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how do black, Latino, and white tastes differ?
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This is an offshoot of the Japan vs America tastes topic. Throughout the years, I've seen countless posts about Japanese vs "Western" games or gamer preferences, but I've never seen posts that talk about America's different ethnic groups, and what different tastes in games they have. As many of you know, America is one of the most diverse countries in the world, with about 30% of the country made up of non-whites, and many of those people speaking a language besides English as a primary language. Many of America's major cities are "majority minority" too (Houston, LA, New York).
So how do black, Latino, and white tastes differ when it comes to video games? Are they pretty much the same or very different? Most blacks vote Democrat, and most famous black leaders in history have been socialist or communist (WEB Dubois, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.) Support for the Iraq war (before it was launched) was a mere 25% amongst black Americans. Meanwhile, most whites vote Republican and support for the war was at 75%. Different tastes in TV, film, literature, and music are well known, too. I don't know much data on Latino Americans, but last I heard it was about 50/50 when it came to Republican vs Democrat support from Latinos.
And a poll during the Katrina New Orleans event showed that about 5% of black Americans approved of President George W. Bush, much lower than white and Latino support for the President. Knowing this, do you think blacks are more or less likely to play "patriotic" video games such as the Tom Clancy games?
Most of us cannot name any black or Latino video game developers, either, although we can probably eventually think of some TV/film/literature/music created by blacks and Latinos.
And American Blacks have the highest crime rates in the industrialized world. Does this make a black guy more or less likely to play a game that "glorifies" crime, such as Grand Theft Auto or Saint's Row?
So how do black, Latino, and white tastes differ when it comes to video games? Are they pretty much the same or very different? Most blacks vote Democrat, and most famous black leaders in history have been socialist or communist (WEB Dubois, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.) Support for the Iraq war (before it was launched) was a mere 25% amongst black Americans. Meanwhile, most whites vote Republican and support for the war was at 75%. Different tastes in TV, film, literature, and music are well known, too. I don't know much data on Latino Americans, but last I heard it was about 50/50 when it came to Republican vs Democrat support from Latinos.
And a poll during the Katrina New Orleans event showed that about 5% of black Americans approved of President George W. Bush, much lower than white and Latino support for the President. Knowing this, do you think blacks are more or less likely to play "patriotic" video games such as the Tom Clancy games?
Most of us cannot name any black or Latino video game developers, either, although we can probably eventually think of some TV/film/literature/music created by blacks and Latinos.
And American Blacks have the highest crime rates in the industrialized world. Does this make a black guy more or less likely to play a game that "glorifies" crime, such as Grand Theft Auto or Saint's Row?
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I mean, it's not like they're going to see any sales from these demographics.
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Without hard data I see this thread dying in a wreck of fiery anecdotes and racial undertones
lol:P
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No, I don't imagine that games are developed with specific racial demographics in mind, or that a person's race will necessarily have anything to do with what kind of games they play. I mean, everybody plays Madden, everybody plays Grand Theft Auto.
you are telling me
they translate my video games into mexican and african
Anyway, I'm a middle-of-the-road 3rd generation American hispanic (yes holy shit a latino on these boards gb2mexico, etc.), and I don't see how my taste differs from any one else's. Metal Gear, Bioshock, Halo, Prime, IIDX...
I don't see why I'm supposed to like certain games because of my background.
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With the exception of a few, I don't think I've ever seen a game specifically targeted to Latinos or blacks. It just isn't as profitable as pandering to a general American or Asian audience I guess.
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Samba de Amigo? Thats the best I can come up with.
Even though the other thread was about nationalities instead of races.
This thread just screams joke thread. I spent the last few minutes looking up any studies/research on it, and there doesn't seem to be much that is:
A. From a reliable source.
B. Easy to find.
Now, im not saying there are no games directed at certain Large groups of people, mainly why some games never get ported out of thier original country - but then that is also up to popularity of the game when it first is made. If a game is released in Japan lets say, and has little to none popularity, im assuming they arnt going to port it over to NA.
Or I could be just be talking out of my ass. In reality, I don't care.
Nationality does not equal race. There's a pretty fundamental difference.
Fucking disgusting. Way to go guys.
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this isn't difficult
when you say something about the tastes of an entire race,
that is racism
In other news, a new study shows that black people buy the same type of games as white people.
Even if you have numbers to back you up?
I mean, If I say the Japanese are crazy about Dragon Quest, does this make me a racist?
that is... a generalization.
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Chinese people like Chinese food.
OH SNAP
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(Also this thread is either dumb, racist, or a thinly veiled troll attempt, so it's locked)