Feo Takahari
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Not really. Most of the video games she discusses are marketed toward boys. Boys typically want to play as male characters.
Statistically, games starring men make much more money than games starring women. However, statistically, games starring men have significantly larger marketing budgets. I'm not convinced that a significant number of men will actually avoid a game just because it stars a woman.
Come to think of it, Tomb Raider sells pretty well, doesn't it? And I've heard Bayonetta was a bestseller. I don't think that's necessarily because those series are more sexualized than, say, Beyond Good and Evil or The Longest Journey--it could just be because they were marketed more aggressively.
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