Nudity in Games

Nudity in games brings up many questions. Would it sell more video games or would it be kept out of the hands of children to name a few. But the most overlooked question I think is, is it necessary? Would nudity in games make a positive contribution to games? Recently on a site which I refuse to give any publicity to there was an article saying that since most gamers are guys in their 20s that nudity should be included in games. There are so many things wrong with that statement. First being that the statistics given are very generalized, completely guessed, and probably not true. I’m sure a good chunk of gamers are in their 20s, but if it were the majority there wouldn’t be giant sections devoted to video games in Toys R’ Us. I’d guess that there are more gamers who aren’t perverted than in their 20s. The second thing wrong with that statement is the complete disregard to morals and respect to women. The third thing wrong with that statement is, (as stated at the beginning of the article) does it make a positive contribution to the game. Without going into detail I can say no and if you need the reasons explained then you’re an idiot.

But for those idiots out there, here are the reasons explained. Who has seriously taken their Halo game or Call of Duty game and said “Man, I wish this had naked ladies in it!” (I wish I had a sound clip of Brian Regan saying that.) If you have ever thought anything like that, anyone would classify you as sick and perverted. The article I mentioned suggesting the addition of this feature into games stated it would “add realism” to games. Because we all know that there are naked girls wherever there’s a gun fight or a knight battling a dragon… Wow… But then they gave the example of if there was a Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 level that took place in a strip club, they could have naked chicks in there doing pole dances and whatnot. That makes total sense! If guys with AK-47s run in looking for terrorists I wouldn’t expect the strippers to try to run away, I’d expect them to keep doing whatever they were doing. They probably wouldn’t have left when they found out terrorists where there either… Just plain stupid…

So if you’re still not convinced that nudity wouldn’t add realism to a game or that it still should be in games, here’s even more reason why you’re wrong. You play video games to game, not to see naked ladies. (As sad as it is,) there are already naked and scantily clad women on TV, billboards, magazines, the internet, restaurants, and pretty much anywhere else. Do you need it in your games too? Come on, seriously. If you want that stuff to be in the game wouldn’t that mean you wouldn’t be paying attention to the actual game?

So if after all the common sense- I mean evidence I have shared with you, you still aren’t convinced- if the ethical and logical reasons I have provided aren’t computing with your mind clouded with disgusting thoughts, here is a reason that any gamer, regardless of what he thinks on the issue based on already stated facts, should be able to agree on why nudity should stay out of games; We already have enough trouble and annoyances coming from stupid lawyers, attorneys, politicians, and “news” reporters saying games are evil and should be banned from the universe. We’ve all seen the uproar made over the hot coffee incidence in GTA:SA and even the commotion (mostly over assumptions and misunderstandings) made over the tiny bit of sexual content in Mass Effect. If we make nudity in games a common thing, (regardless of how needless, pointless, stupid, and immature it is,) will give something very strong for these people to use against us to take away what we love and cherish so much. No, not naked women, but video games.