More games to put girls in their place

by Candace Savino { Feb 19th 2008 at 1:30PM }

In case all the Ubisoft games that end with a "z" weren't enough for you, Nobilis has announced releases for both My Baby Girl and My Baby Boy in June. The games will probably be the same, only one will involve raising (and possibly birthing) a girl in an atmosphere of pink things, while the other will feature a boy and a blue theme.

Perhaps the most unsettling facet of these games is Nobilis's marketing and the compulsive use of sonograms. Not only did we see one in the press release, which announced that the games would "birth" soon, but there's also a Flash sonogram on the games' official website. Dealing with children isn't our forte, so forgive us if we're wrong, but don't things like this just bring up uncomfortable questions with parents?

We suppose it could be worse, though; the games could be called My Baby Girlz and My Baby Boyz, after all.

[Via press release]

Tags: my-baby-boy, my-baby-girl, nobilis, sim, sonogram

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brello @ Feb 19th 2008 1:43PM

So much for the stork. Thanks a lot, Nobilis! May as well take out Santa and the Easter Bunny as well.

AnOffday @ Feb 19th 2008 2:22PM

This sucks. My favorite handheld is slowly being turned into a 5 year old's toy. More and more of these types of games are coming out, and less and less of games for actual gamers are being released. And when they actually are released, it doesn't matter because there is no room for them on the shelf with baby and Petz games polluting the game section.

M.C. @ Feb 19th 2008 2:43PM

Take a deep breath. Everything will be ok.

Roto13 @ Feb 19th 2008 2:37PM

Great headline. xP

RupeeClock @ Feb 19th 2008 2:56PM

It would be mighty fine if I could take a drill to that boxart.

Jhongerkong @ Feb 19th 2008 3:54PM

That headline is pretty much the same one Kotaku had when Ubi released Imagine: Babyz.

JKAntwon @ Feb 19th 2008 5:10PM

Well I think my wife and daughter would actually like this game. We are having a baby, and they watch those shows about having a baby and are really excited (me too) about our little one to come. The idea of a game really excites them. granted some of these "girly" games I think are pretty lame, but "different strokes for different folks."
Because of the Wii, and DS developers are starting to think outside the box. Granted I don't like most of these games, but obviously people do, so the fact that they are not your cup of tea, they are for some.