Shovelware List by Gender

Boys

Girls

Ambiguous

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is.

Quite a few that you've listed under the genders are fairly unisex, and the sims, and sonic are definitely not shovelware, and theres allot of kids games in there that aren't shovelware either.

Harvest Moon?
Really?

The amusing thing here is that I was the one who added most of these games ^^
Also most of these games are not really shuffle ware but games aimed at kids.

You lost me at Harvest Moon.  They are hardcore games and very complex for casuals to play.  I understand shovelware to be cookie cutter games made cheaply.  Harvest Moon is not that.  Bah, nonsense I say!

I guess what this really shows is how subjective the term really is.

k what? i dont get the point of this

58 Marvel titles
42 Dragon Ball Z titles
39 DC titles
24 Naruto titles
26 Harvest Moon titles
4 Cooking Mama titles
The Sonic franchise
Dance Dance Revolution
The Sims

Interesting list. Can't say that I'm surprised, considering that there are many parents out there that may not be all that interested in video games themselves, but buy them for their children.  In other words, I echo what others are saying above.

I agree that the Harvest Moon games shouldn't be included in that list (even if they are a million variations of the same game), since they are too complex to be thrown together like shovelware.

"JackiJinx said:

58 Marvel titles
42 Dragon Ball Z titles
39 DC titles
24 Naruto titles
26 Harvest Moon titles
4 Cooking Mama titles
The Sonic franchise
Dance Dance Revolution
The Sims

None of these are shovelware. You could find some instances in franchises where yes, shovelware was produced... but no, in general, these are not."

Yeah what everyone's said, but nice effort, and despite the mistakes it shows it's not just girls that get the sh... er, that phrase sounds wrong in this case. It's not just girl games that suck, boy games can suck equally well :P

"I stopped with Harvest Moon, but I agree entirely.  I would NEVER buy a Dragonball game (yuck), but clearly they are usually good games with good production values - not shovelware.  Shovelware is those Billy the Wizard type games."

I always felt Harvest Moon was for both genders... if it's not... then maybe I should stop playing them.

Disagree with The Sims.  It is far from being shovelware.

I equal shovelware with crap games, so a lot of the games listed don't belong there like people have mentioned.

Wait, how is marvel shovelware? While yes, there is tons there, but what about X-Men Legends, Marvel Ultimate alliance, and Marvel vs. Capcom?
And the Xbox 360 naruto games are definately not, neithe ris the ps3 one.

Ah, here I was thinking games didn't have gender. 

"I always felt Harvest Moon was for both genders... if it's not... then maybe I should stop playing them."

"I guess what this really shows is how subjective the term really is."

A lot of those aren't shovelware... shovelware is a game that is basically unplayable and probably took a week for the team to make.

I don't understand how you chose many of these franchises as being "shovelware". If Harvest Moon is shovelware for girls, why don't you ass Dynasty Warriors and shovelware for guys? "Shovelware" doesn't mean a series that a developer/publisher milks with many releases etc...

Bahaha. The hornets, they're out of the nest.

The Sims...shovelware? Whaaa?

Sims and Sonic not shovelware. Otherwise nice :P

"Sims and Sonic not shovelware. Otherwise nice :P"

No u

I think you have a misguided idea of what shovelware is. Just because it's based off of an existing franchise (e.g. Totally Spies) does not mean it's shovelware. You are on the right track with "Petz" and "Ener-G" titles, though.

Shovelware is in the eye of the beholder.  One man's shovelware could be another man's quality title.  I mean, somebody here must have enjoyed Ninjabread Man.  Anybody?

Anybody?

Alright, maybe not Ninjabread Man.

The Nancy Drew PC and DS games are clearly aimed at girls and women. I've only actually played one of those games--a DS game--and it was not very good. I can't speak for Nancy Drew games on the whole, though.

"Disagree with The Sims.  It is far from being shovelware."

"Shovelware is in the eye of the beholder.  One man's shovelware could be another man's quality title.  I mean, somebody here must have enjoyed Ninjabread Man.  Anybody?

Anybody?

Alright, maybe not Ninjabread Man."

Very nice guys, I love the reactions that I received.

I think that I will stand by my list for now despite the compelling arguments here. To address the reason I put the whole franchise for Harvest Moon down, let me just lay down how I feel about the series. Yes, I love it. Yes, I've played quite a number from the series, Yes, I think good things about it. But no one can deny how incredibly similar all of them play out. Sure, there are tweaks in each of them that are just enough for me to pick up the next in the series. Different graphics? Totally there! Ostrich riding? YES! Ultimately though, it's the same old same old stuff. Over and over again. Nothing really new. So I'm keeping it. And under girls? Hell yes! I'm certain there's a good portion of guys that play the game, but the dating sim aspect especially? That's most certainly geared towards the feminines in the world.

I already explained my use of the whole franchises for Marvel and DC. Perhaps I'll amend the GOOD titles from the franchises out of there sometime, but that would also require me understanding the quality of all the games in the series. As is, I do not. I do know that a good chunk of them can not be, and so I leave it as is for the time being. My pen-ultimate list shall continue on!

. And under girls? Hell yes! I'm certain there's a good portion of guys that play the game, but the dating sim aspect especially? That's most certainly geared towards the feminines in the world.

"JackiJinx said:

. And under girls? Hell yes! I'm certain there's a good portion of guys that play the game, but the dating sim aspect especially? That's most certainly geared towards the feminines in the world.

No?"

Harvest Moon rocks, is for guys as much as it is for girls, and remains true to its core gameplay to please the loyal fans more than anything. Spin-offs do more changes to the formula. I look forward to Rune Factory Frontier for the Wii, blending Harvest Moon goodness with action JRPG goodness seems to be the perfect match. And yes, I'd bet there are far more dating sim-type games for males than there are for girls, as most of them are an excuse for soft-core porn, though there are people who enjoy the actual "gameplay" also and that's why you see non-porn versions in games like Harvest Moon and other series.

As for Marvel, you could have made it a broad comic-book based entry. Maybe then it'd seem more natural to lump all of them together instead of bothering to exclude the good games which have lesser numbers. I think Marvel games in particular have more good games than shovelware though. But maybe not, it's not like I research shovelware much, I might have just forgotten of most of it. Capcom's fighters are all grand (xmen vs, marvel vs, etc) as were the gameboy advance spiderman platformers and the action RPG games on the home systems.

Can an argument be made for the Dynasty Warriors franchise?

"Very nice guys, I love the reactions that I received.

I think that I will stand by my list for now despite the compelling arguments here. To address the reason I put the whole franchise for Harvest Moon down, let me just lay down how I feel about the series. Yes, I love it. Yes, I've played quite a number from the series, Yes, I think good things about it. But no one can deny how incredibly similar all of them play out. Sure, there are tweaks in each of them that are just enough for me to pick up the next in the series. Different graphics? Totally there! Ostrich riding? YES! Ultimately though, it's the same old same old stuff. Over and over again. Nothing really new. So I'm keeping it. And under girls? Hell yes! I'm certain there's a good portion of guys that play the game, but the dating sim aspect especially? That's most certainly geared towards the feminines in the world"