Core gamers and magazines/sites hyping NSMB Wii worries me

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Snesboy said:

I like Bacon said:

yushire said:
 Its not for core gamers

That is sooo full of fail right there. Why can't it be for both? NSMBW is supposedly the hardest 2D Mario besides the the japanese version of SMB2. The game is definitely for core gamers IMO.

Saying Mario isn't for hardcore gamers is like saying Ridge Racer is a game your mom can play.

Not quite.  Like most Nintendo games, Mario is a game anyone can enjoy.  In other words, its a game made for 'all audiences', not just a 'casual' or 'hardcore' audience.

Ridge Racer is not the polar opposite of Mario, as it targets a very specific market (simulation racing fans).  There really isn't any polar opposite to Mario because it hits nearly every age group and is popular with nearly everyone.