How "hardcore" were the N64 and Gamecube?

[RageBot]

Well, my rant is about the fact that pepole throw around the term "hardcore" all the time, the N64 wasn't hardcore, also the PS1 wasn't, nor the Xbox, GC, PS2, Wii, PS3 or 360.
Pepole misuse the term hardcore these days, how come that pepole who play Halo, Gran Turismo, GTA or Zelda considered "hardcore"? Pepole misuse this term all the time, pepole who "play" Wiifit or Wii sports aren't "casual gamers", they are non-gamers, as nintendo sees them, even they don't see themselves as "gamers", so why gamers look at them as "casual gamers"? I don't know.

I just don't understand why every single person who likes to play normal games is considered "hardcore", is every single person who likes Metallica considered a "hardcore metalhead"? Maybe by pepole who only listen to Metallica and/or pepole who don't listen to Metal music at all.

So about the topic - I don't consider the GC or N64 any more "casual" than the PS1 or PS2, because I don't think that the way a game looks has any effect on it's "casuality", I only look at the gameplay.
But a lot of "hardcore" pepole look more on the fluff, like realistic graphics and/or gore to determine what is a kiddie game, since in their opinion a game that appeal to kids as well is a kiddie game