Originally posted by Saerain

Originally posted by VirDan

So how old do you think that female on the right side there for Dragonica is...?

It is one thing to have the bewbies, cause the guys love the bewbies - but then things like that are just wrong.

 

You've lost me. Things like what? Big bewbies beneath big heads?

It is not a big head - it is a young head - what appears to be an underage head.

Judging from the other characters from them as well as player characters from the game; that is what we would call an adult; though she doesn't look that way, per se.

I have to agree with Sanya the exploitation of the female anatomy is rampant in this genre. 

Female Avatars in many of these games are just as bad.  Men's armor is head to toe coverage while the women's has barely enough coverage to make it legal. 

I don't know of a game that does not do it sadly.

Originally posted by Ozmodan

I have to agree with Sanya the exploitation of the female anatomy is rampant in this genre. 

Female Avatars in many of these games are just as bad.  Men's armor is head to toe coverage while the women's has barely enough coverage to make it legal. 

I don't know of a game that does not do it sadly.

And do you have any ideas on how we could stop it???

i coudlnt stop laughing XD i wish more blogs and articles were this funny. but yea, im a guy and actually base my choices more on screenshots to see what a games like. combined with a review.

Originally posted by Kithca

And do you have any ideas on how we could stop it???

stab our eyes out?

on a more serious note, what i find most amusing is the claim it's directed at the 18-34 age range. i don't think too many 34yo lose sleep over boobs on a game box (they've oughta seen enough if not live then on the net by that age) while for a 14yo in the middle of hormonal chaos it might be a very interesting thing.

It is, what it is.

Women in suggestive poses always grabs attention, that's the point. It's not just positive it's also the negative attention, they want it all.

Finally someone speaking out about this subject
I am getting so tired of all the "hot gurlz, big boobs!" advertisements that I usually put away a potential game when I see it...  I liked the pictures of World of Warcrafts original box.....because I love mystique and odd yet feminine faces
Just like my characters online in any game I try to get rid of revealing clothes and like to focus more on the colouring and accesory like necklaces, shawls etcetc..thats fun ^^
So, while I might technically fall under the "heterosexual" "male" audience I often feel very uncomfy with it, and this is just another example why ^^

Good blog Sanya :0)
 

Im reading feminist science studies and you made me laugh alot with this article becuse it points out some awfull  strutctures without beeing to serious and dull. Keep up the good work.

xxx

from sweden.

 Yes but (hey somone is going to say it eventually i might as well take the heat)

can we see yours?

jokes aside: it really is simple Sex Sell and no industry is safe.

Mirror universe ST, To'pol's Pon Far (how many horney men downloaded thost episode from youtube?)

Slave Leia, Slave Leia, did i mention Slave Leia?

Super girl, hell almost any super-chick (though to be fair i think the short pleated skirt she wear works well for a super hero, better then spandex, try doing a high kick in tight pants you going to rip the crotch seam more often then not)

Name one industry without TNA, i can't

...so the question is hanging there.  What can be put on a box to capture the female attention?  Is it spacific words in glowing red just put to the side of the Boobie art?  Something that catches both the eye of the guy and the interest of the gal for the the same level of "Whats that about?"

1000 styles of shoes to customize

Sorry for the stereo type as I am quite aware this is not typical <as my wife as told me>.  But what social tag could attract the gals?  Think about it.

Originally posted by nekollx

 Yes but (hey somone is going to say it eventually i might as well take the heat)

can we see yours?

 

jokes aside: it really is simple Sex Sell and no industry is safe.

 

Mirror universe ST, To'pol's Pon Far (how many horney men downloaded thost episode from youtube?)

Slave Leia, Slave Leia, did i mention Slave Leia?

Super girl, hell almost any super-chick (though to be fair i think the short pleated skirt she wear works well for a super hero, better then spandex, try doing a high kick in tight pants you going to rip the crotch seam more often then not)

Name one industry without TNA, i can't

 

Superheroes balance it out with plenty of beefcake. Not that I look..or anything. *eyeshift*

An industry without T&A? Cold medicine. There's just no way to make runny noses and puffy eyes hot. :P

I think there is a misperception here of the article on many of the responses regarding "I don't buy this because of boobs" or "I don't base my decision of whether or not I buy a product based on boobs". The point was that it was never meant to make you want to buy, but to catch your attention. Personally, whether or not I was male or female, I would look twice if I saw an attractive female with a nice rack on a box and maybe will pick up the box and read what its about. That's all it was meant to do, catch the attention of those casual gamers that might have NEVER heard of the game.

I think attractive women with boobies will attract more attention then say the guy with the bloody axe posted a couple pages back in this thread (sorry popinjay ;)  women > men even if you are more naked). If you don't believe this, look at how many more friends female gamers attract than male gamers (both male and female friends). I feel fairly lonely compared to my girlfriend, no one new ever bothers to talk to me, they are more interested in her /cry.

And another example in regards to boobs specifically, how many times do you accidentally glance at your big-breasted female friend when talking to her face to face. I can't say that I'm not guilty of it as hard as I try I couldn't seem to help it and I think its just human nature, as Sanya also posted earlier in this thread. You can't resist it ;) (I say this safely as a male, I wonder if females accidentally do this too, and I really do mean accidentally hence no quotations around it).

Originally posted by Blitz555

Boobs and attractive females are used to market products to women too.   Last time I checked most men didn't buy makeup or female clothing etc.  Why have super hot models for makeup products?  I'm not going to tell my wife "ohh look! she's hot with that makeup! Buy some of that!"  

 

This one actually made me laugh! I don't dare imagine how most wives would react to such a suggestion :-D

18 - 34? How ageist, I'm 37 and although it woudn't be the defining reason for me playing an MMO, I love a firm pair of boobs and a cute ass much as the next guy!

I never understood why people made such a big deal about game artwork with big breasts.  It's really not a big deal, and it's been used in many different types of media.  It's not like there aren't dudes with huge muscles, either. 

Bit of a pointless article, really, although quite amusing. Why pick on MMOs, or even computer games for this kind of analysis, when virtually everything is advertised with sexualised imagery?

The kind of heavy-metal album cover fantasy cliche art beloved of marketing directors doesn;t workfor me, because although I like to think of myself as a heterosexual adult male, my aesthetics of beauty tend more to the Jean Seberg/Audrey Hepburn end of the spectrum.

I certainly don't dispute that advertisers and marketeers place huge belief in sexualised advertising, but I think it's a bit naive to conclude that they actually have any idea whether or not it works. I was a marketing co-ordinator for a large insurance company once and I commissioned, placed and on occasion designed and wrote copy for advertising campaigns. We had no metrics to measure the effectiveness and in the couple of years I worked there no-one ever expresed any serious interest in why a campaign "worked" or "failed". Everyone was always far more interested in the next clever idea than looking at the detail of the previous one.

I'd be far more inclined to believe the box art looks like that because that's what the guys working on the game (or on selling it) find personally exciting, rather than that anyone has any actual audited comparative data proving it increases sales.

Originally posted by Kiskara

Originally posted by nekollx

 Yes but (hey somone is going to say it eventually i might as well take the heat)

can we see yours?

 

jokes aside: it really is simple Sex Sell and no industry is safe.

 

Mirror universe ST, To'pol's Pon Far (how many horney men downloaded thost episode from youtube?)

Slave Leia, Slave Leia, did i mention Slave Leia?

Super girl, hell almost any super-chick (though to be fair i think the short pleated skirt she wear works well for a super hero, better then spandex, try doing a high kick in tight pants you going to rip the crotch seam more often then not)

Name one industry without TNA, i can't

 

Superheroes balance it out with plenty of beefcake. Not that I look..or anything. *eyeshift*

 

 

An industry without T&A? Cold medicine. There's just no way to make runny noses and puffy eyes hot. :P

well except most cold medicien comercials are full of hot blond chicks almost as if they were saying "she would be so much sexier without this cold...why dont you get our product and be her hero?"

Ok, an article about "big boobs for commercial purpose" and men-related cliches.

What about the cliche that women who start discussions on men-related cliches such as "men are being attracted by big boobs" most likely have an inferiority complex (in this matter:do feel "undersized") themselves?

;)

I like this article, was a funny read. And very true, most gamers won't buy anything because it has tits on the package, but it will make them look twice, and while looking the second time the game might seem interresting enough to be worth the money.

I also want to thank you for the nice pictures ;)