That's not true
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...iggers-sexual-desire-pt-2-what-s-erotic-women
Or if you want a secondary source
https://www.rwa.org/page/romance-industry-statistics
Or you can take the "poster books" of the last generation, and do note the translation into many different languages/cultures as unsurprisingly women in different corners of the world may seek after the same fantasy stimulation. Just as games are translated into many different languages, and porn, heck it doesn't even matter what language is spoken (briefly) in it. The
whole world can be watching the same video.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fifty-shades-grey-sales-hit-683852
They simply cater for many women who to the irony in this topic often get brushed aside/not listened to because they do not conform to certain opinions. Opinions/sources that often show that women do and can enjoy taking part in sexualisation/sexual fantasy, but due to some of what that psychology today link I posted states it may manifest in a different way than men, on average. Look at the poll above, 84% female bias for romance novels. Over 90% in the first link. Compare and contrast that to how some genres in gaming are heavily male dominated
https://quanticfoundry.com/2017/01/19/female-gamers-by-genre/
And the above is based on looking at what male/female interests are IN the actual game
https://quanticfoundry.com/2016/12/15/primary-motivations/
Unsurprisingly, a lot more is going on under the surface to influence what the sexes may, on average, seek out in video games. You can't just
cook the books to try and hit 50/50 as some target of equality. This is a hobby, and like other hobbies, sometimes there can be a predominant difference between the sexes. Not necessarily for a nefarious reason. I mean look at sports games
Is anyone really panicking about trying to get that 2% higher? That more female gamers
need to be playing FIFA and Madden? Could it be that HIGHLY competitive games like that, as per men having competition lead the way primarily in their motivation, ends up favouring a sports game? Worth thinking about.
A difference with gaming though as I mentioned earlier in this topic is more female gamers are trying to get into games, and play games. Yes, even some of the genres stacked 60~70%+ in favour of males above. With romance novels I seriously doubt many men at all are even trying to get into them. It's just not much of a cross-over interest, largely because they aren't visually stimulating. This is why we do see more female gamers asking for diversity and more opportunity, which is indeed healthy. Understanding why things happen though, such as why if 80~90% male developers are creating content it's going to largely cater to themselves, should be somewhat enlightening when backed up with science/reasoning. As I'll say below though, sometimes knowing why, on a deeper level, doesn't seem to be what some truly want. It's much easier just to try and reinforce your already made up opinion/belief with soundbites and sassy one-liners to expain what is undoubtedly a more complex reality.
This is why debate happens in such topics as this, as when people start throwing around pretty serious accusations and/or believing their worldview is 100% representative of the larger world, it can cause others to challenge them. It's not necessarily personal, it's challenging opinions/representation of
facts. Or summed up in one word, debate.
Everyone wants a debate, until a debate gets tricky/hits close to home/really challenges you, then it's not as comfortable or fun. Easier to just state anyone not sharing my opinion is my enemy/one of those in the other camp. It should be fun though, we exist to have our innermost feelings and beliefs constantly under
threat to make sure we're always learning and growing.
Thanks for the response, I presume some wouldn't feel comfortable speaking as openly. As I mentioned earlier I think to try to get some wider scope research done into some of the questions I asked you would be interesting. A poll of a few hundred, if not thousands, would be enlightening. I don't have the ability or financial backing to do that properly, a survey on surveymonkey or something isn't as robust as a proper MSM gaming outlet or gaming stats think-tank doing it. Maybe I'll ask politely if Kotaku (Jason even) or if anywhere else would consider trying to do a well-thought out piece, with polling, of what male gamers are looking for in games when it comes to sexual stimulation (purely visual vs all the other considerations). My guess hypothesis is as I said earlier, as games routinely last 10~40+ hours, actually liking the character may well play a bigger role than some think, alongside their breasts, butt and tight clothing. Many love 2B and Bayonetta, but besides being sexy they are well fleshed out and pretty bad ass characters. Quiet, as much as she's the most polarizing of all, is still a bad ass character, from the point of view she's totally overpowered. Both in gameplay and through story-telling. I still think her story is pretty garbage, as is much of the storytelling in MGS5, but I can be honest and accept that she is a powerful character. People often state they want this kind of feedback, to try and explain why, but sometimes when it appears it may be more multi-faceted/complicated than "asshole disrespectful sexist male gamers" some aren't
as interested in deeply exploring the hows and whys.
I'm not surprised you stacked things in order of
importance at the end, as it's pretty "normal" that many while they enjoy fantasy, and all the craziness it can display due to dealing with make-believe, it still doesn't top real intimacy/real life. Even if real life isn't about having sex on top of a flying dragon in a world made of candy like something from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. When it comes down to it real life isn't just visual stimulation, it's touch and feelings sensitivity too. Feelings, something that I'm trying to propose can play more of a role in fantasy in games, if it can be proven male gamers do appreciate a fun/enjoyable/friendly character.... with the big breasts. At the end of the day, for most of us, the real "wish" is to find a partner we are best friends with... shocker, love. Most relationships that exist purely based on cosmetics/looks, often end up incredibly depressing/empty after any
hooneymoon period. Couples that don't get along as friends either don't manage to stay together long-term, or they make each others lives miserable. Ironically, you do not have any of that issue with fantasy, as if it's either romance novels, or video games, or even porn, whoever is in it exists to satisfy and pleasure you without any of the baggage of real life. As you said though, while that may be stimulating to some extent, like a sex doll would be a subservient sex toy, you can't beat everything real life brings along with intimacy, friendship, feelings and of course not many people are going to stack masturbating/imiginary sex above actual sex.