It may only be very limited 3rd party games that are not on Nintendo consoles and I will always own a PC, so I'm not also putting out money on additional hardware.

NSLU was sold as a standalone because there are less people who by DLC than there are people who buy full games, so if it was seen as a full game, more people would buy it. It's most certainly not because of its "awesomeness".

And extra levels are extra levels. NSLU has a slightly shorter time limit and one new character, which really isn't enough to make it a "completely different gameplay idea".

That Pikmin example is exaclty what every single online FPS does. They give you new multiplayer maps in exchange for money. I don't get how you can cite this as an example of Nintendo doing it better than everyone else.

"Very limited" is pushing it.

Basic PCs will require upgrading and maintenance to play games. It seems like you're finding excuses not to buy consoles competing with the WiiU out of sheer bitterness.

Buy a PS4. You know you want to.

You are if you want to play games that release 6 years from now. You may not be buying a completely new machine each time, but you still need to invest money every set amount of time if you want to be able to play the latest games, just like you need to buy the new consoles if you want to play games from that generation.

I'd build a new pc by then anyways.

I seriously hate it when people say this. Nintendo actually CHANGES how you play games. Just because you use the same character and the story isn't vastly different all the time (though sometimes it is... cough* Paper Mario: Thousand Year Doors cough*) doesn't mean that they give us the same game. While most xbox and playstation gamers spend their time shooting people's heads off in generic shooters like call of duty, halo, titanfall, and whatever other Goldeneye64 copies there are out there, us Nintendo gamers actually get to enjoy games that are actually FUN to play because they use NEW gameplay mechanics instead of the same old, lame, mundain, boring, mindboggling stupid, infuriating, unreliable, freaking controller from the stone ages that makes me wish I was "lost in the vapors of intersticies and intervening substances." Enjoy that 720p dog in CoD: Ghosts; that feature must be STUNNING!

No that is not the same.

Pikmin3 was wholly new content.

Most DLC out there is a new character in a fighting game or an additional map that is already on the disc, etc. Big differences.

In 1995, yes it was true DLC and wholly new content. The cases where and FPS gives you a new set of maps, is wholly new content. But that is becoming far less of an occurance.

EDIT: Also NSLU is a complete different gameplay mechanic. Luigi's movement and jump is a lot different than Mario's and that creates a far different experience in a platforming game. Plus the limited time makes the difficulty to complete the level higher. They are very much different.

Then you are spending money on newer hardware, only it's a PC instead of a console. Otherwise, it's the same thing.

There is no need for Sony & Microsoft owners to be crying for any Nintendo exclusive either.   You sound more angry then him.  He made his choice so let him be.  I made my choice too that's exactly like his.

Sounds very salty.

That said, if youre willing to miss out on a bunch of great games, knowing full well that they will be missing your platform of choice, then props to you. Lets see if you can stick to your guns when Gen 8 development really gets going.