Why does it seem that to be accepted by the Nintendo community, you need to be a hard core fan?

[Metallicube]

First of all, why care if you're "accepted" or not? Just play the games you like.. I'm a big Nintendo fan but I'm perhaps also one of their biggest critics. They've made their share of bad decisions, particularly as of late. Just because I'm a fan doesn't mean I can't recognise this.