Are Wii casuals turning hardcore?

i opened up nintendo channel just a few minutes ago and i went down to reccomended titles after i clicked on bomberman blast, i managed to make my way though a couple such as MP3, LOZ:OOT, LOZ:TP, Okami and other stuff

i went down to the what others think part, i filtered it to females and i checked the categories from

...from? where is the rest?SER69

Miyamoto killed him with his 1337 ninja skillz. He doesn't want hardcores to know that they are being infiltrated by teh kashewals.

gs isn't showing my whole post idk why

but i checked the categories of females aged

[QUOTE="SER69"]...from? where is the rest?mjarantilla

Miyamoto killed him with his 1337 ninja skillz. He doesn't want hardcores to know that they are being infiltrated by teh kashewals.

This makes the most sense.

gs isn't showing my whole post idk why

but i checked the categories of females aged spectravoid

why can't it just put my whole post xD

gs isn't showing my whole post idk why

but i checked the categories of females aged spectravoid

Sometimes it does that if you use the lesser than and greater than signs, as those are also used for invisible HTML coding.

you do know there is hardcore nintendo fans on the wii from the start?

you do know that causuals could care less about what you think.

This is a very interesting thread, here's what I think:qewrewq

I think you're

you do know there is hardcore nintendo fans on the wii from the start?

you do know that causuals could care less about what you think.

fbigent34

you do know that your points are entirely irrelevant to the thread, or at least the part of it that managed to get posted?

[QUOTE="qewrewq"]This is a very interesting thread, here's what I think:AlexSays

I think you're

I disagree, but you're definitely

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]

you do know there is hardcore nintendo fans on the wii from the start?

you do know that causuals could care less about what you think.

clicketyclick

you do know that your points are entirely irrelevant to the thread, or at least the part of it that managed to get posted?

It is on topic and casusals will never trun into hardcore happy now? :roll:

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="fbigent34"]

you do know there is hardcore nintendo fans on the wii from the start?

you do know that causuals could care less about what you think.

fbigent34

you do know that your points are entirely irrelevant to the thread, or at least the part of it that managed to get posted?

It is on topic and casusals will never trun into hardcore happy now? :roll:

It was on topic, but it was a complete non sequitur.

And no I'm not happy! You haven't provided evidence. Back up your statements or I might mope.

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]

[QUOTE="qewrewq"]This is a very interesting thread, here's what I think:qewrewq

I think you're

I disagree, but you're definitely

Well that's just

[QUOTE="fbigent34"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="fbigent34"]

you do know there is hardcore nintendo fans on the wii from the start?

you do know that causuals could care less about what you think.

clicketyclick

you do know that your points are entirely irrelevant to the thread, or at least the part of it that managed to get posted?

It is on topic and casusals will never trun into hardcore happy now? :roll:

It was on topic, but it was a complete non sequitur.

And no I'm not happy! You haven't provided evidence. Back up your statements or I might mope.

You never ask for edivince where you edvince that causals are truning into hardcore? there is none :|

You never ask for edivince where you edvince that causals are truning into hardcore? there is none :|

fbigent34

Burden of proof, comrade. I never made that assertion. You, however, made an assertion and it is up to you to back it up!

So TO ALL SW POSTERS.. ive decided to randomly give away thousands of dollars to a random system wars poster, and that lucky poster isVendettaRed07

Oh wow I hope it's

No. You're telling me the 80-year old guy who plays Wii Bowling is suddenly gonna start playing Mass Effect or Elder Scrolls now? I doubt we'll see the soccer mom ditch Cooking Mama for World In Conflict or Far Cry 2.

Wii casuals have very small attention-spans for games. That's the whole idea. That's why you see the console full of shallow games, usually shovelware mini-game collections - that's all it takes to satiate their appetite.

So TO ALL SW POSTERS.. ive decided to randomly give away thousands of dollars to a random system wars poster, and that lucky poster is GoblaaVendettaRed07

YAY!!!

[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]So TO ALL SW POSTERS.. ive decided to randomly give away thousands of dollars to a random system wars poster, and that lucky poster isAlexSays

Oh wow I hope it's

o no you were very close, but its the one with the avatar that had

No. You're telling me the 80-year old guy who plays Wii Bowling is suddenly gonna start playing Mass Effect or Elder Scrolls now? I doubt we'll see the soccer mom ditch Cooking Mama for World In Conflict or Far Cry 2.

V_Isle

Obviously, considering they don't have the systems that those games are on. But it is conceivable that a casual gamer might start dabbling in Galaxy and even some Virtual Console titles cuz they are cheap.

[QUOTE="qewrewq"][QUOTE="AlexSays"]

[QUOTE="qewrewq"]This is a very interesting thread, here's what I think:AlexSays

I think you're

I disagree, but you're definitely

Well that's just

Oh come on, what I meant was

No. You're telling the 80-year old guy who plays Wii Bowling is suddenly gonna start playing Mass Effect or Elder Scrolls now? I doubt we'll see the soccer mom ditch Cooking Mama for World In Conflict or Far Cry 2.

Wii casuals have very small attention-spans for games. That's the whole idea. That's why you see the console full of shallow games, usually shovelware mini-game collections - that's all it takes to satiate their appetite.

V_Isle

So EVERY casual gamer is a soccer mom or old person?

Nice assumption.

How about the little kid that got a Wii for Christmas?

You mean to tell me none of those kids will grow up wanting to play your hardcore games?

Some parents bought a Wii because it was a family console, and refused to buy a console for their children, that wouldn't offer much to the family as a whole.

So without any console, some kids wouldn't even have a shot at gaming until a later age.

If anything, the Wii gets people interested in gaming quicker than the other consoles.

But seeing as your view is blinded, this won't mean anything to you.

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]

You never ask for edivince where you edvince that causals are truning into hardcore? there is none :|

clicketyclick

Burden of proof, comrade. I never made that assertion. You, however, made an assertion and it is up to you to back it up!

Well than why dont you prove me wrong? it should be very easy with the "proof i have" :| :roll:

[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]So TO ALL SW POSTERS.. ive decided to randomly give away thousands of dollars to a random system wars poster, and that lucky poster is AlexSaysgoblaa

YAY!!!

I know! It's awesome, isn't it? :)

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]

Well that's just

qewrewq

Oh come on, what I meant was

Forget it, we're through until you

[QUOTE="V_Isle"]

No. You're telling the 80-year old guy who plays Wii Bowling is suddenly gonna start playing Mass Effect or Elder Scrolls now? I doubt we'll see the soccer mom ditch Cooking Mama for World In Conflict or Far Cry 2.

Wii casuals have very small attention-spans for games. That's the whole idea. That's why you see the console full of shallow games, usually shovelware mini-game collections - that's all it takes to satiate their appetite.

AlexSays

So EVERY casual gamer is a soccer mom or old person?

Nice assumption.

How about the little kid that got a Wii for Christmas?

You mean to tell me none of those kids will grow up wanting to play your hardcore games?

Some parents bought a Wii because it was a family console, and refused to buy a console for their children, that wouldn't offer much to the family as a whole.

So without any console, some kids wouldn't even have a shot at gaming until a later age.

If anything, the Wii gets people interested in gaming quicker than the other consoles.

But seeing as your view is blinded, this won't mean anything to you.

[QUOTE="V_Isle"]

No. You're telling the 80-year old guy who plays Wii Bowling is suddenly gonna start playing Mass Effect or Elder Scrolls now? I doubt we'll see the soccer mom ditch Cooking Mama for World In Conflict or Far Cry 2.

Wii casuals have very small attention-spans for games. That's the whole idea. That's why you see the console full of shallow games, usually shovelware mini-game collections - that's all it takes to satiate their appetite.

AlexSays

So EVERY casual gamer is a soccer mom or old person?

Nice assumption.

How about the little kid that got a Wii for Christmas?

You mean to tell me none of those kids will grow up wanting to play your hardcore games?

Some parents bought a Wii because it was a family console, and refused to buy a console for their children, that wouldn't offer much to the family as a whole.

So without any console, some kids wouldn't even have a shot at gaming until a later age.

If anything, the Wii gets people interested in gaming quicker than the other consoles.

But seeing as your view is blinded, this won't mean anything to you.

You're opioion is bias as well as saying family only part wii for the family. where there is plenty of kids playing 360/PS3

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="fbigent34"]

You never ask for edivince where you edvince that causals are truning into hardcore? there is none :|

fbigent34

Burden of proof, comrade. I never made that assertion. You, however, made an assertion and it is up to you to back it up!

Well than why dont you prove me wrong? it should be very easy with the "proof i have" :| :roll:

Why do I have to do all the work here? I don't think our relationship is going to last.

At least use some reasoning.

You're opioion is bias as well as saying family only part wii for the family. where there is plenty of kids playing 360/PS3

fbigent34

Here's SW hypocrisy at it's finest.

We always here about how only little kids play the Wii.

But now people are saying little kids play the 360/PS3 too?

Aw, how cute. I guess things are different when you can use them to your advantage?

I said Wii casuals. There's more than one type of casual, but we're not talking the others.

V_Isle

I was talking about Wii casuals.

That soccer mom bought her six year old son a Wii.

Does that kid not have potential to become a gaming enthusiast?

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]

You're opioion is bias as well as saying family only part wii for the family. where there is plenty of kids playing 360/PS3

AlexSays

Here's SW hypocrisy at it's finest.

Wel always here about how only little kids play the Wii.

But now people are saying little kids play the 360/PS3 too?

Aw, how cute. I guess things are different when you can use them to your advantage?

I said Wii casuals. There's more than one type of casual, but we're not talking the others.

V_Isle

I was talking about Wii casuals.

That soccer mom bought her six year old son a Wii.

Does that kid not have potential to become a gaming enthusiast?

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]

You're opioion is bias as well as saying family only part wii for the family. where there is plenty of kids playing 360/PS3

AlexSays

Here's SW hypocrisy at it's finest.

We always here about how only little kids play the Wii.

But now people are saying little kids play the 360/PS3 too?

Aw, how cute. I guess things are different when you can use them to your advantage?

What is so bad about kids enjoying all systems? People act like only kids play wii. and know one else.

I said Wii casuals. There's more than one type of casual, but we're not talking the others.

V_Isle

I was talking about Wii casuals.

That soccer mom bought her six year old son a Wii.

Does that kid not have potential to become a gaming enthusiast?

6 year old and a mom enjoying a system.... inestering.

He's not a Wii casual...any kid has potential to be a hardcore gamer, what's the suprise there?

V_Isle

I used your soccer mom example.

Being a soccer mom, I'm assuming she has kids. If she buys a Wii, it has the potential to turn SOMEONE in the family onto gaming.

My brother is 24, and he never looked at a video game until he found out I bought a Wii. A week or so later, he bought one for himself. Now he's looking into buying a 360, and has already spent around a thousand or so on his Wii.

There's a lot of these "casuals" that are turned on by the Wii, and start wondering about what else is out there. It might not be the majority, but it's still a fairly large number.

I think it's unfair to say none of Nintendo's casual gamers will become hardcore, with respect to our definition of the word.

coorect answer to the threads title:

it is just as much as ps3 and 360 are, after all they are the first steps that lead people to gaming rigs

[QUOTE="V_Isle"]

He's not a Wii casual...any kid has potential to be a hardcore gamer, what's the suprise there?

AlexSays

I used your soccer mom example.

Being a soccer mom, I'm assuming she has kids. If she buys a Wii, it has the potential to turn SOMEONE in the family onto gaming.

My brother is 24, and he never looked at a video game until he found out I bought a Wii. A week or so later, he bought one for himself. Now he's looking into buying a 360, and has already spent around a thousand or so on his Wii.

There's a lot of these "casuals" that are turned on by the Wii, and start wondering about what else is out there. It might not be the majority, but it's still a fairly large number.

I think it's unfair to say none of Nintendo's casual gamers will become hardcore, with respect to our definition of the word.

Wow, this thread is

I think this is the start of a brand new meme.

Scratch that. I meant

You're opioion is bias as well as saying family only part wii for the family. where there is plenty of kids playing 360/PS3

fbigent34

Wow.

Sentence forming FTL.

I never said none. I'm talking about the typical Wii demographic: young females, middle-aged adults (usually parents), senior citizens.
V_Isle

Didn't someone determine more older folks preferred the PS3, because of how much they watch movies?

The rest I agree with.

But then I'd rather not have the young female population grow up to be 24/7 gamers. So that works just fine for me.

[QUOTE="AlexSays"][QUOTE="V_Isle"]

He's not a Wii casual...any kid has potential to be a hardcore gamer, what's the suprise there?

V_Isle

I used your soccer mom example.

Being a soccer mom, I'm assuming she has kids. If she buys a Wii, it has the potential to turn SOMEONE in the family onto gaming.

My brother is 24, and he never looked at a video game until he found out I bought a Wii. A week or so later, he bought one for himself. Now he's looking into buying a 360, and has already spent around a thousand or so on his Wii.

There's a lot of these "casuals" that are turned on by the Wii, and start wondering about what else is out there. It might not be the majority, but it's still a fairly large number.

I think it's unfair to say none of Nintendo's casual gamers will become hardcore, with respect to our definition of the word.

The "typical Wii demographic" spans all ages and genders. What it does not include is the "gamer demographic" which is predominantly (and by predominantly, I mean about 60-80%) composed of teenage males.