Your market driven argument requires evidence because in at least one nearby case, it's dead wrong. Every single year, the American public polls that it wants more, better, more serious news coverage and it will pay a premium for it. And every year, the news media gets dumber, constantly rehashing the same old same old. Serious market research data shows that profitability is not the driving force behind our news media. I've seen no reason to believe that's the case in video games either.
The video game market is seeing a definite trend towards including women in strong antagonist or protagonist roles. I can cite many examples, as I am well educated in the subject matter (I would conjecture moreso than you)
I don't think it is a coincidence that this is a trailing indicator on the percentage of "hardcore" female gamers.
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Date: 2010-04-06 06:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-04-06 06:35 pm (UTC)I don't think it is a coincidence that this is a trailing indicator on the percentage of "hardcore" female gamers.