I would like to define a casual game as one that largely mainly attracts the purchase of the casual audience. If it attracts the purchase of a core audience, then the degree will affect its category. If it's to a very small degree, then it is still casual. If not, then it is not a casual game.
I would like to define a core game as one that largely mainly attracts the purchase of the core audience. If it attracts the purchase of a casual audience, then the degree will affect its category. If it's to a very small degree, then it is still core. If not, then it is not a core game.
If a game attracts both casual and core consumers, then depending on the game, it will have a different nametag (see table below).
I would like to go a step further and offer two categories of gamers.
E: Everybody. Moms, girls, boys, young men, older men, women, people of all ages that share one thing in common: they're not big on Gory, Violence and Sexually explicit themes.
M: Mature. Generally adult men, specifically adult men who like Gore, Violence and sexually explicit themes.
EM: Everyone and their dogs. Either the sum of both Es and Ms, or people who are just in both situations.
| Game | Categories | Quality | Sales | Diablo-style name XD |
| Mario (2D platformers) | ECore+ECasual | A | 25M | Blazing Seller for everyone |
| Mario (3D platformers) | EMCore+ECasual | AA | 10M | Core-ish Masterpiece for everyone |
| Zelda | EMCore+ECasual | AAA | 10M | Core-ish Masterpiece for everyone |
| Halo | EMCore+EMCasual | AAA | 10M | Masterpiece for everyone and their dog |
| Grand Theft Auto | MCore+MCasual | AA | 20M | Mature Smash Hit |
| Call of Duty | EMCore+MCasual | A | 25M | Core-ish Mature Blazing Viral Hit |
| Mario Kart | EMCore+ECasual | AA | 30M | Core-ish casual Godly Viral Hit for Everyone |
| Madden | EMCore+EMCasual | A- | 5M | Ongoing Hit for everyone and thir dog |
| Uncharted | EMCore | AAA | 5M | Core Hot Seller |
| Street Fighter | EMCore | AA | 3.5M | Core Hot game |
| Final Fantasy | EMCore+EMCasual | AAA | 8M | Masterpiece for everyone and their dog |
| Monster Hunter | EMCore | AA | 5M | Core Hot Seller for everyone and their dog |
| Smash Bros. | EMCore+EMCasual | AA | 11M | Super Hot Seller for everyone and their dog |
| Guitar Hero/Rock Band | EMCore+EMCasual | A | 12M | Super Hot Viral Hit for everyone and their dog |
| Gears of War | EMCore+MCasual | AA | 6M | Core-ish Mature Hot Seller |
