Most hardcore Nintendo franchises

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Onyxmeth said:

Why when people use the word "hardcore" for games against the Wii, Wii fans balk that there is no "hardcore" or "casual", just "upstream" and "downstream", but suddenly when asked in regards to the Wii games themselves there's suddenly a hardcore? What the hell is a hardcore game anyways? Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Smash Bros. and Star Fox, among most others are cakewalks. I would give it up for Advance Wars, Fire Emblem and F-Zero because those games can be rather difficult at times, especially Fire Emblem if you decide you want to keep all your comrades and will accept nothing less.

 

 Hardcore doesn't necessarily mean difficult. To me it means that a game will require a lot of your attention and time, will immerse you, and won't necessarily attract the 'cazualz'. That's how I see it. To me, hardcore=a game not many people would play (erm, the casualz), or has a following from people who have played games for years.

A game doesn't have to be hard to be 'hardcore.' But most have some challenge.