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Re:Video Games Are Boring by JoeAltmaier on Monday November 07, 2016 @11:40AM (#12892378)
The first decade of computer games, the all-time best-seller was King's Quest. It wasn't combat-related. It was problem-solving. It sold double what anything else had ever sold. Because girls liked it too. That was all it took to be #1 - double your demographic.
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Re:Video Games Are Boring by edblarney on Monday November 07, 2016 @11:51AM (#12892497)
If memory serves me, the #1 selling game of all time is Tetris, and it's 50/50 guys girls.

Could be wrong.

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Re:Video Games Are Boring by mercer on Monday November 07, 2016 @12:14PM (#12892731)
The Sims did pretty well too, didn't it, and it was quite popular with the female demographic. I vaguely recall something similar for Myst and the genre it created (not to mention the traditional adventure games).
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