Monday 19 August 2013

Where Are All The Girls in Disney Infinity?

My almost 6 year old daughter really struggled with her character selection when we picked up Disney Infinity. Of course we knew Rapunzel was announced for released but didn't launch with the game, so she wanted someone to play with now. Of the 17 characters that launched with the game, only 3 of them are female.

Holly Shiftwell from Cars
Mrs. Incedible/Elastigirl from The Incredibles
Violet from The Incredibles

That means from the 5 series that released with the game, you can only play as a girl in 2. Not a great concept for a princess loving little girl. They really dropped the ball not releasing anything that could be marketed towards the princess crowd at launch. At least we'll be getting Jessie from Toy Story in October.

Who else could have they added?

Cars
Sally Carrera - Although at least Cars already has one female.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Elizabeth Swann - although maybe they couldn't use Keira Knightley's likeness? She's done voice acting in games before though.

Angelica - no more an antagonist then her father, Barbosa, who's in the game already. Again though, it could be a likeness use issue for the actor.

Monsters University
Dr. Abigail Hardscrabble - although she may not completely fit with the story of pranks in the Monsters University playset, could be a strong female character. There are already other characters who don't quite match their stories anyway.

Celia Mae - she wasn't in Monsters University but a picture of her was. Why not put a younger version of her in the game? It doesn't follow the movie's story anyway.

The Incredibles
The whole family is there (Except Jack Jack) so this is perfect!

The Lone Ranger
Rebecca Reid - not a lot of options in this movie!

Yes,  the above series are all male focused, but that's no excuse to provide no female options to gamers. Men are still the majority of the market but that is changing quickly, especially among younger gamers. It seems silly to make us wait months for even one princess option.

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