Have Nintendo finally discovered hype?

[vivster]

DogRemag said:

vivster said:

I don't think it has much to do with Nintendo.
It's more or less the Nintendo fans that are doing extra shifts this gen to hype everything that's coming out.

Nintendo brings the content and the events but I think that was always the case. It's just that they hype is more visible now.

As usual the same people who always buy Nintendo consoles are picking one up. Hype has nothing to do with it (it's still selling poorly anyway) so they have at least 20 million hardcore fans.

That's the problem. The hype/sale ratio is absolutely screwed up when it comes to Nintendo. That's why there will probably a lot of disappointement and doom after SSB will absolutely not sell according to hype.

It's especially misleading in this forum as the Nintendo hardcore fans are the most vocal here which makes Nintendo seem more popular than it actually is.