Are casual games the future?

[saprano]

you see what the wii done started http://www.gamespot.com/news/6186207...stnews;title;0 i dont know what he's talking about, us hardcore gamers built this industry. i will still and always buy games like final fantasy,resistence, and grandturismo.

[xtop]

*gran turismo. but i don't think its the future, tho i'd love to see them become more widespread. games like the psn and xbox live arcade games are wonderful for just a quick and fun gaming session

[saprano]

but what about us? i guess this is what happens when we go to pop culture.

[saprano]

oh you said dont think i thought you i think.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by saprano

but what about us? i guess this is what happens when we go to pop culture.

well i don't think we'll be left in the dark. but a simple game is nice on occasion

[Zipzap713]

Are casual games the future? No. Will they be a big part of it? Yes. Casual games such as Wii Sports and Brain Age have brought a huge crowd into the gaming sector. But hardcore/competitive games are still what the big money maker is (Halo/Call of Duty/). Just expect casual games to be more common in the near future. But they'll never change the market.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by Zipzap713

Are casual games the future? No. Will they be a big part of it? Yes. Casual games such as Wii Sports and Brain Age have brought a huge crowd into the gaming sector. But hardcore/competitive games are still what the big money maker is (Halo/Call of Duty/). Just expect casual games to be more common in the near future. But they'll never change the market.

but what happens when your mom starts fighting you for the controller?

[Zipzap713]

Originally Posted by saprano

but what happens when your mom starts fighting you for the controller?

Then it would be time to get a new TV and Game System for her own use

[kingofgrills]

I think casual games will be a part of gamings future, like a newly recognized genre, but I don't think casual games are the future. The Wii has done phenomenally well in its first year, but I don't know if it can continue that momentum indefinitely. It's not much more than a repackaged Gamecube with double the memory, so tech wise it was limited from the start. However, for casual games, that's really all that's needed, right?

Inherently, I think the casual game marketplace will have its own challenges. Once the novelty of Wii Sports wears off, will the casual non-gamers Nintendo targeted continue to seek out new games? Or will they lose interest in gaming since they weren't really "into it" anyway? It's hard to tell.

I've been gaming since I got my Atari 2600 in, well, the late '70's, and I went through the video game crash of '82. Back then video games were still very much a novelty, like casual games and the Wii phenomenon are today. I'm not saying we'll see the same results, but I wouldn't be surprised if a large chunk of Wii owners lose interest and just stop using it.

[saprano]

good point

[Septimus Prime]

Originally Posted by Zipzap713

But hardcore/competitive games are still what the big money maker is (Halo/Call of Duty/).

This is actually very interesting to read because, to some of us games like Halo were representative of the types of games for the "casual gamers" who were ushered in by the Xbox last gen. It's funny now that the Xboxers, who many of us consider "casual gamers" already, are calling the new Wii guys "casual."

The same thing happened when Sony first came aboard, too. The Nintendo players called them "casual," and then they in turn called the Xboxers "casual." I guess we've now gone full circle.