First these journalists are complaining about "difficulty" in games, and now they complain about "fun"?
Anyway, I would replace "fun" with "enjoyable", and say that it is essential to games.
Also, there are different types of genres:
1. dramatic genres: comedy, tragedy, romance, mystery
2. settings: historical, scifi, fantasy, contemporary/modern
3. gameplay genres: FPS, RPG, strategy, vehicle sim
You can pretty much mix and match and combine these however you want. For instance, "dramedy", "modern fantasy" or "strategy RPG". There are few limits.