Damn you! I just imagined that and it seems even more awesome now. LOL Get DDR!

^_^ that's the dream!

Fifa/Cod/Madden sell extremely high every year. Average gamers make up the most.

Without them Hardcore gamers wouldn't be able to have the type of games we love.

Pretty obvious, so it's not really even an opinion. It's a fact. However, core gamers are still often needed, because gaming costs money, especially before prices come down, and core gamers are the ones willing to invest money when others aren't (yet).

To be a hardcore gamer you musy be able to play all games.

I have...

PS4
X1
WiiU
3DS
Vita
And soon, Switch

With that in mind, there are people that clock waaaaay more time than me. So it is really hard to label anything outside of smartphone gaming being casual.

I see what you are trying to do and yes, most gamers will not know about specs nor comparisons between systems. This is why the Switch has so much potential if priced right, even at just under X1's power. People will see a system that can be used at home and on the go with a unified library and will want it. Plain and simple.

However the real deciding factor will be price and advertising...specs will have little to do with it really.

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I would say the average console gamer isnt really "hardcore" either.

A hardcore gamer is someone who keeps up on gaming news, spends alot of time/money on gaming as its one of their favorite hobbies.

Today's casual gamer is someone who doesnt keep up on gaming news, doesnt spend alot of time/money on games and moalty does as a time waster or when they are bored.

The average gamer falls somewhere in the middle.

That's quite a radical and controvertial opinion you have there.

I think casuals are people who don't play a lot.

I think classifying people into three groups makes sense. Though I think mobile gamers and handheld gamers are different than console gamers.

Speaking of console gamers specifically this is how I think it breaks down.

Casuals: People who don't play very much, they own an Xbox or playstation but don't they probably buy less than 5 games a year and those games are mostly games like Madden, COD, GTA, ect. They don't put a ton of time into gaming and don't really know much about their system beyond the fact that it plays games and Netflix.

Average gamer: Plays the same games as the casual player plus a few heavily advertised "core" franchises. Halo, Assassins Creed, Uncharted, ect. May check places like IGN from time to time and follow news of their favorite franchises. Plays games pretty regularly and considers gaming to be a consistent hobby.

Hardcore gamer: Actively seeks out new games beyond ones they just see ads for. Considers gaming to be a major part of their life and can carry a conversation about gaming as a medium.

I don't think someone not knowing or caring about hardware specs makes them less of a gamer.