| Jumpin said: It comes from a nationalist mentality. Essentially people think they have to hate everything that is not what they have. These people will dig up every possible reason they can, and just continue to hate for the purpose of hating. On another point, I don't buy this "hardcore" bs. How can a videogame or videogamer be "hardcore"? To me the whole thing sounds like a euphamistic debate for some sort of social problem for the so-called "hardcore gamer" and a term used to arbitrarilly elevate the status of a game. |
So there is no logical or sound reason at all to be displeased with the Wii as a product? That is a truly strange stance to take imo. When I go out to try a few cars when I'm getting a new one, some of them will appeal less to me than the one I eventually choose, is that irrational? I don't think it is, perhaps some people just feel that Nintendo are wasting their time, the same way that the most avid Wii supporters feel that Sony and MS are. That's the core of this discussion; hating on the PS3 or 360 is perfectly reasonable and is seen as a sign of maturity in here while hating on the Wii is seen as childish and unfounded.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that I hate the Wii myself and I am getting one for a few must have games, but I am sorely disappointed in it and Nintendo today are not the ones I've grown to love since my first NES in 1989. Perhaps that makes me a silly, childish man, but my preferences are not based on what magazines tell me or word of mouth but rather long, personal experience. Aquired tastes are aquired and not adopted suddenly and when one's taste differs from someone else's some people get really offended by it.
