What Is A "Casual" Gamer?

There is a lot of confusion on this forum about what a casual gamer is, so what exactly are they in your mind? Are they:

A) The people who prefer short fun experiences like Wii Sports, PopCap titles, Tetris and the other "short bursts of fun" type games. They don't play very often and when do it is for a fun when they have some spare time. Games are a casual laid back distraction to them

Or

B) The gamers who purely play games, taking little notice of gaming media and buy yearly updates of titles like Madden and Fifa. They often buy titles based on licenses like 50 Cent and other film tie in games as well as other titles like Grand Theft Auto. Games for them are more about status and having that "cool" factor that licensed games have.

For me option B has always been what a casual gamer is to me.

Please note this is not meant as an attack on any group, nor is it meant to be an elitest type of statement. Afterall I also play games like Tetris, GTA and many other games. I am not a huge fan of gamers being seperated into groups since it almost always leads to snobbery, but it has happened anyway and there seems to be some confusion as to what each group is so I hope we can clear the issue.

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Casual Gamer: A person who plays games for fun. A casual gamer does not care about the ratings, sales, or popularity of a game. The casual gamer does not prey on negatives about a game, but emphasizes the positives and thoroughly enjoys playing games.JonJonJohnnyJon

Q: What Is A "Casual" Gamer?

A: A person who plays games casually.

[QUOTE="JonJonJohnnyJon"]Casual Gamer: A person who plays games for fun. A casual gamer does not care about the ratings, sales, or popularity of a game. The casual gamer does not prey on negatives about a game, but emphasizes the positives and thoroughly enjoys playing games.rued2k6

If that is a hardcore gamer, then what do you call the 93.6%* of the posters here who post game scores, game/console sales, polls to find the most popular game, etc. for the purpose of 'claiming ownage' of other game fans?

*I completely made up the percentage, but you get my point.

Q: What Is A "Casual" Gamer?

A: A person who plays games casually.

zorbmeister

there you go...

stretched. a person who plays every game, not just wii sports and madden like some dumb headed say.. but who doesn't spend all the time a hardcore "gamer" does (including whining and flaming on forums)

[QUOTE="rued2k6"][QUOTE="JonJonJohnnyJon"]Casual Gamer: A person who plays games for fun. A casual gamer does not care about the ratings, sales, or popularity of a game. The casual gamer does not prey on negatives about a game, but emphasizes the positives and thoroughly enjoys playing games.JonJonJohnnyJon

If that is a hardcore gamer, then what do you call the 93.6%* of the posters here who post game scores, game/console sales, polls to find the most popular game, etc. for the purpose of 'claiming ownage' of other game fans?

*I completely made up the percentage, but you get my point.

I would call them fanboys. hardcore gamers play games because they like them not the review. the only difference between a casual and a hardcore gamer is the latter put in more time playing games.
rued2k6

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[QUOTE="rued2k6"][QUOTE="JonJonJohnnyJon"]Casual Gamer: A person who plays games for fun. A casual gamer does not care about the ratings, sales, or popularity of a game. The casual gamer does not prey on negatives about a game, but emphasizes the positives and thoroughly enjoys playing games.JonJonJohnnyJon

If that is a hardcore gamer, then what do you call the 93.6%* of the posters here who post game scores, game/console sales, polls to find the most popular game, etc. for the purpose of 'claiming ownage' of other game fans?

*I completely made up the percentage, but you get my point.

They're called fanboys, and they give the hardcore gamers a bad name.