Casual Gamer

A person who playes games when they have the time, and doesn't commit their life to them. Casual Gamers tend to buy the console that has the widest selection of games, is the cheapest, and is talked about the most. The games they tend to play are simple games that are like everyday life, such as sports titles or the Sims. Sony has been the main console of casual gamers, and is really the company that invented them. About 80% of their sales have been made to casual gamers. However, it looks as if this will change soon. At the time of the writing of this definition, Nintendo is taking the aproach of simple games and a cheap console, which is what casual gamers tend to go for. The interface of the new console is even more simple then the controller that most are use to. Also, the high price of the Ps3 is making people uneasy about buying the system.