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WEEKLY DISS - CHARM GIRLS CLUB

NINTENDO DS AND WII

By JOHN M. GUILFOIL

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ELECTRONIC ARTS

FALL 2009

 

Electronic Arts announced this new tween line of games by parading a bunch of girls onstage at the company's E3 press conference and having them compete in a Nintendo Wii game to see who could tease their virtual girl's hair the fastest. Whoever had the biggest teased pouf at the end of the allotted time won. It represents the continuation of a disturbing trend among several game companies that seem to think girls can only play games with hair, makeup and clothes. There were at least two publications at E3 that are solely dedicated to girls who play video games, and they were much more interested in Rock Band, Assassin's Creed 2 and the new Halo game than some stupid, hair-teasing, hearts and stickers game. The truly sad thing is that mothers are actually buying these games for their daughters.

 

BUY IT!



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