Remember that whoever you talk to is just one sector of one sector of people
i.e. what someone sees Nintendo or Sony or MS fans say is not necessarily an accurate reflection of what the bulk of those fans actually think
A lot of people are more vocal than others
A lot of people don't actually give a shit and just don't say anything because they don't want to be caught up in all the drama and stupidity
Like, if someone is smart enough to know not to greatly hate on any one console type due to pointless shit when how much fun people have while playing games is what really matters (and differs from person to person), they're probably also smart enough to not bother trying to convince others NOT to hate, because they know how futile it is to try to stop people from hating: people are going to do what they want and some people just find it entertaining to hate on stuff (or it just makes them feel better about their own preferences or whatever)
In short, I think you might be overreacting and jumping to conclusions
I'm sure plenty of people still feel that MK8 is good graphically due to its art direction/style
and there also the people who just want to argue and will say whatever is convenient: if people think MK8 is really good in terms of raw graphical display, then they will use that to their advantage in arguing for the Wii U or whatever, but if that weren't the case, then they would ignore that aspect and argue something else that is in their favor instead. it's sort of basic childish arguing and paying attention to those people is kind of a waste of time because it doesn't matter what system they're supporting, they're all kinda hopeless >_>;
I mean, I'm a huge Nintendo fan and I think the Wii U is awesome (I have over 20 games for it which is more than any other system except for my 3DS... and I have 3 3DS's, just to put into perspective how much of a 3DS fan I am, and I have games for pretty much every other console except for the PS4, to put THAT into perspective) but I haven't lost my sanity enough to not see things objectively and notice the Wii U's and even the 3DS's and Nintendo's in general's flaws
(that being said I could probably point out a lot of flaws in the other companies and their consoles, Nintendo just happens to be the center of hate right now for various reasons...)







