Why do some hardcore gamers hate Mario?

Because now it's a little too simple and childish
 
Because some hardcore gamers are shallow and judge books by their covers
 
Define "hardcore gamers".

Surely this thread won't, nay, can't become more than repetitive venting about a vaguely described "annoying" demographic but- well, actually I don't think I need to finish this sentence.
 
Because hardcore gamers are just retards who live in a trailer

Because they prefer something with blood, guns, swear words, and something hardly violent, they're also graphic whores, they hate anything that is not designed to look like something from real life. Also Mario is too child-friendly, hardcore gamers think they would be gay and others will call them 1-year olds if they played it.
 
Not all hardcore gamers are that

Not even close
 
Baby Luigi said:
Because some hardcore gamers are shallow and judge books by their covers
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"hardcore gamers" is a dumb term, but I dislike modern Mario games because they're so shallow
 
The legend of zelda rocks said:
Why do some hardcore gamers hate Mario? >:(
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Because I hate them for hating him.
 
Nega-Man said:
They think it'll ruin their 'cool'ness if they like it.
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Although it does not.

Mario may not be violent but still is liked by people who may also like Call of Duty. People think that Mario is all happiness by the cover but they need to think more that it's the gameplay that matters and not the cover or story.
 
New Super Yoshi said:
Nega-Man said:
They think it'll ruin their 'cool'ness if they like it.
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Although it does not.

Mario may not be violent but still is liked by people who may also like Call of Duty. People think that Mario is all happiness by the cover but they need to think more that it's the gameplay that matters and not the cover or story.
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True, true. I know a couple of people like that. I'm kind of just referring to the type of guys who will spam that Nintendo sucks because it's kiddy, uses motion controls (Which the other two companies are using now as well), and has inferior resolution. I don't mind them not liking Mario or even playing FPS. I just don't want to see people regurgitating these insults across IGN and YouTube, claiming that they speak for everybody. There are good, appreciative fans, but these guys just stick out like wildfire where I live, actually.

Man, we could get along better if we knew a little something called respect or opinion.