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DUH! News of the Day: Wii is the Most Popular Game Console Among Women

@ 2009/11/27

Nintendo of America said that 80% of female gamers in the U.S. prefer Wii game console over other video game systems. The company claims that this is a result of purposeful effort to enlarge the video game market.

“This didn't happen by accident. It's the result of a deliberate attempt to expand the market,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America, at an event of BMO Capital Markets, reports Kotaku web-site.

According to Mr. Fils-Aime, 80% of female gamers prefer, Nintendo Wii, 11% choose Microsoft Xbox 360 and 9% favor Sony PlayStation 3. The data is based on data obtained by Nintendo of America itself, hence, it should be taken with a grain of salt. Still, it is rather likely that simplistic casual games appeal to women more than high-end shooters or role-playing games on PS3 or X360.

Comment from jmke @ 2009/11/27

Seeing as PC/PS3/XBOX are loaded with manly shooter and racer games, and Wii has cooking games; that outcome is

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