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Core gamers do not exist: A more accurate breakdown of the customer base

Discussion in 'General Gaming' started by J1M, May 12, 2020.

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  1. Humanophage Arcane

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    Personally, I really dislike the term 'video games'. Perhaps one of the symptoms of a healthy culture in Eastern Europe is that 'video games' generally meant 'console games', while computer games were called 'computer games'. Frankly, I don't see myself as sharing much with someone who has been mainly playing consoles, just like they probably don't think that they share a lot with Facebook gamers or mobile gamers. It is sad that 'video games' is such a wide-spread term in English.

    Also, I've always thought that the huge genre sex gap is an interesting phenomenon: https://quanticfoundry.com/2017/01/19/female-gamers-by-genre/
    [​IMG]
     
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  2. rusty_shackleford Arcane

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    this is why bullying is a good thing
     
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  3. Gangrelrumbler Arcane Patron

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    That's not necessarily true. They often buy games from different genres if right characters are included.
     
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  4. DJOGamer PT Arcane

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    Show Spoiler
    Dilate


    Location: Belgrade
     
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  5. just_dmitri Novice

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    Technically, Genreists should be a subgroup of Taste Specialists: We have people who play only anime games from different genres but same characters(jrpg, 2d fighting, VN, etc.), we have people only playing CoD but no other FPS, we have football fanatics who play FIFA/PES AND Football Manager but will probably not play NHL/NFL or any other kind of excel simulations management game and we have people who love Heroes 3 but will never, ever play any other kind of turnbased strategy/tactics. Most of those have otherwise Secutor/Mainstream Hollywood action-adventure taste except those specific interests.
     
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  6. J1M Arcane

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    #31
    Literally covered in the OP:
    "will only play a limited number of genres or franchises"

    I readily concede there could be a better name for that group.
     
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  7. Grauken Arcane Patron

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    #32
    Doesn't work when even the bullies are into it
     
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  8. Mister Familiar Learned

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    The archetypical Whale deserves recognition, especially with the rise of perpetually developed Lifestyle Games alongside the usual mobile tat. Perhaps as an extreme subtype of Genreist.
     
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  9. Tigranes Prestigious Gentleman Arcane

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    OP: I criticise existing system of categorising gamers
    Reader: OK, sounds good
    OP: I now propose my own model
    Reader: OK, sounds good
    OP: Here are a random bunch of labels with no data or theory or reasoning whatsoever
    Reader: Wait what
    OP: Also some of the labels are called like Genreists and shit

    :ziets:
     
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  10. Sweeper Learned

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    Here's a more accurate breakdown.
    Autists
    Normies
    Housewives
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    No.
    [​IMG]
     
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