Why I'm a Casual Gamer

I'm definitly not a hardcore gamer since that would require me playing somewhat complicated games. I like to play for fun and relaxation.

I don't have the desire nor the time to devote 10 hours to learning a game and master it. Let's say I do master it, I don't know when I'll have the time again to play it in which case by the time I return to it, all will have been forgotten (and believe me this happens fast for me). I have played MARVEL many times in my life but every time I sit to play it again, I have to start almost from scratch to know which buttons do what and how I can do the specials for the specific characters.

I enjoy games like Solitaire, Mario Kart, Donkey kong that have the simplistic gameplay. Pretty much anything on the Nintendo Wii, I enjoy because of the simplicity of the buttons and controls. I like to sit down and know that I don't need to read a manual to know what the game is about and how to play it. Mind you I do enjoy Mario Kart because there is some learning throughout the game (like if you shake the controller when you jump over a ramp you can gain speed). Also the levels to choose vary from easy to hard so there is always a challenge for me to play this game because I don't play it enough that I can win in the hard levels and there is always competition in the sense that I can try to beat my past scores.

It is very true for me that games have replaced television. I would much rather be involved in "fun" or competition with some sort of strategy than simply sitting in front of the t.v.