I am not a Nintendo fanboy

[Arius Dion]

curl-6 said:

Arius Dion said:

curl-6 said:

Recently, when proclaiming my love for Super Mario 3D World, I was informed that I was "fanboying" too hard. This and a number of other comments made to me recently have led me to the conclusion that many here see me as a Nintendo fanboy.

Now, it's true I see Nintendo as the single best game developer in the industry. But this specific term, "fanboy" carries with it stronger connotations than that; a blind love for the company no matter what, seeing all they make as automatically golden, and a view of their competitor's products as inherently bad and inferior.

Why I don't fit this definition:

- Throughout this year, I've criticized Nintendo more than most of the people labelled "haters".

- Some of my favourite games of the 7th gen weren't even on Nintendo consoles; Bioshock, Bayonetta, Bioshock Infinite, Dead Space, Uncharted 2.

- I own a 360, a PS2, a PS1, an original Xbox, and a Sega Megadrive. I am open to getting a PS4 or an Xbox One.

- I hate, hate, HATE Smash Bros. All of them.

- I dislike plenty of other beloved Nintendo games, including Wind Waker, Majora's Mask, Mario Kart 64.

- Don't even get me started on Metroid Other M.

Blasphemy!

Any way, two things;

1) Why care at all what people/forum dwellers think of you?

2) Why care at all what people/forum dwellers think of you?

Cos it could impact my interactions here, skew polls/threads I create, etc.

You're a respectable poster, always have been since I've been here. That's all that matters. If some folks wanna give you shi* for it, oh well. You're console agnostic, well written, the site is better for your involvement. I'd say that's good enough. But still, blasphemy on your hate of Smash...how dare u.