| abstract | - There is often confusion about what a hardcore gamer is. The term is often used to differentiate between types of hardcore gamers by such things as the amounts of time invested playing, the amount of money spent on gaming, how competitive the player is, preference for player versus player or player versus environment, game style or gameplay preference, or even the type of computer or console equipment used. Of hardcore gamers, Nintendo's Charlie Scibetta said "They're usually the early adopters that want to get the latest version of something, and they'll be the ones that put it through its paces the hardest and give us all kind of feedback and tell us what they like and don't like." Sometimes the term depends on a player's skill level as opposed to time invested in the game. This makes the definition a bit hazy, as some players are really good at certain games despite only intermittently playing them, whereas some players invest a lot of time into games but struggle to master them. Some hardcore gamers often refer to themselves as a Video Game Enthusiasts, for which their Hobbies and/or interests are revolved around Video Games, such as; Collecting rare games and consoles, figurines, and video game apparel.
- The term gamer refer to players of video games. It is commonly used to identify those who spend much of their leisure time playing or learning about games. The following is a list of different types of gamers.
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