no we r not core gamers, cuz da internet said you need to play games wit blood and gutz with trillions of pixels to be a core gaymer >_>

well last night saw a walktrough of a guy playing the new tomb raider and he couldnt solve one simple puzzle probably he never played zelda

Yes because the core franchises like Mario etc are more challenging (not because the game cheats like on many other games)/smarter than most games .

(Multiplayer has nothing to do with the game being a challenge or not. I never died in Call of Duty Modern Warfare but I constantly die in Super Mario games. And just because most other games give you an online community where its easy to find challenging players for competitive gameplay doesnt make the game a challenge itself. I can always find a person who is better anything even in farting or spitting or whatever.)

Mario is a hardcore title (because it was back in the 80s and its not plausible to change that when the games dont change much)

Call of Duty is a mainstream title. It has a multiplayer component that allows for challenging matches but here the challenge comes from other people not from the game itself. I can alwas try to get more points or have a better speedrun than another person in Mario games))

They play "core" games so...yes. Obviously, in fact.

Not with complete accuracy, no, but a safe estimate would be in the 95-99% range. After all, Call of Duty sold about a million copies.

Here's how I see it:-

Casual - Plays every so often. Interested in games which are easy to pick up and play. Think mobile and party games that can be enjoyed with family and friends.

Core - Plays more (advanced) games. The; Tomb Raiders, Halo's, Call of Duty's, Assassins Creed's, Zelda's etc.

Hardcore - People who spend hours upon hours on a particular game. Think World of Warcraft or Call of Duty players who rack up days/weeks of play time.

a gamer is a gamer, a casual is a casual but a gamer can be a casual as a casual can be gamer that casually plays games.

I am a nintendo casual gamer. I like my games but only play them casually

Niche DS RPGs, I suppose. But as I said, I know what you meant. I felt you could've used a qualifier that automatically precluded Wii U, though.

The ones on vgchartz seem to be more businessmen than gamers

Considering they are fans of the gaming company that is actually a gaming company and a multimedia mega corporation, I'd say yes :P