This thread has become quite heated. No-one can deny that Nintendo originally salvaged videogames, that much is fact. Regarding the "casual gamer issue", didnt we all start off as casual gamers? Nobody starts off as a hardcore gamer, introducing people to the market is the first step towards hardcore gamer and the majority of us on here have sat through nearly 15+ years of gaming if not more. I consider myself to be a hardcore gamer, i own a Wii and a 360. Basically, more casual gamers is not a bad thing, you think the majority of PS2 owners were hardcore gamers? God no, if that was the case, then why would crap movie tie-in licensed products top the charts yearly.
Last generation, my mother asked me when i would grow up and stop playing consoles, this generation she has one at home with her and my father. I dont have any further points about the thread only that i agree the industry was/is in decline. Gaming needs to become mainstream now to last. The poster who compared it to the music industry got it spot on when he talked about his "Britney Spears Theory". An increase in casual gamers doesnt mean the end of hardcore titles (despite what you think Legend) it means more flexiblity to make those. Rather than developing one game that can make or break the company, designers are allowed to be more original and expressive with their creations because they have other games out there that will generate a profit for certain.
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