Linky: http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/07/12/ign-dislikes-mysims-seems-to-have-never-played-animal-crossing/

IGN dislikes MySims, seems to have never played Animal Crossing

Posted Jul 12th 2007 5:30PM by Alisha Karabinus

Maybe it's us. Maybe we're the ones who just don't get it. But the last time we checked, lots of Nintendo fans enjoy cuteness (hi2u, Kirby!) and the look of Miis, and it doesn't mean we magically became casual gamers overnight. However, to hear IGN tell it, a fondness for anything cute obviously means it's family-friendly ... which these days, seems to be code for "non-hardcore." IGN confirms that theory when, at the bottom of their latest MySims preview -- which is as devoid of actual content as they claim the game to be -- they say, "This isn't likely to be a game that appeals to hardcore gamers, but families will probably enjoy some innocent fun in a creative environment that will provide some interesting challenges and problem solving."

Did we maybe miss a memo about how games can't be fun? Because we like to think of ourselves as pretty hardcore -- we like to sweat and toil and swear our way through hours and hours of gaming of all types -- but we also like to have fun. If MySims is fun, how is it somehow only okay for families and not "real" gamers? The preview doesn't deny the fun factor. And there's no age limit on being a hardcore gamer. So what gives?

We can only guess that the folks at IGN have never heard of a little game called Animal Crossing ... or maybe they just assume that only children want to beat up Tom Nook when he starts asking for his mortgage payments. After all, seems that MySims is pretty much Animal Crossing that trades the animals in for more building elements, and nothing in their preview contradicts that image ... except their idea that "hardcore gamers" won't like it. Personally, we're looking forward to giving it a try. The building elements of The Sims were always fun, and perhaps this new spin will make the actual gameplay more engaging.

It seems the confusion about what "hardcore" means spread everywhere... 

b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bullshit

Blue,

When will your kiddie hate for a better game system finally end. At Blue10?

no blue9

I prefer the denotation 'core gamer' rather than 'hardcore gamer.'  It describes the demographic that enjoy the widest set of games and will game on a very regular basis (several days every week).

Hurry up then, so we can move along.

Yeah I think it would be a good idea to create third group, be it core gamer or purist or something like that.

A year ago after E3 IGN did a hands on with the Wii and several of the people who tried it out said that "Nintendo has designed Sony's next controller" and "The Wii couldn't compete with the PS3" ...

Like most game journalists they are out of touch with the mainstream ...

i don't get it, i consider myself a "core" gamer but ive never liked the sims but im actualy looking forward to this game and my g/f who is a long time sims fan is kind of shocked that i am... it just seems fun and thats why i play games be it a 7 hour raid in wow or a quick game of wii sports

I had an earleir post in which i explained that i beleive how the hardcore name for gamers had practically been ruined by the casual gamers of the previous generations. this is the link to the thread (http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=4277&start=0#end). It was locked due to the fact that the mode had misinterprested the title to be the point i was making, probably my fault though, should have called it something else.  check it out.