QUOTE(throwingks @ Jan 17 2008, 10:47 PM)
^ That is pretty close minded.
Not really. Nothing wrong with bringing more people into the mix as long as those people are actually bringing something with them and not up and leaving after the Wii and DS are long gone.
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I don't consider myself a casual gamer at all. The only current gen consoles I own are the Wii and DS. I also have 2 Xboxes, a Dreamcast, and many PCs. Everything is still being used.
Aside from casual gamers, you would be in the minority for this generation and I'm sure you already know that. It's kind of a moot point.
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If you think broadening gaming's reach is a bad thing, you are mistaken. Nintendo has done a great thing and introduced gaming to thousands (millions?) of people that would have never given gaming a chance previously.
What I think is bad is rushing a huge surge of people into the community who generally don't give a rats ass about gaming and supporting the industry in the long term and once this little short lived one trick pony Wii loving adventure is over those people are history.
Nintendo knows this joyride is going to be a short one. There is a reason they aren't upping production because they know this is going to hit a dead end and possibly a backlash and they'll end up cutting jobs, closing plants, etc.
It's one thing to bring in more gamers who love gaming and will stick with gaming and genuinely broaden the market. It's entirely another thing to bring in people who will play for a short time and abandon the system.
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Hardcore gamers can now reap the benefits of diversity.
I don't like the term "hardcore". I prefer real gamers as in people who genuinely love gaming. What do those people have to benefit? A flock of fickle gamers, shovelware, and a next gen power glove?
People who grew up on Nintendo know they are capable of real innovation, not this garbage.
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