This is an open letter to Sega Toys Co. Ltd., the company who produces Bakugan. (Aside to Jamila: Bakugan is a game and a cartoon series similar to Pokemon, but with figurines that fold up into spheres and pop open on magnetized cards.)
Dear Chairman Suzuki,
My son Noah loves Bakugan, both the television series and the toys. So we recently decided to purchase the videogame.
One of the things I like about the television series is that there are both boys and girls who are action heroes -- humans and aliens. And there are male and female Bakugan. I applaud your egalitarian programming, and it was one of the things that made me comfortable purchasing the Wii game.
This is what don't understand.
In the videogame, you can create your own Bakugan Brawler, choosing hair, eyes, clothing, even shoes! Why can't you make your character a girl?
Obviously your game is oriented towards little boys. I understand that. But to not even make it an option, well, I feel badly for any little girls whose brothers are Bakugan obsessed. My daughter is too young to actually play the game, but she watches her brother, and it won't be long before she can play too.
I'll certainly do more homework before I buy any more games from your company.









Recent Comments