| MontanaHatchet said: Well, define casual gamer. Is a child a casual gamer, just because they don't buy Zelda? Are you saying that games for kids are not casual games? I read your post, just forgot Warioware. And are you saying that casual gamers haven't existed until now? If casual gamers are the "new audience", then why have accessible games sold so well in the past? Or are casual gamers simply a large group of gamers who have never been recognized until now and are just belonging to an incredibly stupid buzzword used by corporate drones? I think the real problem is defining "casual gamer". Honestly, is it possible that someone could purchase the occasional Madden, Mario Kart, or Mario Sports title and still be casual? Or would purchasing something other than Wii Play make them a hardcore gamer? |
bears repeating... people are confusing "casual" audience with "new audience". members of the casual audience, by and large, are those who don't spend a large amount of time on video games. members of the new audience, by and large, are intrigued by new genres of video games that puts more focus on social, educational and productive aspects.
because of the constant confusion of the term "casual", which has never been satisfactorily defined by ANYTHING, nobody ever agrees on what "casual" is. no, i don't think games for kids are "casual" game, and i particularly object to the pokemon games being a "casual" game.
good names are central to understanding ideas. unless one has in mind a consistent picture already, using the vague term "casual" will serve only to confuse. i'm heavily advocating "new audience" as the replacement term.
NEW AUDIENCE. unless somebody comes up with a better term.
the Wii is an epidemic.
