Real Gamers vs Not Really Games
Did you know that you’re not a hardcore gamer unless you play Call of Duty or Gears of War? Or maybe you didn’t know that being a real gamer means that you play Mature rated games all the time. Or maybe you didn’t know that if you play only Wii Sports all day then you don’t deserve the title of “gamer” at all. These are exaggerations of how a lot of people on the internet feel about the title of “gamer” and now it is my turn to give a definition of it.
To me a gamer is anyone who plays any kind of video game regularly in their life, meaning at least 15 hours of video games per month, consistently. This not include fitness training games though, as it is just that, a fitness program. A hardcore gamer is anyone that plays any kind of video game for more then 40 hours a month. I also consider a real hardcore gamer someone who plays that much, but also more then one type of game, such as not just shooters but platformers as well, etc. This is just how I would define them if I HAD to, and is not really my truest feelings on the matter.
The next thing we must establish is, why does any of this matter? Well it really doesn’t. People who play video games as a regular part of their lifestyle are gamers, end of story. WRONG, well according to the internet. I would end it there, but being a real gamer or a hardcore gamer is important, and making sure the “not really a gamer” group knows that they are not real gamers is an important goal. This issue has died down a bit sense the initial launch of the Wii fitness games and the Kinect movement titles for the family, but the argument is still seeded within many a trolls’ minds.
I am not sure if “real” gamers fear the “not really a gamer” gamers, but I feel as if this whole topic is all over the place, not really a complicated mater, and overall just stupid. While it seems to be a thing to establish “us from them” I can’t help but feel as if the “real” gamer population just made this up. I don’t really think any of the Kinect sports and Dance game players actually consider themselves gamers at all! Which is my biggest point as to why this argument was and still is a waste of time. They don’t consider themselves gamers, so why do we need to act like they do and defend out “real” gamer status in the first place?!
The bottom line is, if you play games regularly that aren‘t just minigame based or movement based like fitness, you’re some form of gamer, end of story. The more gaming you do and the variety, the more well established you are in diversity in gaming. That is it, end of argument.
The bottom line is, if you play games regularly that aren‘t just minigame based or movement based like fitness, you’re some form of gamer, end of story. The more gaming you do and the variety, the more well established you are in diversity in gaming. That is it, end of argument.