^ Nail = Hit on the head.
Nintendo isn't "broken". They seem to be knowing what they're doing here. Just have a little faith in them, please?
I've had faith in Nintendo ever since I was six or seven years old and started playing videogames--Nintendo consoles and handhelds are the only videogame systems I own, and the last thing I want to do is criticize Nintendo for no reason. Heck, a few years back, I eventually had to force myself to regulate my game intake, as I reached a point where I considered buying literally every GameCube game published by Nintendo. Believe me, if a younger version of myself came into the future, he'd probably be astounded that what was getting into heated arguments over how much Nintendo is going downhill. But, back on topic, what's the point of looking for reasons for a game to bug me? Those reasons are just staring me right in the face when I play most of the games I've picked up recently.
Now, don't get me wrong; like I said, Nintendo was the best thing since sliced bread to me in the past, and I still think they're doing some great things now. I mean, just to even out the anti-Nintendo rant here (yes, I'm just going to admit that's pretty much what it boils down to), I'm not getting a PS3 because it's, like, $500 for what's probably already on the 360. And the 360? If I want the Halo games, Bioshock, and the Orange Box, I've got this other thing by Microsoft called a computer.
Speaking of faith, this is going to sound odd, but I'm going to say it because I myself have been wondering why all this Nintendo stuff bugs me so much and I think I've pinned down the reason: I, for all intents and purposes, do not believe in God; I'm not trying to start an argument here, I'm just saying that that is my personal belief. That being said, I'm of the mind that, religious or not, every person has something that acts as a God in their life, keeping them out of trouble and giving them hope for the future. Once again, I'm not saying I'm one of those emo MySpacers with alkie parents and bullies at school; on the contrary, I love my parents incredibly and I'm a straight-A student, but for me most of my life, videogames (and Nintendo therein) has just been something that... I don't know, I'm not in some weird Nintendo cult, or mentally ill, or anything, but they've just been something that keeps me running in this crazy world--and when, all of a sudden, they've gone from "PLAY IT LOUD" and "Who Are You?" to trying to sell brain-trainers (**** whoever decided that had to become a new genre) and dog-petting sims to my (obviously uninterested) mom, something kind of snaps, you know? No, well, you probably don't, but I say the things I say because this is the only place I can go to to feel better and express my pent-up frustration. They're opinions, I'm a person, not everyone likes change.
