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Linkzmax has a good answer. Zizzla_Rachet has it right.

Hardcore and causal are stupid terms and need to be abolished. They have an elitist undertone (casual=bad, hardcore=good).

Core is a good way to describe games. "This is a game core Nintendo users will love" means just what it says. The game will be loved by Nintendo fans.

Hardcore and casuals are new terms and were only made up in the last year to describe a split between older gamers (the core) and the new ones coming in due to Nintendo and more excessable PC games (expanded audience). It is just a wall built by the self proclaimed "hardcore." Casual, to me, was a term I used to describe people who were "gamers" (those who played games, but it was more of an identity) , but did not obsess over them. They may bust out an XBox for Halo or play Kingdom Hearts when they get a spare chance, but they did not have long outrageous gaming sessions. But now, I can't use this term because it means "retard gamer." It's just a nice way to call people stupid.