A man's sport? A lady's game? Hmn...

Akisoma · Trick Member Joined: 10 May 2005 Location: Toronto.

Would you consider DDR targeted towards a certain gender? Do you seem to find more males or females playing the game?

I see it as unisex, but it seems there are more males on this forum, and when I asked my friend he thought it was "girly."

So what do you think? At the arcades, do you tend to see more girls or boys playing?
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Fire_Adept · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:35 am Post subject:

I have seen an exactly equal amount of girls play DDR as guys. I would therefore assume it's a unisex game. Besides, it's the one game that both my sister and I enjoy.

In general, guys like the competition of the game, whereas the girls like the physical activity and the music. It's a lot more complex than that, but it's a simple explanation.

Bryan · Trick Member Joined: 29 May 2005

I've seen 5 girls, and about 69 boys play o.o

Pop'n Usagi! · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Location: Your mum

1. If there isn't already a sticky for this, there are about 285263847534 other threads for this topic.

2. It's a game. It's targeted at people. Not boys, not girls. People.
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Falling/Fading/LostItAll · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Location: The Wired

I've seen way more guys play, but the game is kind of feminine.

Vangulus The Great · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:56 am Post subject:

It can go either way. I mean sure you do see more guys playing but then again some those girls might be a lot better than you. Then again this could happen to anyone in any situation wheter they're male or female so whatever.

Julie QQQ...? · Trick Member Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA

Feminine? Have you even SEEN Para Para Paradise? If that doesn't scream "males have to be in touch with their sexuality in order to be seen within a fifteen foot radius of this video game", I don't know what does.

Both genders play it, but it's very male-dominated once you hit the serious playing ability. In general, girls tend to play at home and sometimes the arcades as a fun thing, guys tend to play to get better and compete with themselves and each other. Of course, there tends to be exceptions to the generalization, and you do see the casual guy player and the girls with dozens of SDG's and AAA's who can hold her own against the guys in tournaments.

My_Sword_Your_Blood · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2005 Location: New Jersey

Its unisex. If you say its girly and a guy is gay if he plays you should die.
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MAAAX_himself · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:49 am Post subject:

Ive saw about 3 girls play the game and about 30 guys play it. But I also think its Unisex.

Pop'n Usagi! · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Location: Your mum

Tsunami Forever · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:30 am Post subject:

DDR as with most games was meant for fun.
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T-14 · Trick Member Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada

I heared someone say say once "I'v seen more girls play DDR but boys seem to be better at it".
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~Reign~ · Trick Member Joined: 16 May 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA

This is retarded. Why does it matter if more guys play the stupid arrow stomping game than girls, and vice versa?
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Dj Sway · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject:

My girlfriend plays DDR/ITG, and she loves it.
Hell...I've dated four girls that played DDR...and this one is actually good...lol.

DDR is definitly for both sexes. Guys just tend to turn it into more of a sport/competition (the majority of guys that play anyway).
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SilentScreams · Trick Member Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: roanoke

def. seen more guys play in arcades but at school, its really only girls that play. and play well. there are guys who attempt it whenever it's brought to the band room though
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BUTTS47 · Trick Member Joined: 04 Jan 2005

Ive definitly seen more guys playing then girls. But i believe the game is for both. And that the guys turn it into the competitive game and the girls just play for fun i think.

xpguardian · Trick Member Joined: 11 Mar 2005

i see girls play just because their boyfriends have gotten them into it, not vica-verca. girls just play it more for fun. the only hardcore players i know are guys.
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Jupichan · Trick Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005

I see an equal amount of boys and girls playing the game, but the vast majority of players on standard or above that I know are all boys. I'm one of four girls I know (personally) that can play any heavy.

Paranoia_Brother · Trick Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI

Personally, i think it was first intended towards the feminine audience and not so much guys. But, i don't think they made the assumption guys are pretty competitive. Therefore, it looks like there's more guys than girls because we like the challenge. (i haven't seen any girls play trully..... maybe one on heavy...

... heavy playing girls rock

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