Zero999 said:
the term hardcore gamer means gamer who likes games that demand skill and dedication. the nintendo audience certainly fits that while players of fps multiplayer are quite far from that definition.
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That hasn't always been true. Back in the 80s or 90s "hardcore" and "casual" had totally different meanings when it came to gaming. "Hardcore" merely meant that gaming was something you spent a lot of time doing, where as a "casual gamer" was someone who only played games once in awhile. There was a period of time in the early 2000s when I just didn't have the time or money to invest in gaming as much, and my interest just kind of dropped off a bit in that GC/PS2 generation, where I actually considered myself more of a "casual gamer", because I didn't play as much as I used to as a kid or teen. And that was years before this new definition of "casual gamer" popped up with the advent or the DS and Wii.
To me, personally, the new definitions are rather silly. There is nothing all that "hardcore" about preferring games that are harder, and someone shouldn't be labeled "casual" inferring that they're not a "real gamer". That's a childish mentality, to me.