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  StarJet | April 21, 2008
  The "casual" Wii gamers must be having "fun" with games like Wii Play instead of buying some new games.
  In all seriousness, as more hardcore gamers buy the PS3 and 360, this should be expected. Hardcore gamers aren't content with like 2 games for a month.
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    InnerDemon | April 22, 2008
    Well not entirely. The Wii has some of what you call 'Hardcore' games, or what I like to call, 'Games that bring in competition.' Take Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for example. The games online features suck.(Chat and stuff wise), but it has some of the most hardcore people there is.
    
    I mean, if you pay money to be able to actually speak to each other in game, instead of pre typed messages. You must be pretty deep into the game.
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  Pyrazor | April 21, 2008
  Well it's expected. The Wii is there for pick and play games that you can put down for days on end and pick up later. The notion was described well in the recent Epic/IGN interview.
  
  You can play it, be like "this is cool", buy one for yourself and then not play it for a while. That's just how casual works.
  
  Core gamers on the other demand constant stimulation and heavy competition so they always seek new games. They tend to have fewer outlets than video games.
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  bbb7002004 | April 21, 2008
  No offense, but it is only a one game difference over an entire year. That means that the average 360 and PS3 owner buy around 5 games a year, which is around one game for every two months.
  
  The casual audience with Wii's is a large percentage of the base, but due to the larger number of Wii owners, the numbers of hardcore Wii owners are probably right in line with those of the other systems.
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    Final Blade | April 22, 2008
    <sub>Well look at it this way its actually 10 games per year for people who own both, or just combined both sales figures.
    
    I myself bought 5 games last year for my PS3, this year more like 8. So i say for me its a big difference.</sub>
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  slumpy monkey | April 21, 2008
  Yea. I actually have to pace my self when playing games, Because I dont want to complete it all in one. Which I most usually do.
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  black doom | April 21, 2008
  Actually the difference of just one suggests to me that those of us who are serious gamers and have a Wii are under counted since causal gamers probably only buy about one or two.
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  LIVE Prophet 123 | April 21, 2008
  That doesn't suprise me, as everyone I know who owns a Wii pretty much bought it, played it a week or 2, then grew tired of it. Im not being biased - thats just what the casual gamer market does.
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    bbb7002004 | April 21, 2008
    Exactly. And those people have maybe 1 or two games, meaning that to get an average of around 4 games a year, there has to be a large number of players who buy more games for Wii.
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  InnerDemon | April 21, 2008
  Well, just from what I do, I say no. I still only have 2 360 games. (one which came in a bundle) I got my Wii after I bought my 360 and I have around 6 or so Wii games.
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  theundertakergonzo | April 21, 2008
  Well that's interesting 'cause down here in Aus the Wii games at most stores are about $10-$20 cheaper then the 360 or PS3 games. But still this is interesting never the less.
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  Storm | April 21, 2008
  Meh...Quality > Quantity. I have few games for the Wii myself, but the games I do have are big hitters for when company comes over.
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    Seproth | April 21, 2008
    That argument only works if other platforms don't have quality games...which they do.
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      Storm | April 22, 2008
      Not entirely. There are more titles on the other consoles that are rather...average than 'must-buy' or 'quality.' It's just that, pertaining to the article, they are buying more games. Now it's not being said which games are being bought on the PS3/360, but if you look at the 'top selling 100 games of 2007' article, there's plenty of average titles to fill up the slots, including movie-adapted games.
      
      I was really just focusing on Wii's party games, though.
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        Seproth | April 22, 2008
        There are more titles on other consoles period. They all have plenty of great AAA titles on them. The difference is that there are plenty of average or above average games on 360/PS3. Where as the Wii has few. Wii tends to stick to the extremes...either being great or forgettable and broken. Granted people are still struggling to develop for the Wii.
        
        The real problem is that no one cares about 3rd party Wii games. Unless they are very good. For instance I own Condemned on 360 I really enjoyed it... so when the 2nd installment came out I bought it even though it wasn't getting great reviews(they weren't bad mind you) but I just really liked the story and gameplay. The Wii really doesn't have that going for it outside of Metriod, Mario, DK, Zelda, etc...
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        Storm | April 22, 2008
        I'll agree with that. Outside of Nintendo, there's not much to look forward to on the Wii. There's good and bad that came with this 'innovative' style, and I'm sure Nintendo should have known that it wasn't going to be easy for other companies to make use of it's motion gaming.
        
        Hopefully by next year other companies get used to the Wii's different step and can get in some decent titles before the next generation of consoles. For me, a decent multiplayer game is all I ask for, really works well when company's over.
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  therealNgamer | April 22, 2008
  I was going to post, but bbb summed it up quiet nicely.
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  BANDITO ATTACK | April 22, 2008
  this is because the non-nintendo titles are complete fcuking garbage.