Talgurin
07-23-2013, 06:16 PM
I notice sometimes on this site and others there's an ad circulating with a pic of some hot blonde chick character art that looks a little like EQ's Firiona Vie, and it says "MALE GAMERS ONLY". I hope marketing this stupid is not really working.
Most gamers are, in fact, male. This is not a good thing. An exception was maybe EQ live in the heyday. I was like 16 when I used to play EQ back in like 2003 / 2004, and I actually met girls on there. I knew a girl from North Dakota, and another bored 30-something housewife who wanted to get all "The Graduate" with me.
This was alright, and a lot better than knowing I was playing only with an audience of 30 and 40-something software programmer neckbeards.
So the question is, why advertise your crappy indie MMO "for men only"? I understand if it's a gay MMO, but with a naked'ish girl on the banner ad, I'm guessing that's not the point. Instead, I imagine it's supposed to be some kind of bro-topia for straight dudes who like gaming and hot girls. Yeah, bro!
I've seen bro-topias before, they're called college frats, and guess what happens when you put a bunch of bored dudes in a house together night after night? They start acting gay and doing masturbation contests and shit.
The point is, it's a stupid ad to advertise a game with. If you want straight men to download your game, advertise it as "20 SOMETHING WOMEN ONLY" and men will sneak in by droves.
Most gamers are, in fact, male. This is not a good thing. An exception was maybe EQ live in the heyday. I was like 16 when I used to play EQ back in like 2003 / 2004, and I actually met girls on there. I knew a girl from North Dakota, and another bored 30-something housewife who wanted to get all "The Graduate" with me.
This was alright, and a lot better than knowing I was playing only with an audience of 30 and 40-something software programmer neckbeards.
So the question is, why advertise your crappy indie MMO "for men only"? I understand if it's a gay MMO, but with a naked'ish girl on the banner ad, I'm guessing that's not the point. Instead, I imagine it's supposed to be some kind of bro-topia for straight dudes who like gaming and hot girls. Yeah, bro!
I've seen bro-topias before, they're called college frats, and guess what happens when you put a bunch of bored dudes in a house together night after night? They start acting gay and doing masturbation contests and shit.
The point is, it's a stupid ad to advertise a game with. If you want straight men to download your game, advertise it as "20 SOMETHING WOMEN ONLY" and men will sneak in by droves.