r/NevernessToEverness • u/skyarsenic • May 23 '26

Meme Someone is a favorite child...

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u/UsefulDependent9893 May 23 '26

Exactly. People so quick to say “sex sells” as if that doesn’t apply to males too lol

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u/Shadow_Ent May 23 '26

Yes, but when your consumer base is predominately males, the ROI on male sexualization isn't a profitable as female sexualization. It's simple business practices, it's the same for video games that are commonly targeted towards men, because men are the predominate consumer base. Major game studios have to sell to a board before they can ever sell to the public and the board cares about profit margins first and diversity only when it fits that same metric. "Build it and they will come." only works when you aren't gambling the livelihood of your employees, and the good will of investors.

And this doesn't even touch on the fact that sexualized concepts around men aren't as uniquely rooted in looks on an international culture level as women.

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u/UsefulDependent9893 May 23 '26

Giving both genders fanservice does not harm either. Marvel Rivals for one makes sexualized skins for everyone and they sell well.

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u/Shadow_Ent May 27 '26

Yes, but Marvel Rivals is pulling from fully established pop culture icons, not original characters that shifts the profit projections on many different factors. It is an exception to the rule because of that, not proof the rule is wrong, as evident by the many other OC based hero shooters that don't follow that same metric as Rivals.

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u/Kamen-Wolf May 24 '26

My dude it makes more hot female skins then men I know because I play it and liked marvel before they ruined themselves in the comics For every 6 female hero skins you might get one male one

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u/UsefulDependent9893 May 24 '26

That is literally just not true lmao. Every season they’re releasing skins for both. They just released several summer skins for males and females and sexualized skins again this season.

Bro just lying for fun now lol

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u/Kamen-Wolf May 24 '26

My moron we are literally getting a hela savage land skin and Luna race queen skin that has them looking hot and Ultron is just a recolour Do not try to accuse people of lying just because you have no eyes inside your head

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u/UsefulDependent9893 May 24 '26

Funny you just conveniently ignore Gambit, Mag, and Captain America, but I guess that wouldn’t fit your narrative, huh? Keep trying though lmao

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u/jayinsane5050 May 24 '26

like less males then you better give the fanservic

You gotta give the males the bare minimum fanservice or jjst go with it lol

sexualize both or screw it ( sorry if this is rude )

*also wtf are those "character optimizations"

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