Comments on: Somebody said something http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/ Video Games and related rants Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chrisbg99 http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/comment-page-1/#comment-5733 chrisbg99 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:13:13 +0000 http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/#comment-5733 Since even with the NES (and well before that) the hardcore gamer has been the minority and the casual the majority. If it wasn't for the casuals gaming would have been dead years ago. Same with probably every form of entertainment imaginable. Since even with the NES (and well before that) the hardcore gamer has been the minority and the casual the majority.

If it wasn’t for the casuals gaming would have been dead years ago. Same with probably every form of entertainment imaginable.

]]> By: Curtis http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/comment-page-1/#comment-5726 Curtis Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:54:17 +0000 http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/#comment-5726 When will "hardcore" gamers learn that catering to their whims has never been profitable? To me, gaming should be about Fun, not about being hardcore - although marathon gaming sessions certainly can be fun. If it's fun to play a game, then it shouldn't matter whether the game was created by Nintendo or Epic. Is Guitar Hero a hardcore game? It seems more like a Wii-style game to me, yet hardcore gamers everywhere have embraced it - because it's fun. Did the first-person shooter market dry up when real time strategy games became popular? No. Then why would the "hardcore" game market dry up because Wii sports has become popular? Brother of Cliffy B, it's time to put down the Red Bull and pull your head out of your butt. When will “hardcore” gamers learn that catering to their whims has never been profitable? To me, gaming should be about Fun, not about being hardcore – although marathon gaming sessions certainly can be fun. If it’s fun to play a game, then it shouldn’t matter whether the game was created by Nintendo or Epic. Is Guitar Hero a hardcore game? It seems more like a Wii-style game to me, yet hardcore gamers everywhere have embraced it – because it’s fun. Did the first-person shooter market dry up when real time strategy games became popular? No. Then why would the “hardcore” game market dry up because Wii sports has become popular? Brother of Cliffy B, it’s time to put down the Red Bull and pull your head out of your butt.

]]> By: Cremedial http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/comment-page-1/#comment-5723 Cremedial Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:51:52 +0000 http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/#comment-5723 I'm with Mark. I think the guy was out to gain points because of the accomplishments on his brother but had to use a controversial way to get his message out. It was really a "I'm over here" move. I alos think the term hardcore gamer is dumb. Why can't you just be a gamer or a guy that plays once in a while? I just say that I'm a gamer. I don't say hardcore gamer or casual gamer. A gamer is a gamer to me. I’m with Mark. I think the guy was out to gain points because of the accomplishments on his brother but had to use a controversial way to get his message out. It was really a “I’m over here” move. I alos think the term hardcore gamer is dumb. Why can’t you just be a gamer or a guy that plays once in a while? I just say that I’m a gamer. I don’t say hardcore gamer or casual gamer. A gamer is a gamer to me.

]]> By: mcmark18 http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/comment-page-1/#comment-5717 mcmark18 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:14:03 +0000 http://stupidgamer.com/2007/06/10/somebody-said-something/#comment-5717 thought provoking... am I a hardcore gamer, or a casual one? I think I would say I am somewhere in between. I had a PS2 for 4 years, and the only games I ever purchased were FIFA 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006. Now with the 360, I guess I am leaning more towards hardcore... but I don't really like the term. Maybe we should call the middle of the road gamer, simply "awesome". I don't think I am a casual gamer, and when someone says hardcore, I am thinking of 72 hour sessions, with adult diapers... so I guess I am just a middle of the road awesome gamer. …and YES your assessment of this HACK as a total WANKER, was tremendously accurate. How can someone claim to have a love or passion for the video game industry knock something as successful, and innovative as the Wii? I don’t have a Wii myself, due to one of my wife’s two restrictions (only 1 motorcycle, and 1 game console allowed – I am currently developing a loophole, and when my son is old enough for both, he will need his own), but I totally appreciate what it is doing for the gaming industry. To talk down on a company like Nintendo, especially by someone who touts a respect for the gaming industry, is sheer sacrilege. The company has been around since the late 1800s, and has done more for the industry than any other single company. thought provoking… am I a hardcore gamer, or a casual one? I think I would say I am somewhere in between. I had a PS2 for 4 years, and the only games I ever purchased were FIFA 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006. Now with the 360, I guess I am leaning more towards hardcore… but I don’t really like the term. Maybe we should call the middle of the road gamer, simply “awesome”. I don’t think I am a casual gamer, and when someone says hardcore, I am thinking of 72 hour sessions, with adult diapers… so I guess I am just a middle of the road awesome gamer.
…and YES your assessment of this HACK as a total WANKER, was tremendously accurate. How can someone claim to have a love or passion for the video game industry knock something as successful, and innovative as the Wii? I don’t have a Wii myself, due to one of my wife’s two restrictions (only 1 motorcycle, and 1 game console allowed – I am currently developing a loophole, and when my son is old enough for both, he will need his own), but I totally appreciate what it is doing for the gaming industry. To talk down on a company like Nintendo, especially by someone who touts a respect for the gaming industry, is sheer sacrilege. The company has been around since the late 1800s, and has done more for the industry than any other single company.

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