| greenmedic88 said: Not to sound cynical, but the main difference between the core and non-core gamer is spending habits, which are presumably directly linked to playing habits. Core gamers simply spend more of their disposable income on gaming, as it tends to be one of their favorite, if not their absolute favorite form of entertainment. There are very few individuals who will buy significantly more games than they are capable of playing, barring those working in the R&D sector of the industry who frequently buy any notable titles on any platform as a measuring guage for their own works in progress. The pile of games to be demo'ed can add up pretty fast. |
I don't know if that you can categorize core and non-gamer with spending habits either. My brother in law is certainly a casual gamer (if one exists). And this year he bought 2x guitar hero ($180) to get a second guitar. He bought dance dance revolution and a second matt ($90). He plans on buying Rock Band when it comes out ($170) + $60 guitarand Wiifit when it comes out ($90) and purchased smarty pants ($50) and Mario Kart ($50). He also purchased Big Brain Acedemy ($50) and Wii Play ($50). The only really core game I would say is Mario Kart, yet I would have trouble spending that much on games ($700). And I know he bought 0 games last year. Unless your saying he flipped from a non-gamer to a gamer in the current year.
LOL, it seems all I do is buy games I'm not capable of playing. I have a three games that are still sealed, one of the from over a year ago. Stupid work doesn't quite allow me to game as much as I had.
