There is something I always refer to as the Nintendo effect. This is where Nintendo gets hounded for doing something not nearly as bad as somebody else, but they become the poster child in some people's eyes. For example, it's okay for Activision to release a yearly Call of Duty game or Ubisoft to release a yearly Assassins Creed game, but it's so wrong for Nintendo to release ONE MARIO KART AND ONE SMASH BROS. GAME PER CONSOLE GENERATION. It's so wrong for Nintendo to create a great Mario game that's GOTY in the eyes of many, but it's perfectly fine for Sony to create a new IP that's mediocre. It's so wrong for Nintendo to use cartoony graphics in their games, yet it's okay for other companies to use boring mediocre graphics that look the same as everyone else's game to the point where they accidentally use screenshots from a competitor's FPS game.
I'm not saying Nintendo is perfect. They're far from it as we have sen today, but if there's one company that I'm not getting sick of, it's Nintendo. Also, unlike EA or some other companies out there, at least Nintendo releases a game AFTER it's been finished. Remember that next time you're bitching about game delays.
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