nintendo fans have entered denial stage since approx. mid 2007
by that time it had became clear how inferior the console is technically and how little the 3rd party support will be.
I do belong to this very crowd.
Noone will admit it but everyone knows it inside. It's like you would never admit that your favourite sports teams sucks balls. You're always gonna defend it, even if you long ago perceived it's false.
Every Nintendo fan who has been around since let's say the N64 knows it. The decline has been going on steady and slow, with every console decreasing in popularity.
To be honestly, I think the Wii without the gain in casuals would be around 12 millions right now.
For hardcore gamers, the Wii is a decline from and just like its predecessor was from its predecessor.
When people start taking stuff like DeBlob, Punchout or BoomBlox as defense against no-good-games-argument, it's a sign of desperation and moreover, resignation.
Every Core-Nintendofan knows it - the Wii is a huger letdown than every predecessor it had - even the GC.
- Nintendo HAS abandoned the hardcore, some high-quality games like NSMBWii or SMG dont change the picture as a whole.
edit : I am aware that it's the right path for Nintendo itself, though. They only sold their soul in the process.
How can 720p be considered HD when it looks like ugly snow grains on my 22'' screen?
