I do agree with you, it will most certainly catch on. Lets us hope that we will not be playing with two analog sticks forever. I was simply referring to the very distinct appeal of the Wii at this very moment. Any forum I have been to, you will find very similar responses: "The Wii controller is just a gimmick, I prefer my traditional controller". Though it may take time to convert everyone who thinks poorly of the controller's forward progress, it is inevitable.
I do agree that playing numerous hours of any video game can be categorized as being "hardcore".But I also believe there are two categories of "hardcore Gamers". The casual hardcore gamers, which you described as #1, and then there are the true gamers, or #2. Personally I do not see someone as a true gamer if they just play madden all day long, real gamers play everything. I am happy to say that I am a self-proclaimed "real gamer", give me any game and I will play it.
I feel like the Wii will not truly appeal to the "hardcore" crowd simply because it is different. The majority of "hardcore" gamers tend to be fixed in their ways; be it PC games or traditional consoles, they (not everyone) do not want something new. Why should they have to use the Wii nunchuck instead of the traditional controllers? I think the Wii is a great idea on paper, but it will only appeal to the majority of casual gamers because most hardcore gamers wont take it seriously. Why would someone who plays high-end PC games or next gen console games make a backwards leap in visual quality? Exactly, they wouldn't. The only people who are willing to sacrifice the aesthetic quality of their games are the people who do not play very often to begin with. Nintendo will continue to appeal to everyone except the "hardcore", and the Zelda lovers.
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I do agree with you, it will most certainly catch on. Lets us hope that we will not be playing with two analog sticks forever. I was simply referring to the very distinct appeal of the Wii at this very moment. Any forum I have been to, you will find very similar responses: "The Wii controller is just a gimmick, I prefer my traditional controller". Though it may take time to convert everyone who thinks poorly of the controller's forward progress, it is inevitable.
I do agree that playing numerous hours of any video game can be categorized as being "hardcore".But I also believe there are two categories of "hardcore Gamers". The casual hardcore gamers, which you described as #1, and then there are the true gamers, or #2. Personally I do not see someone as a true gamer if they just play madden all day long, real gamers play everything. I am happy to say that I am a self-proclaimed "real gamer", give me any game and I will play it.
I feel like the Wii will not truly appeal to the "hardcore" crowd simply because it is different. The majority of "hardcore" gamers tend to be fixed in their ways; be it PC games or traditional consoles, they (not everyone) do not want something new. Why should they have to use the Wii nunchuck instead of the traditional controllers? I think the Wii is a great idea on paper, but it will only appeal to the majority of casual gamers because most hardcore gamers wont take it seriously. Why would someone who plays high-end PC games or next gen console games make a backwards leap in visual quality? Exactly, they wouldn't. The only people who are willing to sacrifice the aesthetic quality of their games are the people who do not play very often to begin with. Nintendo will continue to appeal to everyone except the "hardcore", and the Zelda lovers.