Can We Stop Saying Hardcore and Casual? (An Article from Gamervision) - Page 2 - NintendoPals.net Nintendo Friend Codes Forum

Redmage · 11-02-2009, 11:00 PM

Sure. But it's all a numbers game. I think too many people have picked up the phrases "hardcore gamer" and "casual gamer" for it too be stopped now. We are majorly outnumbered.

Xander · 11-03-2009, 12:26 AM

Doesn't matter. This "hardcore/casual" thing is just a marketing thing. People who use the phrases are basically tools and for me, there is no giving up. Keep proclaiming in the streets the message of gaming unity, and eventually, people will start to understand.

Now, I'm not saying that there isn't a "core" gamer and a casual gamer. But I know that those terms aren't applied to the game you play, just how you play each game.

nelo · 11-03-2009, 03:58 AM

people who think there hardcore gamers i.e people who play WOW no that does not make you a hardcore gamer just cause u pay it 24/7

Atamagahen · 11-03-2009, 04:16 AM

To me, Gamer=Gamer. That simple, why put in all these different types, and complicate it even more?

True_Blue · 11-03-2009, 08:37 AM

the casual /hardcore thing is annoying just because i take something not to serious i am labeled casual all that is needed and wanted to do is get all the fun experience from a game atleast i thought that was the idea for the men that created video games for us all not to just separate each other off. i tell my friends what my avi says everytime they have something to say when i am playing LBP

Wario Ware Inc. · 11-03-2009, 09:19 AM

I agree 100% with you, Wii is commonly referred to as the child consol (or old person) just because it doesnt have the online copetitive nature of the 360. I know this because i played cod4 and WaW online and i hear what people say about this very topic. I bet if the wii had a friend code system like the 360 50% of the people who say "hardcore" wouldn't. besides that if you can press some buttons faster or in a better combination that doesnt make you "hardcore" it simply means you have better hand cordination and reations to the game. Wii is not a child consol it mearly reflects and stays (thank god) on the classics and even pulls over its classic relatives such as mega man and sonic and such for those who love the good old days of gaming. If people want to belittle people for liking the classics over the newest "realistic graphics" then just let them and go play a great round of kart or SSB

vVv Rapture · 11-03-2009, 09:41 AM

I do think there is some sort of deviation between what would be classified as Hardcore and what would be classified as Casual. Many of you seem to have it based on the competitive quality of the game, when that isn't necessarily true.

For example, let's take Call of Duty 4. I would say Call of Duty 4 is a hardcore game. There isn't anything casual about it. That doesn't mean that all players who play CoD4 are hardcore players, nor does it mean that if you don't play it you are a casual gamer.

Super Mario Galaxy, on the other hand, may be considered hardcore because it is different from the party games and the like that defines the casual market.

Whether or not you are a competitive gamer or not doesn't mean the game you play necessarily is. I think there is a deviation between them, whether or not it matters. It really doesn't matter, but it still exists.

Lord Gamington · 11-03-2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Xander

Doesn't matter. This "hardcore/casual" thing is just a marketing thing.

Very good point Xander.
I think most of this is in people's head!
And thats where developers want that to be! It's ego you see, (pride for you who don't know what that means.. ) Not many people want to say that they are just a "casual gamer" saying that "Dudee... I'm a totaly hardcore gamers man.. I like play games a tonnnn man... I'm hardcore." Sounds better than "Yeah, I'm just a casual gamer" Pride sells. Especially in gaming.

Its what people have as an image of themselves. They want to seem tough by playing games alot and being good at them... (Some of you SSBB'ers...) so "HARDCORE!!!one!!" Sounds good.
But its all in your head.

We are all gamers. Lets leave it at that.

stryker · 11-03-2009, 11:27 PM

To me im just a gamer end of story

leezy97 · 11-04-2009, 01:42 AM

I agree. I hate the sayings, frankly. It gets pretty irritating when you hear it so often. It doesn't matter whether you're a casual or hardcore gamer. Games are there to play whenever and for however long you want. Chillax!

DarkHadou · 11-06-2009, 09:11 AM

It's strange to hear someone attempt to label something/someone hardcore in a positive light.

Fyree the Spirit God · 11-07-2009, 10:01 PM

its just another gaming cliché

and one of the most OVER used ones...in recent memory

were people all obsessed w/ "Hardcore" when SNES and Genesis were out?


11-02-2009, 11:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
Redmage Grunt Felicia's Heart....Always Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Felicia's Heart....Always Posts: 50 Friend Codes	Sure. But it's all a numbers game. I think too many people have picked up the phrases "hardcore gamer" and "casual gamer" for it too be stopped now. We are majorly outnumbered. __________________


11-03-2009, 12:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
Xander Dr. Prof. of Wumbology Castle Smash Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Castle Smash Posts: 7,520 Total Awards: 12 Friend Codes	Doesn't matter. This "hardcore/casual" thing is just a marketing thing. People who use the phrases are basically tools and for me, there is no giving up. Keep proclaiming in the streets the message of gaming unity, and eventually, people will start to understand. Now, I'm not saying that there isn't a "core" gamer and a casual gamer. But I know that those terms aren't applied to the game you play, just how you play each game. __________________ Visit EndoftheWeekpodcast.com!


11-03-2009, 03:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
nelo Yoshi Herder aus wa perth Join Date: May 2007 Location: aus wa perth Posts: 275 Total Awards: 3 Friend Codes	people who think there hardcore gamers i.e people who play WOW no that does not make you a hardcore gamer just cause u pay it 24/7 __________________ LUCARIO IS SICK so is vaporeon


11-03-2009, 04:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
Atamagahen Nevermind Vincennes, Indiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vincennes, Indiana Posts: 1,431 Total Awards: 7 Friend Codes	To me, Gamer=Gamer. That simple, why put in all these different types, and complicate it even more? __________________ "The only true form of defeat is surrendering"-Atamagahen


11-03-2009, 08:37 AM	#17 (permalink)
True_Blue Back to his Roots Georgia Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 714 Total Awards: 4 Friend Codes	the casual /hardcore thing is annoying just because i take something not to serious i am labeled casual all that is needed and wanted to do is get all the fun experience from a game atleast i thought that was the idea for the men that created video games for us all not to just separate each other off. i tell my friends what my avi says everytime they have something to say when i am playing LBP __________________ "Only I can see the truth..." Thanks Fenell for the sig


11-03-2009, 09:19 AM	#18 (permalink)
Wario Ware Inc. Paratroopa Georgia Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 121 Friend Codes	I agree 100% with you, Wii is commonly referred to as the child consol (or old person) just because it doesnt have the online copetitive nature of the 360. I know this because i played cod4 and WaW online and i hear what people say about this very topic. I bet if the wii had a friend code system like the 360 50% of the people who say "hardcore" wouldn't. besides that if you can press some buttons faster or in a better combination that doesnt make you "hardcore" it simply means you have better hand cordination and reations to the game. Wii is not a child consol it mearly reflects and stays (thank god) on the classics and even pulls over its classic relatives such as mega man and sonic and such for those who love the good old days of gaming. If people want to belittle people for liking the classics over the newest "realistic graphics" then just let them and go play a great round of kart or SSB


11-03-2009, 09:41 AM	#19 (permalink)
vVv Rapture Djinni Connecticut Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 87 Friend Codes	I do think there is some sort of deviation between what would be classified as Hardcore and what would be classified as Casual. Many of you seem to have it based on the competitive quality of the game, when that isn't necessarily true. For example, let's take Call of Duty 4. I would say Call of Duty 4 is a hardcore game. There isn't anything casual about it. That doesn't mean that all players who play CoD4 are hardcore players, nor does it mean that if you don't play it you are a casual gamer. Super Mario Galaxy, on the other hand, may be considered hardcore because it is different from the party games and the like that defines the casual market. Whether or not you are a competitive gamer or not doesn't mean the game you play necessarily is. I think there is a deviation between them, whether or not it matters. It really doesn't matter, but it still exists. __________________


11-03-2009, 11:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
stryker Ill be back soon :) Sparta Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sparta Posts: 327 Total Awards: 3 Friend Codes	To me im just a gamer end of story


11-04-2009, 01:42 AM	#22 (permalink)
leezy97 Ice Cream Lover Australia Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 2,152 Total Awards: 11 Friend Codes	I agree. I hate the sayings, frankly. It gets pretty irritating when you hear it so often. It doesn't matter whether you're a casual or hardcore gamer. Games are there to play whenever and for however long you want. Chillax! __________________ Thanks to Duchess and Imprezive!


11-06-2009, 09:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
DarkHadou Shy Guy Liberty City Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Liberty City Posts: 163 Total Awards: 2 Friend Codes	It's strange to hear someone attempt to label something/someone hardcore in a positive light. __________________


11-07-2009, 10:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
Fyree the Spirit God Moonwalking n00b 8-Bit Graphic Land Join Date: May 2007 Location: 8-Bit Graphic Land Posts: 8,265 Total Awards: 10 Friend Codes	its just another gaming cliché and one of the most OVER used ones...in recent memory were people all obsessed w/ "Hardcore" when SNES and Genesis were out? __________________ WII-PALS-#234: "Tweeter's Adventure!"-COMICS ↑COMIC INDEX↑--TRIVIA/FyreeTSG--Twitter!