Nintendo defence thread

[DanneSandin]

RolStoppable said:

DanneSandin said:

Thanks for taking your time and explaining all this, but I think I'll stick with the term "fun game" :P But I much prefer YOUR explanation of "core" and "casual"/"expanded audience" because it makes sense within the context of gaming.

I added a small edit to my previous post.

But yes, in the end it's all about games that are fun to play or, to use a better term, entertaining to play ("fun" may not be what everyone wants from a game, but "entertainment" certainly should be). The segregation of games is usually used to declare the superiority of one kind over another, that's why the whole "hardcore" vs. "casual" debate hasn't made any notable progress in five years.

Yeah, that's a much better word! :D I just grow so weary of this whole debate between fan boys that won't see reason (I'm NOT calling ps3-sales for a fan boy; I'm speaking generally here). It's all so tiresome with people calling games for core, casual and whatnot.

Thing is, that in certain contexts "core" is such a good term. I just started playing Darksiders, and I can see how people think it's "core" - the only other word that springs to mind is "mature". I don't like either of them!! But it's such a simple way to describe a game. But most of all, it's entertaining ;)