Girls In Gamestop, Part 2,454,786
Jun. 21st, 2009 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bloodyrosemccoyAMELIA: I would like to purchase this fine product! *hands cashier tiny Wii*
CASHIER: Now, this is not a real Wii. You realize it is simply a tin to hold gift cards and is in fact $2.99, which is slightly less than even a used Wii costs.
AMELIA: Yes. I am aware of this. Perhaps its size, price, and the way it says “gift card tin” on the package were clues.
CASHIER: Very well. I will ring you up.
I am very glad he didn't ask me what it was for.
Also, dear video game companies: It’s nice that you’re trying to expand your audience to include girls, but I’m beginning to wonder if games like “Imagine You’re a Babysitter” or “Imagine You’re A Fashion Designer” are the right answer to the complaints that there are not enough video games with female protagonists. Just, you know, for the record.
CASHIER: Now, this is not a real Wii. You realize it is simply a tin to hold gift cards and is in fact $2.99, which is slightly less than even a used Wii costs.
AMELIA: Yes. I am aware of this. Perhaps its size, price, and the way it says “gift card tin” on the package were clues.
CASHIER: Very well. I will ring you up.
I am very glad he didn't ask me what it was for.
Also, dear video game companies: It’s nice that you’re trying to expand your audience to include girls, but I’m beginning to wonder if games like “Imagine You’re a Babysitter” or “Imagine You’re A Fashion Designer” are the right answer to the complaints that there are not enough video games with female protagonists. Just, you know, for the record.
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Date: 2009-06-22 04:27 am (UTC)