Are females on racketboy?

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RadarScope1
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Re: Are females on racketboy?

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J T wrote:You know, it's assumed girls don't play games, but the best selling games are often the ones that made room for a female audience:

The 20 best-selling console/handheld games, not originally bundled with the console (taken from wikipedia)

1. Nintendogs (DS – 21.67 million, all 5 versions combined)[66]
2. Wii Play (Wii – 20.91 million)[66]
3. Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[44] 9.85 million in US)[19]
4. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES – 18 million)[41]
5. New Super Mario Bros. (DS – 17.63 million)[66]
6. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS – 16.82 million)[66]
7. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS – 16.48 million)[67]
8. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 – 14.89 million shipped)[95]
9. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy Color – 14.51 million approximately: 7.6 million in US,[19] 6.91 million in Japan)[44]
10. Wii Fit (Wii – 14.01 million)[66]
11. Super Mario Land (Game Boy – 14 million)[41]
12. Mario Kart DS (DS – 13.79 million)[66]
13. Mario Kart Wii (Wii – 13.67 million)[66]
14. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (DS – 13.27 million)[66]
15. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA – 13 million)[73]
16. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[103]
17. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA – 11.82 million)[67]
18. Super Mario 64 (N64 – 11 million)[41]
19. Gran Turismo (PS1 – 10.85 million shipped)[95][96]
20. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS – 10.57 million),[67]
The potential audience is huge. It's just that most devs and publishers are appealing to people like us instead. It's like a restaurant worried about losing customers if they were to go non-smoking, when only about 15 percent of people actually smoke.
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Re: Are females on racketboy?

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I like how you have to get down to number 8 to find a game that isn't made by Nintendo. In fact, the only three games on the list that aren't by Nintendo are the three "hardcore games". Two GTs and GTA SA.
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