Comments on: Nintendo: “There’s No Such Thing as Casual Games” http://www.gamestooge.com/2008/05/15/nintendo-theres-no-such-thing-as-casual-games/ GameStooge: Videogaming Newsblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:45:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonah Falcon http://www.gamestooge.com/2008/05/15/nintendo-theres-no-such-thing-as-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-10502 Jonah Falcon Fri, 16 May 2008 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/?p=2655#comment-10502 Face it, Derrick. The Wiimote invites casual gaming. It's imprecise, easy to use control. Face it, Derrick. The Wiimote invites casual gaming. It’s imprecise, easy to use control.

]]> By: Derrick Schommer http://www.gamestooge.com/2008/05/15/nintendo-theres-no-such-thing-as-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-10497 Derrick Schommer Thu, 15 May 2008 21:09:12 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/?p=2655#comment-10497 The wiimote has nothing to do with the level of game difficulty or casual nature of the game. period. We don't have square racing wheels for nascar drivers and circle ones for "casual drivers" - we have a steering wheel as the method of input. Zelda isn't a casual game, it's on the Wii, it's not "easy" and its not always played in short spurts. The Wii isn't a casual gaming system anymore than another console. A console's "casual nature" is defined by the games it places...Nintendo's games are highly casual in nature. Go look at the games at Best Buy and you'll see that. As for those easy games, even Mario Party 8 is a hard game to win, and unlocking all the stages of Carnival Games is a damn bitch. 50cc Kart is fairly well balanced while 150cc is not easy. I've not really found an "easy" Wii game, Elebits gets pretty tough too. The simple fact is, Nintendo's considered a casual console because the games are cartoony, low graphic quality, cheaper and, typically, shorter in full story. The wiimote has nothing to do with the level of game difficulty or casual nature of the game. period.

We don’t have square racing wheels for nascar drivers and circle ones for “casual drivers” – we have a steering wheel as the method of input.

Zelda isn’t a casual game, it’s on the Wii, it’s not “easy” and its not always played in short spurts. The Wii isn’t a casual gaming system anymore than another console. A console’s “casual nature” is defined by the games it places…Nintendo’s games are highly casual in nature. Go look at the games at Best Buy and you’ll see that.

As for those easy games, even Mario Party 8 is a hard game to win, and unlocking all the stages of Carnival Games is a damn bitch. 50cc Kart is fairly well balanced while 150cc is not easy.

I’ve not really found an “easy” Wii game, Elebits gets pretty tough too. The simple fact is, Nintendo’s considered a casual console because the games are cartoony, low graphic quality, cheaper and, typically, shorter in full story.

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