I found this article from here. Seems like good and well written article. I'd suggest of getting a Wii for both of you to enjoy.

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If you want to turn your lady friend into a gaming fan, here’s some advice from Xbox Live community manager Christa Phillips: Don’t be a jerk.

Sounds obvious enough, but the statement earned knowing laughs and enthusiastic applause from the standing-room-only crowd gathered for the “How to Get Your Girlfriend Into Gaming” panel at the Penny Arcade gaming convention in Seattle recently.

Seems some of you game-playing gents like to throw the controller, use four-letter words and ignore company when you’re immersed in a video game. And that’s just no way to convince your sweetie to forego date night for a little co-op “Castle Crashers.” “The game becomes the enemy, like sports,” said Phillips.

The five girl-gamer panelists had other advice for the audience of 100-plus: Don’t impose your favorite game on your gal pal. “Girlfriends may not be into ‘Halo,’ but they might like something else, so don’t force ‘Halo’ on them and expect them to love gaming,” said Cori Roberts, editor of Gameinatrix.com.

Davin Loh, a freelance writer from Chicago, has been down that road. His girlfriend played “Halo” for five minutes and got dizzy. He came to the panel to get tips on how to get her into games other than “Rock Band” and “Elite Beat Agents.”

(It’s worth noting that said girlfriend, Aleen Lee, trucked across the country to attend PAX — and the panel — with her beau.) She countered that she’s not opposed to gaming at all — she’s just busy with her job as an attorney. “When I do have free time, I don’t want to be blowing things up,” she said.

There’s definitely more to games than blowing things up, said panel participants. Your wife may not want to score headshots in “Gears of War,” but she might dig playing “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Licensed properties such as “Harry Potter” or “Spider-Man” may earn an eye-roll from the hard-core gaming crowd, but “name recognition can hook people,” said panelist Jane Pinckard, editor of GameGirlAdvance.

Here’s another idea: Play co-op. Many games have a cooperative mode, where you and a buddy can tackle missions as a duo. Or if that’s still too intimidating, have your girlfriend sit with you and watch while you game. Heck, you can even ask her to be your wingman, said Phillips.

“Ask her to help you spot snipers,” she said. “Chicks like flattery. If she feels like she’s helping, then you’re making it a positive experience.”

So, what are some other good games for noobs? Internet casual games — which are popular with the female set — are a great entrée into the video-game world. Some are just online versions of offline games, such as poker and Sudoku, and still others are variations of well-known themes, such as match games and hidden-object puzzles.

And, of course, everyone gave props to Nintendo for making gaming more inclusive. Heck, Carrie Underwood has a pink DS, right? And the Wii made being a gamer as easy as operating a TV remote.

But plenty of audience members — who lined up to ask advice as though the panel were a live-action “Loveline” session — wanted to know how to turn their Wii-fan woman into a harder-core gamer. And another common lament: My girl games, but won’t identify herself as a gamer. How do I get her to cop to it?

Good luck, said the panelists. Until recently, the vast majority of gamers were young boys, and games were considered toys. There’s still a stigma attached to gaming — and that’s not going to change overnight.

But Nicole Tanner, moderator of the panel and PR director at game company Foundation 9, said the gamer label isn’t important. “Playing the game is what counts, not identifying as a gamer.”

By Kristin Kalning
Games editor
MSNBC
© 2008 MSNBC Interactive

This post has been edited by magdalene2008: Sep 5 2008, 12:05 PM

call me weird,but i'd prefer if she doesnt play games.
last thing i need is to buy 2 copies of the same game just cause she wants to play it too

Hmm..personal preferences then. I'd rather have a boyfriend who enjoys playing games. Playing Wii together is such a turn on for me.

Wii together !!

This post has been edited by munak991: Sep 5 2008, 03:15 PM

Wow turn on... lol
Yeah, i Agree that wii is the solution!

Hey, don't look down on females okay.. We are gamers as well, and not just lipstick and discounts hunting..

If my girlfriend likes gaming, who's going to do the housechores? lolz...

i do respect female gamers...... cause my girlfriend also a PS3 gamers.....keep on gaming

This post has been edited by GamersFamilia: Sep 5 2008, 03:44 PM

I have 3 gal friends who are addicted to Halo 3 on Xbox Live...so I dont think the point about 'forcing Halo onto them' is applicable in my case, lol

Unfortunately, lot of gals doesnt think like you do.
THey rather had a much sensative boyfren.

I wonder on the other hand, does a guy really like the girl to be as addicted as they are in gaming, especially when you got own so badly in a competitive games. I say a girls (girlfren i believe) own her bf in a dota games, and end up quarreling so hard in the cybercafe.

Talkin about modern gamer lovers lol

my girlfriend dont play game

now that i'm single again, the next time i'm gonna look for gf, i'll make sure she plays game too.

hmm.. never played Wii with a girl before. only ps2 and NDSL. must try that...

Guys have problems with ego. But this is understandable. If you have a girlfriend that beat you in Mario or something, I don't think you'd tell about it to your male friends. That's normal.

But fighting because of it, is purely childlish. I can say "bye bye' before you can even say "Mario is not human! He's a plumber! Wargh!"

Wait till your girlfriend beats your ass in SC4/VF5/Tekken 5 10-0 with one eye closed.

Any childish idiot would get angry.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 5 2008, 04:31 PM

Well, i had a friend that got so addicted to Locco Rocco on psp she took my psp home.....

get her a nintendo DSL. lol. I still can't appreciate my bf's obsession with Monster Hunter, Halo and recently, Oblivion but I suppose I understand his gaming obsession because I'm hooked on Animal Crossing myself and this creates a lot of compromise. I very seldom fidget over the fact that he spends so many hours a day gaming. Lol. Plus, having consoles means he's staying home and if he goes on PSP, at least I have my NDSL to bring along.

Girls who game (even if it's cooking mama) are easier to buy presents for in a guy's book. My bf would have 101 reasons not to buy me jewelry but doesn't double think when it comes to buying game-related stuff. Seems more "worth it" to him.

I still feel like an outsider when it comes to CC gaming though. Previously I got hooked on CS but then I got bored.

OK...that wasn't supposed to happen like that.. Pity you, anyway.


Looking at a guy's VERY surprise face when we give them that OMG-how-long-will-this-game-come-out-argh game as a present... is priceless. Now that's my #1 reason to get a gaming bf (rather than the boring, 'Shall we go watch duck fights tonight?")

ROFL!!!

now i know why my gamer female friends look for gamer dudes instead for some jock.

funny this topic is here today , just last night me and my wife had some fun with lego star wars on ps3. everytime she uses the light saber to hack down a poor lego character , she giggles. not until we are in a stage that needs jumping on platforms ... the giggling stops.... and the conversation change to " macam mana nk lompat ni " " lompat je la lompat je la" " amik step dulu , lepas tu hujung2 tu lompat la tekan x tekan x " LOL

Awww...now wasn't that nice! I'm glad both of you having fun.
Oh ya, reminding her to prepare for dinner is another thing.. Goodluck on that.