Has Nintendo Lost the Hardcore Gamer? article by IGN

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KichiVerde said:
I think everyone is missing the point of this thread. There should be two things everyone here needs to ask themselves:

1. Do you consider yourself a hardcore gamer and why?

2. If so, are you satisfied with the Wii and why?

In my case my answers are:

1. Yes, because Ive been playing games nonstop for over 20 years

2. No, because the Wii is lacking in too many areas.

It is that simple

 

1. No, because I've been playing nonstop for over 20 years, and gaming was becoming boring and repetitive to me.

2. Yes, because it made gaming fresh and new to me again.

 

I understand "hardcore gamer" to the person that is still satisfied with the traditional gaming. In that way Nintendo did not appeal to the hardcore gamer. But Nintendo didn't abandoned the Core gamer either, they are satisfying traditional gamers that were getting bored of videogames, and at the same time they are satisfying new gamers.