I've discovered that Pokemon is a Hardcore Game, therefore Pokemon Haters must be Casual Gamers (and a few Mid-core).

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RolStoppable said:

Player2 said:

Immortal said:
That definition is nonsense.
Any game rated above T/12 is hardcore and any game rated below is casual (i.e. for kiddies and soccer moms). Games rated T/12 vary in hardcoreness. With some evident exceptions, this definition always works. Pokemon is not one of these exceptions; it is evidently for kiddies.

Should I trust a forum user instead of the Wikipedia then? Notice that by your definition Civilization, Gran Turismo and Minecraft (for example) are for soccer moms.

Let's look into the opposite direction. Name five M-rated games that are casual.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Halo 3

I just took these from the best-sellers list. There are only so many dedicated video game enthusiasts out there. The vast majority of people who purchased these games are only marginally interested in video games.

By the way, I think there are no such things as casual and hardcore games. Someone can play Angry Birds for 8 hours every day, and someone can play Halo 3 on multiplayer an hour every week with a couple of friends.