze

To Be Honest I find that a girl who plays video games turns me on. I love to compete and talk to a girl about video games and have them respond as i would and give there opinion as a female.

xxariesxx

I'm a female gamer too. They're so addicting!

I've played a lot of different ones since I was young, but for the past year or two I've been playing World of Warcraft online a lot. Probably more than is healthy.. haha.

XxkissesxXX

i love halo i love fable 1 an 2 i havent played much of call of duty but i thought it was pretty fun when i did (but one of the only reasons i do play is because of having 3 older brothers )

spyderglass

I recently bought MercenariesII, let me tell you something. It's something!