| RolStoppable said: There's a myth that Wii owners don't buy a lot of games because so many of them are "casual". The reality is that the Wii's attach rate is fine compared to other popular consoles, going by NPD, Media Create and VGC numbers. But I think the attach rate could be higher, if it weren't for a certain group of gamers. No, I am not talking about the people who are deemed as "casuals". Hardcore gamers are the ones who are responsible for an attach rate which is lower than it could be. Take a look at this thread: How many Wii games do you own? ... Now these are all people who think of themself that they are hardcore gamers (if I am wrong, please say so and I'll remove your quote from this post). The number of games they own is below the current attach rate of the Wii. Conclusion: As you can see, hardcore gamers prevent the Wii from having a higher attach rate than it could have. The plural of anecdote is data.
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The problem isn't that the gamers are casual. This 'problem' you're pointing out about hardcore gamers are because the games themselves are casual. They're a series of mini-games that are created simply to show off the Wiimote technology for the most part. Hardcore gamers (myself included - 33k gamerscore, I'd consider that fairly hardcore) are looking for something different than the Wii offers. I own a Wii. I also only own 2 games for it - one of them bought simply for the 2nd controller. Absolutely nothing else has interested me on that console... The only reason I'm keeping mine now is for when my not-yet-two-year-old daughter is old enough. Wii games will appeal just fine to her. Maybe playing along with her will actually make me think these games are fun. But if I'm on my couch ready to game, I grab for the 360 controller over the Wii controller every single time.
