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>For his next project, Iwatani chose to create a non-violent, cheerful video game that appealed mostly to women, as he believed that attracting women and couples into arcades would potentially make them appear to be much-more family friendly in tone. Iwatani began thinking of things that women liked to do in their time; he decided to center his game around eating, basing this on women liking to eat desserts and other sweets.
What did he mean by this?

>> No.9007369

>>9007349
>attracting girls to arcades
Not possible; women prefer more laidback and casual experiences like RPGs, adventure games, sims -- arcade is for skill-based competitive gaming, a male thing.

>> No.9007370

In Japan sweets are considered "girl food" and it's a big faux paus if a guy likes them.

>> No.9007381

>>9007369
Dang you missed out then, in the 90's, at least a 10th of the people I knew in arcades were girls and very competitive.

>> No.9007409

fucking ridiculous

>> No.9007417

I just like the neon colors

>> No.9007420

I can't believe Iwatani is an SJW

>> No.9008463

>>9007349
So this is the beginning of the thought process that lead to the creation of nintendogs.

>> No.9009406

>>9007369
Back then many arcade games were the equivalent of today's mobile games.
Which are popular with women for several of the same reasons.
1. cute graphics
2. simple but addictive gameplay
3. short sessions

Also you have no idea about the full scope of the arcade business and the competitive side is only one fraction of it.

>> No.9009781

>>9009406
I think you're misunderstanding what makes the arcade different from mobile gaming. Arcade games are about pushing the envelope of difficulty so that you not only become a better gamer, but also for arcade owners to get more revenue (an easy game will get dropped quick because there's no reason to practice it so as to get good; less play time = less profit). Whereas mobile games are made to be casual but filled with lots of progression and micro-transaction shit, there's no need to make hard games when idiots will just keep buying stupid shit that's sold in the games, just give them an addictive hook. Both are about profit at the end of the day, but employ completely polar opposite strategies.

>> No.9009834

>>9007370
In Japan it is impossible to tell a male from a female without inspecting the genitals.

>> No.9009941

>>9007349
He enjoys the refined pleasure of a thick lady which I can stand behind.

>> No.9009957

>>9009406
>>9009781
Arcades managed to appeal to both casual and competitive gamers while phone games pretty much lean in all in the former, is how I'd describe it. Of course that went all out the window once console & PC gaming became juggernauts.

>> No.9010062

>>9007369
You weren't even alive back then. Arcades always had faggy games like DDR, and yes you dumbass, girls played it (also homosexuals). Girls also liked ticket games like skeeball and and those light catcher shits. Next time shut the fuck up before larping you cocksucker incel

>> No.9010081 [DELETED] 

>>9007370
i've noticed that betas tend to like sweets and ice cream a lot more than chads. you can also tell a cuck by whether or not his wife drives more than he does when they're together.

>> No.9010093

it's also why women are prone to getting fat. they don't exercise or do physical activity like men do and they have a much stronger sweet tooth. seriously i've lost count of how many times i've seen normal fit dudes with a wife/girlfriend who is an absolute blob.

>> No.9010095

>>9010093
architects in training

>> No.9010112 [DELETED] 

>>9010081
After about 16-17 I lost most of my taste for sugar. It's really a child's thing to be addicted to sweets. My mom got me some kind of sugary dessert/cake thing as an Easter gift this year and she complained it went stale and I didn't eat it. I said "but I don't even like this stuff."

>> No.9010482

>>9007369
>Why yes, I've never been to Japan and have never interacted with massive swaths of female Japanese gamers, how did you know?

>> No.9010487 [DELETED] 

>>9010112
I like sweets and I have three grandkids and a career that requires me to bow to no one. Please, tell me more about how "manly" your choice in food makes you. I'm very interested in hearing how your personal values and legacy are defined by the things you prefer to eat.

>> No.9010923 [DELETED] 

>>9010487
>has three grandkids, doesnt mention number of his own children
>probably has daughters
>ended up on /vr/ typing like a redditor faggot at who knows how old
id say the metric is accurate

>> No.9010925 [DELETED] 

>>9010923
>still seething 3 hours later
lmao

>> No.9010936 [DELETED] 

>>9010925
>still has daughters because he couldnt give his wife an orgasm
lol, lmao even

>> No.9010941 [DELETED] 

>>9010936
>couldn’t give wife an orgasm
>she uses a vibrator during sex
>????
>female babby is formed

>> No.9010946 [DELETED] 

>>9010941
pretty much yeah

>> No.9010983

>>9007349
guys who eat sweets or let their wife drive the car more than they do are closet faggots and almost always end up having daughters if they somehow manage to bust in a pussy at all.

>> No.9011037

>>9010923
>>9010936
what kind of a-b testing for new mental illness on /vr/ is this

>> No.9011068

>>9007369
I'm happy you triggered the following faggots with the truth:
>>9007381
>>9009406
>>9010062
>>9010482

>> No.9011073
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9011073

>>9010093
Are you fat?

>> No.9011074

>>9011037
t. sweet eating homogay

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9011334

>>9007349

>> No.9012952

>>9007349
Iwatani's an amazing game designer. Not just Pac-Man, you know how many games have a mechanic inspired by Libble Rabble? A fucking surprising amount.

>> No.9015117 [DELETED] 

bump

>> No.9015120

>>9009834
Not for a Japanese person, retard. This shouldn’t have to be explained.

>> No.9016951

>>9007369
Clearly you aren't aware of Pac-Man's success.

>> No.9016962
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9016962

>>9009834
Sounds like heaven...

>> No.9017372

>>9010983
ask me how i know you're an amerilard from a single parent household

>> No.9017424

Iwatani? Your mom told me Iwatandeez nuts

>> No.9017531

>>9009834
Hey now, they’re capable of growing facial hair unlike the Koreans.

>> No.9017547

>>9016962
ywn

>> No.9017551

>>9007369
Thread derailed and turned to shit with one reply. Impressive.

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9017556

>>9011068

>> No.9017559

>>9017551
Welcome to 4chan. Make a thread about women in any capacity and it'll be seething incels from the very first reply.

>> No.9017564

>>9011073
Can’t believe people are still reposting that insufferable faggot’s comics.

>> No.9017584
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9017584

>>9016951
And guess who the best Pac-Man players are? That's right: men.

>> No.9017586

itawani, that game won't sell
hire me as a marketing researcher

>> No.9017659

>>9017559
>incels
and insufferable faggots who keep parroting this shit. Next up: cope, seethe, or whatever.

>> No.9018094

>>9017584
Men, but not Billy.

>> No.9018893

I love eating, bros

>> No.9019558

>>9007349
Is he the one responsible for the influx of casuals?

>> No.9019602

>>9017547
Thank God lol, the thought is repulsive... Though I don't mind turning failed males into princesses.