And that's what you have to do — you have to be able to see it to accept it and believe in it. When "NBA 2K" announced that WNBA players would be joining the game, it sparked a wave of misogyny from men who felt that 2K was wasting their time including the women's league. Many of them mocked the WNBA for being less popular than the men, asked why the WNBA didn't have its own game, and made demands for "realism" if men and women take the court together in the game they don't.
In reality, those misogynists hammered home why its important for women to be visible within professional sports and gaming, so that a new generation of basketball fans can be exposed to the WNBA and see them as professionals and stars in the same light as the NBA's top players. The creative team at 2K spent that time scanning the faces of WNBA players and going through the same complex motion capture process they use to animate the stars of the NBA. WNBA teams were only able to play exhibition games, in "NBA Live 19," and while players could make their own female players, they were relegated to 3-on-3 matchups with mixed-gender teams, rather than the being able to play in the WNBA exclusively.
In contrast, "NBA 2K20" offers a traditional "Season" mode for the WNBA based on the schedule of matchups, giving players an opportunity to play through a full game schedule with each team in the women's league. This encourages gamers to learn more about the WNBA and the individual players as they try to build the strongest team possible. WNBA games still lack some of the extra bells and whistles given to the NBA games in "2K20," like special introductions from Shaq or post-game highlights showing off the star of the game.
It would certainly be a big improvement to see female create-a-players join "NBA 2K21" too. And the game wouldn't only attract women. Most people don't watch every team play, but they know the name of the sixth man on the Chicago Bulls because he couldn't miss a 3-pointer when they played with him. A WNBA video game has the potential of leading kids to play as athletes they may have never known, and usher in a generation of new fans that can transform the league into the international powerhouse it has always had the potential of being.
By Keith Nelson Jr. So, I am fired up for NBA 2K20 because making an effort to include new audiences means people like me also have a new chance to learn what the fun is all about. Note: An earlier version of this post contained two screenshots of Facebook users commenting under their real names. These images have been replaced with those names blacked out. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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