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Wii is the "best date machine"

by rawmeatcowboy
07 November 2007
GN 1.0 / 2.0

MSN Dating and Personals has up a pretty interesting article. In a piece that was written for women, a group of panelists sit down to discuss the characteristics of a person that owns the Wii, 360, or PS3. Yes…they really did define us by our consoles. The board of panelists includes…

* Carl Arinoldo, Long Island, NY-based psychologist
* Ed Magnin, chairman, Game & Simulation Programming, DeVry University’s Dallas Metro campus
* Ted Owen, CEO, GGL, an online gaming network in Santa Monica, CA
* Shane Satterfield, editor-in-chief, Santa Monica-based GameTrailers.com, an online gaming site

Here are some of the characteristics they believe a Wii owner has…

Owen: That he is selfish about his passion, but he knows the Wii is acceptable because of its social interaction functionality. He is smart enough to find a way to continue to game and not scare his date away.

Magnin: Wii says he’s a fun guy. The Wii-mote will force him to get up off the couch and actually get a little exercise while he’s playing. Of all of the consoles, the Wii is probably the best date machine, as a lot more of the games appeal to both sexes. Challenge him to a game of tennis or bowling.

Satterfield: This guy is not the typical slack-jawed, bleary-eyed gamer who wants to sit on the couch staring blankly at the screen for hours on end. You can rest assured that this type of guy is smart with his money as the Wii is only $250 compared to $399 for the Xbox 360 and $599 for the PlayStation.

How do you feel about the classifications?! Huge thanks to Yoshifan for the heads up.

Full article here