Malstrom rants about the hardcore - completely misses the point.

[DMeisterJ]

I just tried to read the article and remembered why I don't like this guy.

He talks too damn much.

For some reason, he feels the need to go on and on and on, abut this whole "Hardcore vs. Casual" thing in definite terms when that doesn't exist. What about "hardcore" gamers that own a Wii? Where does that put me? Apparently I'm hardcore cause I like nice graphics, and shooting things, but I also love me some Mario kart Wii?

The problem with him, aside from him not understanding how to make a point without writing five or ten pages (I'll get to that later) is that he talks about people in absolute terms, and not applied to the real world. For some reason, a gamer must be hardcore if he thought that MS or Sony won E3, or he must be hardcore if he likes sci-fi books rather than cooking (another anomaly, I love cooking and cooking books). Things like that show what a close-minded individual he is, and why no one should ever take him seriously. There's nothing wrong with the amount of Nintendo love he has, but the amount of disdain he has for people who aren't into the Wii and what he relegates them to (Sci-fi lovers, PS360 owners, and "hardcore" gamers) and how he makes them seem is wholly incorrect, and flat-out wrong.

And to touch on the length of the article, he really needs to shorten it up. The length of that article would be fine if it was a chapter in a book or something, but as a blog entry or whatever, the length is daunting. He needs to be able to summarize what he needs to say in much shorter fashion. It shows how bad of a writer he is that he can't be succinct and to the point. As a writer you should be able to engage the audience quickly, and keep their attention, not drag out conversations and dialog, and ideas for paragraphs and pages on end.