I should start out this post by mentioning that its a reply to a post made by my hot girlfriend on the subject of female gamers. Here, I intend to respond to some of the questions posed and give the male (at least my) take on the girl gamer.

The sad truth is, gaming is the realm of the guys. But that’s not to say women are not welcome in this world. In fact, to a gamer, the ideal girl is one who will spend hours fighting her way into the depths of Ragefire Chasm or the Wailing Caverns to help you find that perfect piece of armor. My girl is that girl.

My belief is this: there are two reasons why guys want girl gamers. One: instead of “turn that off and give me attention”, it’s “Oohh. I got winner.” Two: other guys want girl gamers. Shared interests are important for couples. Even guys know this. That’s why girls who like cars, guns, sports, and other traditionally masculine activities are highly sought after.

As for your questions my dear…

So why is it that it is such a rare thing for a girl to be into games?

A lot of games are targeted at guys. That’s not to say there aren’t games that are gender netural or even targeted at the ladies.

If most girls are against video games, isn’t that the way that a girl should be?

NO. Most definately not. The industry should be, and is, changing to be better about female gamers. People should never strive to be the way most people are just because most people are that way. Girls, especially, feel pressure from their peers to conform.

But I am curious, is there really a group of guys out there that are not nerds that appreciate a girl that plays video games?

Yes. Very yes. Gaming is no longer just the realm of the nerd. Sure, tabletop games involving dice and BO will always be nerd only activities. But, the average age fore a gamer today is 32 years old. Many of them have a job and a wife and (maybe even) kids. The luckiest of those guys will show up on XBox Live or World of Warcraft or even Counterstrike with their wives.