I couldn't find any reason to hate Nintendo's management before, and can't find it now either. As a consumer I'm very pleased with my Wii U. To me Nintendo has delivered a great piece of hardware, with amazing software. From a quality and pure entertainment perspective, Nintendo's management has done an outstanding job - most importantly; they didn't panic when the tide turned.
From a business perspective one might argue that Nintendo's management have failed in quite a few areas. Is that failure enough to hate them? Not really. Learning by mistakes is what makes people good at what they do. That's the difference between one hit wonders and long term success. I believe Nintendo's track record suggests the management has skills for long term success.
Iwata made DS a huge success. Iwata made Wii a huge success. During his rule, Nintendo has maintained the high quality doctrine that has given us some of the best video game experiences in gaming history, and stood by the innovation principle that's been so fundamental to most of Nintendo's hardware successes since the release of NES. His actions during the last 15 years have made billions of dollars to stock owners. His track record is in all honesty more impressive than that of Hiroshi Yamauchi if you look at simple facts. I have strong faith in him, and I believe Nintendo's next business venture will prove me right (what ever that venture might be)







