Before you start bitching that I should've never been an N-maggot in the first place, please understand that I consider myself a PC-maggot first and foremost... and that I have merely had a soft spot for Nintendo systems and games.
But that special feeling I got from Nintendo and its games, yeah. It seems to be gone. I grew up playing NES, SNES games... N64, Gamecube... Some of the best experiences have come from Nintendo. It's like they are the Disney of video games. Well at least they used to be. I mean, games is about good design... it's about fun. I like how Nintendo is still like that, and they don't do QTE's and excessive cutscenes and shit like Tomb Raider and Uncharted and shit like that.
But come the fuck on. Nintendo used to make quality shit in EVERY SINGLE WAY. Now we have to expect shitty looking Nintendo games almost all the time. Look at New SMB U. Look at Pikmin 3. Pikmin 3 isn't hideous but that shit doesn't look even close to X360 level to me. That shit is embarrassing. And it's not just graphics... in terms of gameplay, shit has gone downhill. Zelda is an example. When I played Twilight Princess, I thought I had more fun in Ocarina of Time. When I played Wind Waker, I felt the same (I played Wind Waker after Twilight Princess). When I played Skyward Sword, I felt I had more fun with Wind Waker. I mean what the fuck is going on here?
Look at their latest conference. Look at last year's conference. I want to play games. I understand Nintendo wants to attract non-gamers and soccer moms and what the fuck have you. But at least give the base something. What do we get? We hardly get shit. What is Retro working on? What are the Tokyo-based and Kyoto-based Nintendo studios working on? Who the fuck cares! Here's Wii U FITNESS, assholes! ENJOY!
Nintendo is failing their base but they aren't failing the non-gaming dipshits they want to attract with shitty dancing games and fitness software... FITNESS SOFTWARE GODDAMNIT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I JUST WANT TO PLAY VIDEOGAMES JESUS WHAT THE FUCK. Why is it that when I think back 10 years, I had more fun with games? 10 years... 15 years ago... If you asked me how awesome games would be in the year 2012, I'd say fucking awesome. Well here we are motherfuckers. Nintendo and for that matter ALMOST ALL OTHER GAME DEVELOPERS have no clue how to make games anymore. Look at this fucking E3. WHERE ARE THE GAMES? And when I say games I mean games not 'interactive experiences' like Beyond or The Last of Us or whatever. Just now I nearly got hyped by a Ubisoft game called Watch Dogs. It looked awesome but then the hype was silently killed when I read from other Gaffers that it's just another good-looking shit game that's scripted into oblivion.
So that's games. Nintendo was always an oddball when it came to hardware but now they've really lost it. The Wii U console is a disaster. First, the name. (I actually thought the name 'Wii' when it was unveiled in 2006 was a great name.) It makes it sound like the Wii U is an expansion of sorts, with no new console hardware except the controller. Second, the shit hardware that isn't any better than X360 or maybe even worse. Third, the controller itself with a charge lasting no more than 5 hours with a fucking 3 hour charging time! Fourth, no standard controller. Wii U Pad, Wii U Pro controller, Wii MotionPlus, Wii Classic Controller Pro... WHAT IS THIS FUCKING MESS? HOW ARE DEVELOPERS SUPPOSED TO DEVELOP FOR THIS SHIT. HOLY SHIT I JUST FORGOT THE BALANCE BOARD LOL. MY FUCKING GOD!! THERE IS NO END TO THIS SHIT.
And then there's the extraneous BULLSHIT Nintendo has perpetrated on our asses... NINTENDOLAND. Miiverse. WARA WARA Miiverse. WHY ARE YOU HOLDING THOSE FUCKING BANANAS. What's the point of making things a social experience if the experience itself WAS NEVER REALLY THAT GOOD TO BEGIN WITH. Maybe you can connect the games to the developer's network so we can all give simultaneous real-time feedback as to how much YOUR GAME FUCKING SUCKS.