Gamespot: Is handheld gaming doomed?

[outlawauron]

TruckOSaurus said:

Andrespetmonkey said:

TruckOSaurus said:

Casual games selling well on portable devices isn't something new. The DS was the same.

Top 5 DS games:

New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendogs (Casual)
Mario Kart DS
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Casual)
Pokémon Diamond / Pearl

Top 5 3DS games:

Super Mario 3D Land
Mario Kart 7
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Nintendogs + cats (Casual)
Monster Hunter 3G

What are the 2 other casual games you had in mind?

I would definitely call Mario Kart a casual game. Has the same mass appeal as something like Wii sports and is super accessible. Zelda is a re-release, Monster Hunter is only popular in one region and SM3DL isn't exactly "hardcore", but I guess it's not casual either so I'll give you that.

The other game I had in mind was Brain Training. My deepest apologies. 

And be fair, I did say Nintendo could be an exception. (bolded)

Okay, I'm afraid we don't agree on the definition of a casual game since I'd never put Mario Kart in the casual column.

Nor do you have mine as all of the above are casual outside of MonHun and even then, it's a huge strecth to not consider that a casual game.