| logic56 said: Why do Nintendo fans hate this guy? |
Because he's really not all that intelligent, and he makes broad sweeping generalizations that are only loosely based on reality. For example, let's look at one particular quote...
"Making more 3d Mario, ‘Maternal Instincts’ Metroid, Aonuma Zelda, is not where the market wants to go."
Let's focus on the 3D Mario for just one second. We have had 3 3D Mario games in recent years. The first one, Super Mario Galaxy, sold 10 million copies. To put this success in perspective, this is more than any game for the PS3 or 360 that isn't Call of Duty or Halo 3 (not including the bundled Kinect Adventures).
Next, we have Super Mario Galaxy 2 which sold 6.73 million. While not the same as the first Galaxy game, this is still incredibly successful. The drop off is not entirely unexpected of a sequel. Halo 3- Halo Reach shows a similar pattern as does Forza 3-4, Little Big Planet 1-2, and Killzone 2-3. It must also be taken into consideration that Super Mario Galaxy 2 was presumably less labor intensive and less costly considering it used the same engine and many of the same assets as Mario Galaxy.
Lastly we have Super Mario 3D Land which has sold around 6 million copies on a relatively low install base and is still growing at a nice pace.
So, the market doesn't want 3D Mario? Apparently they do, because they're buying it.
This is what Malstrom does in my limited reading of his. He takes an inch and stretches it into a mile.
3D Marios do not meet the staggering success of 2-D Mario games becomes, "The market does not want 3D Mario".
Nintendo releasing a system with a 3D screen becomes, "Nintendo apparently has long term plans concerning 3d and video games in the future which explains their strange obsession with it."
Metroid Other M wasn't very good becomes, "Nintendo is making games only to please themselves".
It's ridiculous, poorly researched sensationalism. And thats why I hate this guy :)
