I don't know who coined this phrase, but they were seriously misinformed. Now, like a virus, the title has spread everywhere. What does 'casual' even mean?
Dictionary.com says:
cas·u·al 
/ˈkæʒuəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kazh-oo-uhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective | 1. | happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting. |
| 2. | without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing: a casual remark. |
| 3. | seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned: a casual, nonchalant air. |
| 4. | appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy: casual clothes; casual wear. |
| 5. | irregular; occasional: a casual visitor. |
| 6. | accidental: a casual mishap. |
–noun | 8. | a worker employed only irregularly. |
| 9. | a soldier temporarily at a station or other place of duty, and usually en route to another station. |
I think whomever decided that 'casual gaming' would refer to 'non-hardcore' games, thought that they meant:
| without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing: a casual remark. |
I would disagree however. What makes a game 'serious' vs 'careless'? What makes a person playing Halo different from someone playing Bejewled? Have they not seen the voracity with which people play on pogo.com? On xbobx live? I would say that dedication and level of dedication is anything but 'casual'.
WTB: New title.
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