Name that Gamer!

Those who play and experience the gaming industry are called gamers. The "console" gamer (those who experience these games on gaming consoles) are classified into five basic groups. Today, as part of my continuing struggle to educate the newer generations of gamers, I will define each of these groups.

Fanboy-

These are the most dreaded of all gamers. Personally, I can't stand most of them. A Ninty fanboy will buy and fully support any product that is made or made for Nintendo. A Sony fanboy does similar for Sony. These people deny all sense. The only reason certain crappy games get put on the market, is because these people buy them. These people often never buy outside of their company. Ninty fanboys hold steadfast to their games, but have never played/bought anything by Sony. They often have never even played an RPG! The same goes the other way around from Sony fanboys, and all other types of fanboys. If these people were eliminated, companies would actually have to produce quality games to stay ahead. Anti- Anti's…are the opposite of fanboys. An Anti-Ninty will stand firm and insult Nintendo games that he's never even heard of.

Anti-

Sony does the same. These people will go so far as to defy all logic. Some people have legitimate reasons for disliking games such as OOT and Final Fantasy 7, these people do not. They just don't like the games because of who makes them. Some will even not play games that were produced by a third party that only work on particular systems. Ex: They won't play Megaman X4 (made by Capcom) because it is played on a Sony Playstation.

Oldschool Gamer-

These people have been around since the first two or three generations of games, sometimes even earlier. They've experienced all genres, though many of them don't like certain ones. These people will only buy a game if its good. They know the different companies, but don't buy games based on who made them. When an oldschool gamer sees Squaresoft, they think, "Hmm, could be good, they're a quality company." However, they don't buy a game because of that. You'll find the largest amounts of these gamers playing games in the RPG genre.

Actual Gamer-

Okay, that's not the real name, but it's what I call them. These people haven't been around as long as oldschooler's, but they know what they're doing. They might not have played all genres, but they usually express an interest in knowing more about them. They don't usually know a lot about the different companies, but they have some idea. They don't buy games based on the developer. These guys are really just the newer and less experienced version of the oldschool gamers.

Genre Specific Gamer-

These people only play one genre. There's nothing wrong with that; it's just their tastes. There are a lot of driving gamers. You'll also find a lot of shooter gamers, along with sports gamers. There's a reasonable amount of RPG gamers. They only play on genre…that's about all there is to them. Well, that's all folks, questions? Just ask.

~Daniel Rendleman