Among the things that are most searched for on the net there are, in all probability, the advice and guides on how to pick up. Between those who say they are unassailable, those who argue that they are useless, and those who try because they have never been seen, the theme of how to do it with a person we like is among the most interesting of those related to the sphere of human relations. Without wanting to go into psychology, because this is definitely not the place to do it, we gamers and gamers have often found ourselves having a further difficulty in attempting the approach. Because in addition to having to be nice, beautiful, fit, always with the answer ready, you must also know how to be ready to answer the inevitable questions about your interests.
And if today the video game has certainly been cleared through customs, the fact remains that admitting in front of a boy or a girl that we hope can become our partner for the near future (be it a few minutes, now or year it makes no difference) to be passionate gaming is always a big risk. It can go well, or it can mean the total loss of interest on the part of our interlocutor, because despite the aforementioned customs clearance, video games are unlikely to be sexy towards a loving or sexual partner.
There is also a curious trend on the part of gamers that, for example, is not so ingrained in fans of cinema, music, photography or horseback riding: the burning desire to share your passion with your partner. This is normal for those who already share a moment of their life together, because it is right to find yourself wanting to be interested in what makes the other happy, perhaps discovering something new in turn. Then there are those who do it exclusively to please the other or the other, but this is also part of the game.
“Do you want to see my Trophy collection?”
Probably, having been considered in the past as marginalized because of our passion – which certainly happens even now, but in a perhaps less widespread percentage – we have developed the need to overcome this first, great, obstacle, with the conviction that it will be all downhill. Of course, there are myriads of different cases to deal with especially in a historical moment in which the video game, despite the back and forth of the political and ruling class, begins to be an accepted reality also in our country.
And not only that, because now the video game is also an opportunity to meet. We simply think of the stories of couples created in the online communities of the most popular titles, or simply of meeting opportunities such as trade fairs, small and large, which increasingly populate (or populate, before the health emergency) every year. Boot. But there is a generation, that of the writer and the closest ones, for which proving to be proud gamers during flirting was not exactly the best move to do.
There are also those who become passionate about video games. We said above that it is a common thing to try to discover the interests of your partner or life partner, and thanks also to the myriad of videogame experiences that are currently on the market there is always something that can be part of your non-gamer sweetheart. . Trivially interactive adventures which, thanks to their aesthetic and playful proximity to films, can be approached even by those who have never touched a controller in their life. Party games – products like the necklace Playlink of PlayStation 4 or the many hit and run games that can be on one Switch for example – and all those co-op experiences that don’t require the reflexes of a Korean teenager just out of a training period in a gaming house.
Once the barrier of “ah, do you like video games?”, Today we have many tricks up our sleeves to convince the suspicious partner that, if you want, it is wonderful to spend Saturday night in front of video games, together. Once they fall in love with us, then make them fall in love with a Life is Strange it’s child’s play (video).
And just as we were thinking about this topic, in the mailbox of Spaziogames a press release arrived with perfect timing to say the least: “Joystick: the dating site for gamers is online from today”. That is: Do gamers need a dating site just for them? Really?
Fall in love with video games, and with video games
“Joystick is a dating site for players who want to meet other players”, so he presents his new work David Minns, a veteran serial dating entrepreneur complete with awards and honors received for his work results.
And, if you are familiar with the various Meetic, Tinder and company, Joystick works exactly the same way. A profile is created, which is enriched with all kinds of information, including gaming platforms, video games and favorite genres. Then the algorithm will make you pick the profiles that suit you best from your preferences, and at that point you just have to start chatting.
The site has been online since 10 June and, also by virtue of the reasoning made above, we wanted to ask Minns for some curiosity about the portal. All this, we would like to underline it, on our personal initiative born from the desire to deepen the subject, without any commercial agreement between SpazioGames and the company that manages Joystick.
The thing that comes naturally to think is: wasn’t Tinder enough? In this sense David Minns tells us why he decided to create a dating site exclusively aimed at gamers:
“The advantage of a niche-oriented site is that it brings together people with a common interest. It makes conversation easier and creates a stronger sense of community. Survey data showed that 37% of gamers consider it very important that a potential partner shares their interest in video games. “
And bring them like Twitch, which bring together for the vast majority of gamers, are not really a hindrance because, according to Minns, a generalist platform is not very effective: “It can suit you, or you can bore an indefinite number of people with unsolicited advances”.
Joystick is currently made up of 76% men, 21% women, and 3% transgender. Like any videogame community – and in this case also linked to the sexual / sentimental sphere – in this case too men are the vast majority. We can confirm this, as anyone who works in videogame information, for example, with the access data to Spaziogames which substantially amount to the 80% male audience that also populates Joystick. For the future, says Minns, there will be a great deal of attention in marketing to make the portal attractive also to video gamers who, as confirmed by the sales and interest figures, are much more than the 21% populating the dating site.
Minns also reveals to us that there is already a part of Italian users registered with Joystick, and at the same time we asked how the match on the site actually works since, unlike other similar portals, you can immediately start contacting a partner without waiting that the other accepts the request. The idea, says the creator, is that anyone can “Have time to look at a profile and send a sentence to start the conversation”.
If you want to try Joystick, or just want to find out how it works, you can go to the portal to this address. At the moment registration is free as a launch offer, but for the foreseeable future Minns has revealed that the service will ideally cost around € 8 per month.
Love in the time of ray tracing
Can a portal like Joystick work? Honestly, we hope so. Not so much because we believe that only such a service is necessary to make the love life of a gamer lively, but an idea like this can certainly help those who have always had difficulties and express themselves at 360 degrees when it comes to approaching a person.
We also like to think of a whole flirtation made up of allusions, phrases, spicy jokes and gestures that are citations of videogame culture. “Do you want to go up to my castle?”, “Let’s have a battle royale”, “Tonight I’ll frag you”, and things like that.
But also leave to a game of Street Fighter, strictly in the best of five rounds, who decides where to go to dinner (or who takes the reins in the bedroom, if you feel like taking the risk), replace “Netflix & Chill” with “Xbox & Chill”, furnish your home in function of the action figures and collector’s edition to show off, or make a themed marriage proposal with the favorite video game of both.
If you have a sweetheart with whom to share your passion for video games, you can hurry to argue with them as soon as possible by challenging them a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as in any self-respecting couple!
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