phisheep on 10 March 2009
@brainslug:
I don't subscribe to the notion that so-called casuals buy fewer games than the hardcore do - or at least to the idea that this has any noticeable impact on game sales and attach rates.
Sure, there appears to be a sharp divide between those of us who amass games at an alarming rate and those who anecdotally stick to Singstar, Wii Sports and Wii Fit. But the numbers don't lie, and the Wii has at least as good a sales rate as the other two. Which suggests there are far more people than we imagine in the middle ground between the two.
It is also possible that the hardcore with lots of games are far more likely to rent or buy used, which would depress their market impact.
