We can't discount that it's Nintendo, too. I think there are some fragments of the enthusiast market that just want Nintendo themselves to go away, or at least go 3rd party. Attitudes towards Wii from the press and their followers feel very similar to attitudes towards GameCube, just with a few words changed around ("kiddy" to "gimmick" and so forth).
The only thing GameCube had going for it in terms of internet hype was that it was underground, to a certain extent. It was niche, which made it kinda cool, whereas Nintendo is trying to make Wii as mainstream as possible, so Nintendo lost that last vestige of coolness that they once had
Not speaking from my opinion of course, i'm just trying to divine what the people are thinking.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
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