Not so much hate but rather frustrations. Touch screen interfaces are nothing new, they're quite old, so Nintendo isn't really trying anything new. I think this is the biggest problem right now. When Nintendo showed off the Wii, it was something new, motion gaming had some tech demos but outside of the eyetoy there wasn't anything substantial. PDAs from the late 90s had touch screens, so this touch screen controller is a bit of a dissapointment. Graphics on the other hand have stagnated and we're waiting for new hardware to show us what the future is in that regard. Nintendo hasn't shown this. So I think people are just frustrated with Nintendo at this point. I personally don't care cause I know the Wii U is going to be the best bang for the buck that you can buy in terms of hardware, but we don't know what that buck is until a price point is released.