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S.T.A.G.E. on 17 November 2009
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Kenryoku_Maxis said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

You're kind of blind if you think all these games have the same gameplay style. This is a mix of FPS, Action/Adventure, TPS, WRPG, JRPG, Action RPG's and more. I respect Nintendo and anyone here knows that, but they marketed the Wii to only one demographic and that is casuals. The hardcore have to take what  they can get on that system. The majority of the hardcore titles are on the HD Twins.

Seriously, can we stop using the words 'hardcore' and 'casual'?  Nintendo isn't marketing to 'casuals'.  That was a word made up by the same people who tried to use the word 'hardcore' to elevate the games they like from other games.

Nintendo tries to target their games to 'everyone', not 'casuals'.  Games like Metroid, Mario and Zelda are not 'casual', they're for 'all ages'.  Likewise, games like GTA, God of War and MGS are not 'hardcore'.  They're mearly games targeted towards certain groups.  Using the blanket term of 'hardcore' doesn't even work because not everyone who likes MGS likes God of War.


Casual= people who don't generally play videogames or don't care enough to get better because how complicated console and controllers have become.


The Wii was created with families in mind, so they had to add the casual element and it worked. They marketed the Wii as an easy to use system to escape everyday life. You can enjoy it with your friends and family. They broke the casual market  because of this. Sony has been trying for this market and has never been able to reach them despite stellar sales  in the past.