Wii Party.

[Rawburt]

,May 9 2010, 02:08:02 PM]

,May 9 2010, 02:04:56 PM]Well, it could appeal to the "hardcore" group of gamers. I mean, in the Mario Party series, there are some violent games. I remember one minigame where you try to brawl the other players off the platform.

Violence doesn't mean it appeals to hardcore gamers.

Then explain to me what "hardcore" means.

lol, what's with the quotes? =p It's hardcore and casual.

Hardcore gamers are gamers that want games that last a while and provide at least a little challenge. For example lots of hardcore gamers love Mario or Sonic which have no violence.

In general they just don't like games that they perceive as too easy or not very engrossing. They tend to call these games that fit in this category as "shovelware." These kind of games appeal to casual gamers though as they don't have to play for too long and aren't very challenging.

In other words, hardcore gamers want more bang for their buck.

 

[MisterNeedleMouse]

It's kind of hard to define those words, since they're tossed around so much these days, but i'll give it a shot.

An example of a casual game: Wii Sports (Easy to pick up and play, kind of shallow.)
An example of a hardcore game: Demon's Souls (Punishingly difficult, no hand-holding.)

Defining people as casual and hardcore is a different matter entirely.

 

[[Nook]]

,May 9 2010, 02:08:02 PM]

,May 9 2010, 02:04:56 PM]Well, it could appeal to the "hardcore" group of gamers. I mean, in the Mario Party series, there are some violent games. I remember one minigame where you try to brawl the other players off the platform.

Violence doesn't mean it appeals to hardcore gamers.

Then explain to me what "hardcore" means.

lol, what's with the quotes? =p It's hardcore and casual.

Hardcore gamers are gamers that want games that last a while and provide at least a little challenge. For example lots of hardcore gamers love Mario or Sonic which have no violence.

In general they just don't like games that they perceive as too easy or not very engrossing. They tend to call these games that fit in this category as "shovelware." These kind of games appeal to casual gamers though as they don't have to play for too long and aren't very challenging.

In other words, hardcore gamers want more bang for their buck.

You're saying Mario and Sonic have no violence? Mario and Sonic games have TONS of violence. They're killing at least 10 creatures every level. You say that killing things isn't violent. Pressing a button so that a mutated turtle can fall into lava is violent. Throwing fire at creatures is violent. Please explain to me why Mario and Sonic games are not violent.

 

[«Jack»]

,May 9 2010, 02:19:14 PM]

,May 9 2010, 02:08:02 PM]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep[Nook],May 9 2010, 02:04:56 PM]Well, it could appeal to the "hardcore" group of gamers. I mean, in the Mario Party series, there are

Then explain to me what "hardcore" means.

lol, what's with the quotes? =p It's hardcore and casual.

Hardcore gamers are gamers that want games that last a while and provide at least a little challenge. For example lots of hardcore gamers love Mario or Sonic which have no violence.

In general they just don't like games that they perceive as too easy or not very engrossing. They tend to call these games that fit in this category as "shovelware." These kind of games appeal to casual gamers though as they don't have to play for too long and aren't very challenging.

In other words, hardcore gamers want more bang for their buck.

You're saying Mario and Sonic have no violence? Mario and Sonic games have TONS of violence. They're killing at least 10 creatures every level. You say that killing things isn't violent. Pressing a button so that a mutated turtle can fall into lava is violent. Throwing fire at creatures is violent. Please explain to me why Mario and Sonic games are not violent.

That joke got old during the Stone Age.

 

[MisterNeedleMouse]

,May 9 2010, 02:19:14 PM]Mario and Sonic games have TONS of violence. They're killing at least 10 creatures every level. You say that killing things isn't violent. Pressing a button so that a mutated turtle can fall into lava is violent. Throwing fire at creatures is violent. Please explain to me why Mario and Sonic games are not violent.

It's not graphic violence. Mario and Sonic games don't have blood and gore.

Sure, it's violent if you fill in the details in your head, like the sound of the Goomba's bones crunching and cracking as Mario's weight flattens them into a messy pulp. But who does that?

 

[Ciaran]

,May 9 2010, 02:19:14 PM]

,May 9 2010, 02:08:02 PM]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep[Nook],May 9 2010, 02:04:56 PM]Well, it could appeal to the "hardcore" group of gamers. I mean, in the Mario Party series, there are

Then explain to me what "hardcore" means.

lol, what's with the quotes? =p It's hardcore and casual.

Hardcore gamers are gamers that want games that last a while and provide at least a little challenge. For example lots of hardcore gamers love Mario or Sonic which have no violence.

In general they just don't like games that they perceive as too easy or not very engrossing. They tend to call these games that fit in this category as "shovelware." These kind of games appeal to casual gamers though as they don't have to play for too long and aren't very challenging.

In other words, hardcore gamers want more bang for their buck.

You're saying Mario and Sonic have no violence? Mario and Sonic games have TONS of violence. They're killing at least 10 creatures every level. You say that killing things isn't violent. Pressing a button so that a mutated turtle can fall into lava is violent. Throwing fire at creatures is violent. Please explain to me why Mario and Sonic games are not violent.

hardcore gamers also like animal crossing... (well, up until city folk)

 

[Tyeforce]

,May 9 2010, 02:08:02 PM]

,May 9 2010, 02:04:56 PM]Well, it could appeal to the "hardcore" group of gamers. I mean, in the Mario Party series, there are some violent games. I remember one minigame where you try to brawl the other players off the platform.

Violence doesn't mean it appeals to hardcore gamers.

Then explain to me what "hardcore" means.

Not buying shovelware.

And the game looks terribad.

But it's not shovelware. >_>

It may not appeal to you, but that doesn't mean it's bad. >_>

 

[bobaloochi]

,May 9 2010, 02:19:14 PM]Mario and Sonic games have TONS of violence. They're killing at least 10 creatures every level. You say that killing things isn't violent. Pressing a button so that a mutated turtle can fall into lava is violent. Throwing fire at creatures is violent. Please explain to me why Mario and Sonic games are not violent.

It's not graphic violence. Mario and Sonic games don't have blood and gore.

Sure, it's violent if you fill in the details in your head, like the sound of the Goomba's bones crunching and cracking as Mario's weight flattens them into a messy pulp. But who does that?

wait... people DON'T do that? It feels so much more satisfying.

 

[Tyeforce]

By the way, to everyone who uses the example of "smashing a Goomba's spine and crushing its bones", I have news for you; Goombas don't have spines or bones. They're just...squishy, like mushrooms. XD

 

[Nic]

By the way, to everyone who uses the example of "smashing a Goomba's spine and crushing its bones", I have news for you; Goombas don't have spines or bones. They're just...squishy, like mushrooms. XD

To be specific they are based on shiitake mushrooms. Also where in the heck did you get the information they don't have a spine and bones?

 

[Tyeforce]

By the way, to everyone who uses the example of "smashing a Goomba's spine and crushing its bones", I have news for you; Goombas don't have spines or bones. They're just...squishy, like mushrooms. XD

To be specific they are based on shiitake mushrooms. Also where in the heck did you get the information they don't have a spine and bones?

They're based on mushrooms; mushrooms don't have bones, do they? Of course, it's not like they actually are mushrooms, but common sense leads you to the assumption that they're like jellyfish or worms, having no bones. Besides, you don't hear a "CRUNCH" when you step on them, do you? No, they just kinda...*poof*.

 

[Nic]

By the way, to everyone who uses the example of "smashing a Goomba's spine and crushing its bones", I have news for you; Goombas don't have spines or bones. They're just...squishy, like mushrooms. XD

To be specific they are based on shiitake mushrooms. Also where in the heck did you get the information they don't have a spine and bones?

They're based on mushrooms; mushrooms don't have bones, do they? Of course, it's not like they actually are mushrooms, but common sense leads you to the assumption that they're like jellyfish or worms, having no bones. Besides, you don't hear a "CRUNCH" when you step on them, do you? No, they just kinda...*poof*.

I'm pretty sure it is sound effects when it *poofs*. You probably stepped on to many mushrooms in your life and everytime you step on them you think of Mario.

 

[Ciaran]

HEY GUYS WE SHOULD STOP ARGUING COS THAT SEEMS TO BE ALL WE DO AND ITS NOT NICE M'KAY?

 

[Pear]

Looks like shovelware to me, basically a reskinned Mario Party.

 

[Rawburt]

By the way, to everyone who uses the example of "smashing a Goomba's spine and crushing its bones", I have news for you; Goombas don't have spines or bones. They're just...squishy, like mushrooms. XD

Well, they're still living creatures that get crushed though, so I don't see how that's relevant. But yeah, no skeletal structure there.

Also I agree with Pear, just a re-skinned Mario Party and Mario Party was never a series I ever cared for.