Id make a strong case SMK is not hardcore at all. Thats a pick up and play party game for the whole family imo. It doesnt matter what nintendo offers for the "typical" gamer of the past, those days are over, the Playstation and xbox came in and swept the "typical" gamer off their feet for the last 2 generation and nintendo was left in the dust, nintendo evolved and theyre making a shitload of money because of it, they are tapping the untapped incredibly casual market while still clinging to a bit of the hardcore nintendo devotees. Nintendo isn going to be offereing "hardcore" games anymore, by this time next year youll see a small handful but nintendo will be raking in money from people who have been left out ofthe videogame circle for 12 years.








