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I think achievements are superfluous, and one of many things wrong with the video game industry at the moment.

However, many people seem to adore them and will even purchase games for a particular system in order to raise their gamer score or trophy count. So with that in mind, Nintendo made a mistake not including them. But it's a business mistake, not a mistake of philosophy.