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curl-6 on 20 December 2014
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Hiku said:
curl-6 said:
Hiku said:

Very impressive from a numbers perspective.
As a non-casual gamer though, it doesn't speak much of it's quality of games for me when Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, and Just Dance 2 are on the list.

I'm not exactly a "casual" gamer, and I'd say Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, and Wii Fit Plus are quality games. They achieve what they set out to do in a polished, accessible, and enjoyable manner. I still pay Resort to this day, it's one of the best games of 2009 in my book.

No doubt they may be well polished and achieve what they set out to do. I'm just not convinced that that is something that's appealing to most core gamers to spend money on. Quality may have actually been the wrong word. A game can be simplistic but still a good quality game. But if it is simplistic enough, I may not want to shell out money for it. Monopoly is a quality board game. But I wouldn't buy the videogame version. And seeing it sell 10m units would not make me any more interested in finding out if it is interesting after all, when I know the majority of it's fans are people who are interested in different types of games than myself.  Meanwhile, if I see a "core" game sell 10m+, I'll more likely look into reviews for it and see if it's anything for me. Unless it's alled Call of Duty. (There are exceptions too, obviously.)

"Core" and "casual" aren't as clearly defined as is commonly held, I reckon. For example, I consider myself a core gamer, and I play games like Monster Hunter Tri that are very beginner-unfriendly, but I'll also break out Wii Sports Resort and have a ball with the motion-controlled kendo. A lot of people enjoy both "core" and "casual" experiences.