Kotaku.com recently ran an article on one reason why boys may like games more than girls.

http://kotaku.com/352729/boys-brains-make-them-want-to-win

That article references this article.

http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2008/february/videobrain.htm

I have to say, it’s refreshing to see any kind of study that doesn’t seem to blame the ills of the world on videogames, but it’s a little redundant. I guess some people didn’t know that men enjoy conquering. We enjoy winning. Of course, women and men are both competitive, but men… they can get really passionate about some things. One of those things is videogames. I, personally, don’t like to be competitive, but I’ve seen lots of men get a little hot in the head over Halo, Super Smash Bros., or even Scrabulous. Guys get real happy playing these games. I’m looking forward to Mass Effect, once I get around to it. I don’t see that as much from girls. I don’t think they play for the same reasons. I play something from start to finish. I don’t like to start a game and never see the end of it. Anytime, I see any of my girl gamer friends playing, they are just passing the time. They don’t usually play the games with the cut scenes or the complicated control schemes. I see things like Animal Crossing or Brain Age. These are short sweet bursts of gaming to relax or wile away the time. Not like the 40 hour long endeavors of RPG Gamers or the night long stints in Halo Multiplayer. We want to win and we are willing to spend a long time to get there.

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