Some random news about women in gaming from around the web:
According to Geeksugar, popular R & B group Destiny’s Child is adding video games to the list of pop culture licensing:
Square-Enix just announced a new cell phone game called ‘Destiny’s Child Groove,” that will apparently keep us jumpin’, jumpin’, jumpin’ all day. Showcased on CrunchGear the game will feature photos of Beyoncé, Kelly and Michelle and include songs like “Survivor,” “Bug A Boo,” and “Lose My Breath” and my personal favorite, “Say My Name.” In “Destiny’s Child Groove,” you’ll be able to audition to become a backup singer for the group. To play the game you press arrows on the screen which are synchronized to the beat of certain songs.
It will be interesting to see how this video game-DC tie-in will be received.
Is Geeky the New Sexy?
Speaking of Destiny’s Child, Geeksugar reports that both Kelly Rowland and Amerie are both fans of the Sims:
In my defense, geek is chic people. My evidence? R&B superstar Amerie recently confessed she is hooked on The Sims. She is quoted in Contact Music as saying: “I am addicted to The Sims. I live out a virtual life online. I think it’s seriously cool, but I guess it’s kind of dorky. I’ve got Kelly Rowland into it too, and now we hook up in the game. Beyonce tried to join us, but she wasn’t into it. Also I love to read science magazines. It’s not very R&B I know.” I say anyone who can rock the mic and stage like these two need not worry. Chic indeed.
Nintendo Down Under - Australia Provides A Wii-Sponsored Model Call
Kotaku has decided that Nintendo is for girls. In a June 19th post, the guys announced:
Sorry boys. Nintendo? Not for you. Not anymore. This Touch Generations business, it’s taken the company from your sweaty, fumbling hands and given it over to image-obsessed, whiny, teenage girls. Read. And know that I, too, thought this was two separate press releases:
Nintendo have teamed up with Girlfriend [Australian teen girl mag], so you can sample the Nintendo DS and Wii at the Girlfriend Model Search and play some of the latest and greatest games!Make sure you get down to the 2007 Girlfriend Schwarzkopf LiveColour Model Search roadshow in your capital city for your chance to get discovered and become Australia’s next international modelling sensation! Bring all your mates, enter the model search and treat yourself to a full day of fun, glamour and pampering. Check out the locations and be sure to lock away the date in your dairy!
Aspiring models and Nintendo? I never thought it would come to this. —
I’m loving the random pic from Mean Girls, used by Kotaku to illustrate the post - but does a product association really mean that you can pigeonhole a product into a gender?
If Nintendo partnered with someone like Bawls or Yorkie, would that be used as proof that Nintendo is for boys?
