Anecdotal evidence time... I post on several forums full of European gamers, specifically the UK. I've seen enough to pick up a general attitude. Lets just say it isn't very pro-Nintendo right now.
The crazy thing is that half the time the viewpoints put forward are totally hypocritical. There's this one guy who absolutely despises Mario because it's a 'cartoony platformer', but then goes on to list Ratchet & Clank as his favourite gaming series.... This is the kind of nonsense I read every day, and it's that attitude that Nintendo are up against here.

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