Can't hurt.

Not once while playing a Nintendo game have I ever thought, "Man, if only I was receiving arbitrary rewards that had no effect on my gameplay experience, I'd be having way more fun right now."

On the couple of platforms I do use that implement achievements -- namely, Steam and iOS -- they are entirely uninteresting to me. Sometimes I look at them and I think, "Oh, those are things." Sometimes it pops up that I got one and I think, "Alright."

That said, Smash Bros Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising feature the best implementation of achievements I've ever seen in a game. There may be some other games I haven't played that use them this way. Most achievements in Uprising actually unlock something new (it could be a new multiplayer stage or a new weapon) or reward the player with something tangible, like a weapon, collectible idol, or even just hearts (currency). Thus, the achievements list serves as a 'hints' screen for unlocking everything, and all the while you're uncovering a nice piece of concept art. So if Sakurai wants to keep using achievements, good on him. I like the way he uses them in his games. I don't have to show off my big dilist of achievements to my friends on the internet.

We all know life is about being better than others. People like to brag about being better looking, smarter, stronger, more successful, more wealthy, having a hotter gf/wife or having a bigger penis than others. Since most of us nerds don't have any of those qualities, having achievements is a good way to gain a bit of self-esteem.

So yes, they should include a achievement system.

I have a decent sized penis. Blah, who am I kidding, if I had, I would not be gaming. Aaashauhsuahs.

You do have a point, and, also, it is cool to get perfect score in the games you love most.

Pics or GTFO!

In a perfect world, Nintendo would make an occasional M rated game, they would make a console Pokemon MMO.....and they would actually pay attention to what MS and Sony do ;)

Hahushauhsa, you have read my mind.

There you go, nice cock, huh?

This sounds apocalyptically awful.

Damn ... you have a huge cock. No homo