Has Nintendo Lost the Hardcore Gamer? article by IGN

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yushire said:

It seem the world of "hardcore gamers" if you can call it are crumbling. Seem the blue ocean almost washed the hardcores away that theyre too desperate right now. Thank goodness Im in the new world right now if you can call it its over IGN, Ninty won. Dont convince more gamers to agree with your opinon, the "so called" hardcore gamers are fastly diminishing right now. Just review the game by the Wii for what it is and not just bitching and whining because it didnt passed your standards. YES, Wii play and Wii Fit outsold or will outsold Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 or even Killzone 2 and COD 4 PS360 versions DEAL WITH IT.

I really really hope the "Ninty" as you describe it doesn't win... EVER. It would be a shame if all the FPS, TPS etc. in the world were replaced by the WiiFits and Wiiplays. Nothing wrong with spending your time palying those once in a while but I can'timagine anyone spending 15 hours a day (as some people who play COD and Halo do) playing those and not being bored to tears... Thank God your winning world is nothing like what's really going on.

OT:

If by "losing the hardcore" means that developers now have more incentive to get the next minigame collection out for hte Wii instead of the next "No more heroes" then, yes.

If a developer has the resources to produce that 1 Wii game, why would they choose to incorporate a complex story and steep learning curve?