Matt Casamassina: Nintendo is Lazy!

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I've been playing games since the Atari 2600. I'm neither hardcore nor casual...I'm OLD SCHOOL. I guess many would find it surprising that I love the Wii more than any other console that's ever been released (with SuperNES coming a close 2nd).

From first party through third party, they're all good to me. Just this year for me it has been Punch Out!!, Madworld, NSMBWii, Muramasa, Metroid Prime Trilogy, The Conduit, Silent Hill:SM, plus the VC and Wiiware. I still give ample time to all the other games from past years too (Mario Galaxy, Brawl, No More Heroes, Okami, Twilight Princess). I don't think I would even have any more time for more games (although I better since Other M, Desperate Struggle, Red Steel 2, Galaxy 2, and Zelda Wii are all on the way).

I actually sold my 360 because I didn't have the time and honestly couldn't find that much that appealed to me outside of Halo3 and Netflix. But it's a case of "to each his own". I'm not sure why people get so argumentative about things that have no affect on them. I got rid of my 360 because I didn't use it. However, I don't feel the need to go bash it to everyone that enjoys it. I'm not offended that it has some sort of appeal to others. I don't loiter around Xbox forums to bash it at every opportunity that arises. This war of "casual" and "hardcore" sounds like hate speech most of the time... like it's back during the days when segregation was being challenged. Intolerance has no place where there is no harm.

I dunno know it's so hard to accept that some people prefer some things that are different than others. It's not a contest. Everybody acts like they are recruiting for some kind of war. "Either you're with us, or AGAINST us!". It's crazy.