Pristine20 said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
theshonen8899 said:
Nintendo is not young gamers, it's casual gamers. Young, old, in between, anyone who enjoys Wii Sports more than Call of Duty. Unfortunately for Nintendo, these people generally do not purchase as many games, they usually only buy a few fitness, party, or kids games. This is especially troublesome now that Nintendo is selling both the 3DS and the Wii U at a loss, meaning they get even less profit than they did from the DS/Wii. This is also why Nintendo is trying so hard to cater to hardcore gamers while also trying to keep the casuals. It's a delicate balance. |
Pretty much everything about this statement is false. Nintendo gamers are a mix of intense fans, core gamers and casual people. Call of Duty is about as casual a game as there is. I know countless people that play no games except some COD and NHL...very casual. Wii has a very similar attach rate to PS3, so Nintendo system owners buy as many games. 3DS is not selling at a loss. WiiU may not even be selling at a loss now with the falling yen. "Even less profit" implies that DS/Wii were somehow not particularily profitable which is a joke...during the peak of those systems Nintendo made more in one year than most of the rest of the industry combined.
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The difference between "core" and casual IMO is how based on how well informed said "gamer" is not necessarily what games they play IMO. I agree with you that people who only play COD and/or sports games are casuals.
The easiest way to tell is to look at their video game collection. If they only have stuff that's been heavily advertised on TV for long periods (COD, Sports titles, GTA, some nintendo titles, etc), they're probably casual. If they have something like "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner" in there or any RPG in general (this is due to the time investment usually required to play these along with various nuances i.e they are not just pick up and play), they're probably core gamers.
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That would be my view on core/casual as well.
