Hudson's John Masters says: "Quite frankly, I come to accept that the hardcore gaming media tends to score casual games lower,"
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"Most of us have played Deca Sports. And most of us agree that the franchise is incredibly inane. Yet Hudson continues to plague the Wii, DS, and even the Xbox 360 with increasingly lame installments of its sports collection titles. When will Hudson learn that no one cares about that poor series?" - BrightHub.com
If they're making the games, clearly someone is buying them. But it sure ain't me.
Talk about a deca-disaster.
It makes sense. Chances are slim that anyone who reviews games for a living is a casual gamer, and these reviewers are therefore stuck reviewing games not intended for the audience that they belong to.
That is true, casual gamers need a review system that won't be biased by the pretentious hardcore reviewer.
I believe gaming magazines and sites should adapt pretty quickly to try to grab the attention of the casual customers. Otherwise, they will be passing a fantastic business opportunity.
because I subtracted the words Hardcore with good, and Casual with not very good.
Reviewers shouldn't make exceptions when reviewing Hardcore or Casual games. Review quality.
Two thumbs up, one up one down, two thumbs down. A perfect system for casual gamers.
But then again, if you ever read the local newspaper, once in a while they will have a game review. Those are definitely aimed at people who are not familiar with most gaming terms used in other reviews. While 99 percent of us here would scoff at them. They are pretty good for casual gamers.