How the Wii U Could Win Back the ‘Hardcore’
"The term ‘Hardcore Gamer’ doesn’t sit well with me, it sounds more like some sort of dirty porn video that you’d find hidden in the depths of a lonely teen’s computer files rather than someone who enjoys playing games. However, even if the term does evoke images of asthmatic, anti-social, sweating teens in their mother’s basements venting their rather narrow-minded opinion in forums and belittling others in the process, it can’t be denied that this subsection of video game lovers have taken on the term to deliberately segregate themselves from the blending of video games into popular culture. I myself prefer the term video games enthusiast, as that is exactly what I am – enthusiastic about video games; after all you wouldn’t call a film enthusiast a hardcore filmgoer. With the impending release of the Wii U in November, it seems that this section of ‘hardcore’ gamers are up in arms about Nintendo delivering exactly what they always complained about Nintendo failing to deliver on: ‘hardcore’ games."
