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July 23, 2009 by RawmeatCowboy
Filed Under: Nintendo in general
Casual gaming encompasses so many things, which is why coining it 'casual' isn't really the best name. I think we are all casual gamers to some point. There are genres that we play more than others, and plenty of quick-style games that draw us in for weeks on end. From the most hardcore gamer to the Wii Fit mom, we all have a level of casual gaming that we touch upon.
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the reason that "casual gaming" has gotten to be such a dirt word is simply because instead of making just casual games, nintendo has started to make ALL their games with casual in mind.
i have no beef with Nintendo making casual games, or even, for example, making a casual Zelda title, but to make ALL their games with a casual focus, is not only annoying, but it's wrong as well.
imagine a child being forced to redo the 4th grade until they were 18, then they go out into the real world looking for a job. it's just not cool. some times you need more and need to be challenged, there is nothing wrong with that.
so i agree, we all play casual gaming to some level. i love tetris, but if that's all i had to play, or the only style/type of game i could play, i'd go nuts. likewise, and to be fair, if all i had were FPS on the 360, i'd go even more nuts than i already am.