How is too many remasters an invalid complaint? Lol 

Well, I was around for the Wii U around this time in it's life cycle and people were ranting and raving how horrible everything was going to be like no tomorrow.  As I said before, the Switch's reception has been downright pleasent by comparison.  People couldn't stop talking about how everything was going to be a mini-game compilation and how the graphics weren't even going to be on par with the PS3 and how the name was the worst thing ever.  They literally complained about everything.  

I'm kinda assuming you were present during the Wii generation and up to date on how the life-cycle progressed.  Microsoft and Sony both make those horrible mistakes on their own, but Nintendo capitalized on it with a console that gamers absolutely detested.  No it wasn't Nintendo's fault Microsoft and Sony made those mistakes, but I do believe that Nintendo was blamed for it nonetheless.  Logically, Nintendo really wasn't that bad, but I guess you weren't there.  People blamed Nintendo for everything that generation.  It's like politics, in hindsight things seem obvious, when it's actually happening though, it's a freaking mess.  

The other stuff I said after that was explaining why there's such a difference in reception.  As far as things to complain about go, the only thing Nintendo is really fixing on the list of complaints is the name, but the hate is almost non-existent.  Clearly the hate was exaggerated for the Wii U.  I honestly don't think the Switch is that much better of a console.  

What hatedom? I see only incredible love, absurd hype building, and wishful thinking about the prospects of the system. I also don't venture much out of VGC, so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

What alot of haters dont understand is Nintendo make a good amount of money and play it very safe for there own future. If they were bleeding money heavily or selling buildings ill be worried. Instead they just opened up a couple themeparks.
If gamers want another of the same console as Xbox or PS than they should just simply buy those consoles instead.
I enjoy Nintendo games not the hardware its played on. Innovations build creations.

You know, I'm to trying to have an actual discussion here. Throwing around "not enough buttons" and "but the touch screen" isn't really helping. 

There are enough buttons. You can use + and - as well as all 4 directions on the D-pad. If you think up is too far, there's still 3 available. This is especially interesting, as the two docked mini-controllers have less accessible buttons than Wii Remote and Nunchuck.

You don't need to recalibrate the pointer on the Wii Remote, you only need to recalibrate the motion controller on gamepad/Remote Plus.

I already have played shooters like Splatoon using WR+N, and know how the controls work. If they didn't work, I wouldn't be saying here they'd work. If you compare to the dual analog, you need to turn the camera until the target is at the center of the screen, that is slower than shooting something at the edge of the screen while turning.

No, Nintendo isn't using all the control options possible. Only the games that have multiplayer that has 3rd and 4th players using Wii Remote as their controllers, are the games that can be played with "all" the controllers. I believe only Mario Kart and Smash Bros actually give you all the methods. Anyway, just pointing out, that Splatoon is a bad example of a game where developers  "surely couldn't think of a method" when the only controller you can play it with is the gamepad anyway. The only reason for the lack of control options is the lack of interest from the developers.

I don't recall much hate towards Wii U prior to launch, wasn't until after the gamepad turned out to be meh, constant droughts, and low quality games that even reasonable people started ragging on it. I can see where you're coming from now though, since if the irrational peeps hated on prior systems why not the Switch aswell? I can assure you that they are, and there are plenty of reasonable people who also have concerns. Too early to say if the Switch is overall better than Wii U, but I think in concept it definitely is. Portability has long been proven to be desireable, and the unified library should prevent droughts. Have to wait and see how the execution goes.

No, it won't. There are some rational complains about Nintendo, but the irrational ones won't never dissapear. Not that I care too much, I'll buy the Switch and my plan is, obviously, enjoying it.

Yeah I bet it would help if I didn't make valid points lolz!

Start and Select are pretty much never used for actions, which is good because those buttons are usually gimped, small and out of place, but you know whatever, I'll just drop the buttons point so that maybe you'll stop dodging the lack of a second screen. Also, bar single joycon, all Switch control set-ups have the same inputs as the gamepad, minus the screen of course. I'm also not sure why you keep bringing up the Switch when I'm talking about Splatoon on Wii U and why Wiimotes don't work for it.

I never said anything about recalibration...

Having slightly faster aiming doesn't outweigh having significantly slower turning, because it means whenever an enemy is West East or South of you, you'll likely be dead before you can even turn to face them, or they'll just keep maneuvering outside of your view. The game is too fast paced for such controls to be viable.

I'm still gonna believe it's cause they know it wouldn't work and were just too lazy to explain exactly why. :L

Play some shooters on Wii before saying that turning is slower. At least watch Conduit on youtube or something. Wii pointer is faster and more cohesive because it flows more at your speed than being at the mercy of dual analog turning. Plus, you can adjust the controls in some games to make the whole aiming mechanic, "bouncing box" and dual analog cannot compare. It is not an argument. Dual analog is more popular, but it is in only better than pointer controls in one way: stability. The issue with pointer controls is that they can be interfered easily by any uv light source (sunlight) or by physical barrier. Get it together. 

I like Splatoon (GamePad) pointing better than both Wiimote and dual analog. Go figure.

The GamePad aiming was great because your arm can be at basically any angle and you don't need to "wave" the controller around, just move in subtly and augmented with the analog stick, the precision feels fantastic.