I have no desire to see games fail either. I hope all have success for their intended audiences. I don't play Farmville nor do I care for it but I say more power to them for the success.

I for one loved Gunstringer & Fruit Ninja as well as Kinect Sports. I will give this a rent at some point but my expectations are it will be a more casual affair. Pod racing most likely will be the best part...but again, my expectations are realistic for my style of gaming.

Will you give up already,for most people they like the tech but not its implementation or fact that it failed to deliver its promise as some kind of revolution.

People label things regardless. That's actually how we make sense of our world: we label and categorize everything, from 4 million shades of blue to dog breeds.

There is a very real difference between casual and core (or hardcore), whether it's talking about games or not.

In general, "casual" refers to someone being infrequently involved in something.

For instance, I'm a casual chess player. I know the rules and a special move or two, but my interest is something of a passing fancy that didn't quite "pass."

A core player would be someone who's spent a good deal of time playing, and may have entered a tournament or two. Such a person might also know a little bit of the history of the game, and a few notable players.

A hardcore player has taken classes on chess. They studied the matches between Kasparov and Deep Blue, and can tell you the move that sealed Donald Byrne's fate against Bobby Fischer. Hardcore players can beat you within a handful of moves(it's happened to me before; it really sucks to be on the receiving end of a loss three minutes in).

Gaming is no different. Casual players don't invest much into gaming. Core players are fairly knowledgeable. Hardcore players dedicate a lot of time and effort. This can further be broken down by genre(I'm barely casual at sports games, but a hardcore rpg player).

What we heard with Gunstringer and Rise of Nightmares was that Kinect finally had worthwhile core/hardcore games. What we've heard since its revealing is that there would be quality core experiences available. So far, the Kinect has failed to deliver.

To be honest, though, that sort of response is almost like trying to be "holier than thou." It's as if you're trying to say "I'm better than the rest of you, because I don't label games or gamers." Chances are, however, that you really DO label them, and are lying. On the off chance that you're NOT lying, you're simply making things more difficult for yourself.