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Boys don't like playing Electronic Arts' dancing and karaoke game, Boogie . That must be the case, because the press release for the next game in the franchise, Boogie Superstar , only talks about girls, and how much girls will love the game and the experience it will provide girls, all while completely avoiding any mention of boys or anything gender neutral for that matter. In fact, the press release uses the word a total of nine times. So, if you're of the male persuasion, you have no reason for reading any further through this article.

Now that we've got that out of the way, Electronic Arts' Casual Entertainment Label announced the next installment of the Boogie franchise today, Boogie Superstar . The game will be launching exclusively for Wii and “provides girls the ultimate gaming experience: to sing and dance their way to superstardom!” (no we didn't make any of that up). Boogie Superstar features over 40 songs made famous by artists like Rihanna, Fegie, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears and more. Oh, yeah, there are a couple of male led bands and male performers in there too, like Maroon 5, Good Charlotte and Kanye West. EA will also be adding on another 30 songs for the international versions of the game, giving players from around the world the chance to perform songs from their own local artists, like Melissa M (France), Monrose (Germany), Finley (Italy) and Fito y Fitipaldis (Spain).

Of course, girls won't just be playing along with the game, they'll be its stars. “Girls will have a blast belting their favourite tunes” and performing real dance moves. The game also include multiplayer for two or four players, in which “girls can play with their friends “ sing and dance with their friends of against them in fun competitions that show-off their singing and dancing talent!”

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Boogie SuperStar promotes self-expression, creativity and empowerment for girls worldwide,” said Robert Nashak, VP of Casual Studios for EA Casual Entertainment. “We have created a game where girls don’t just observe someone else’s rise to fame, they experience it themselves, singing and dancing their way through a world most girls only dream about.” As you can clearly see, even Robert Nashak says this game is for girls only. He uses the word girls three times in his own, rather short, quote. He apparently also feels that girls have self-expression, creativity and empowerment issues and that this game will solve them.

Boogie Superstar will be releasing exclusively for Wii this October in North America and Europe, and in Asia in the following months. The game will cost $59.99 USD/CAD, will come with a microphone included and has not yet been rated.