I wonder if most of the people here that are critical of Nintendo are critical of them because the Wii is the only console they own. If so, then I can see why they would complain. Heck, my only console is the Wii. So, I totally understand when there is only ONE game that is worth looking forward to for all of 2012.
However, I have a feeling that most, if not all of you, own more than one console or are into PC games. So, I am not sure why it is so important to most of you to feel like Nintendo is not doing enough. You have PLENTY of games to play. It's either because:
a) You are an old-school gamer and can remember the days when a Nintendo was all you needed for all genres and major franchises. We'll never go back to that, so good luck wishing for it.
b) You're expectations were probably a little too high when you first bought a Wii and are now feeling buyer's remorse. This is the most understandable. However, if you bought a Wii anytime from 2008 onward then that's on you. You should have known better.
c) You are a fan of Nintendo and want to see them succeed no matter what. I find these sorts of comments a little weird. Maybe it's based on nostalgia, but other than that- it's not like they are a football team. They're a company! Was anyone butt-hurt when SEGA stopped making consoles? No. Because two of the three last consoles they produced (SEGA CD, SATURN, and to some extent DC) sucked. We showed our loyalty (or lack of) with our wallets.
d) You are an armchair business consultant and see Nintendo's decisions in the past two years as poor. Okay, fine. Maybe they were. But, hindsight is 20/20. Why don't you go back and complain that Nintendo should have went to CD based technology in the 90s? Or made the Gamecube a multimedia hub? Or even as recent as 6 years ago when the Wii should have went HD. Sony has had two HOT consoles and one semi-dud console. MS hasn't been around enough to judge. Atari had one. Sega had one. Ninty has had THREE (arguably five) great consoles! They will make mistakes, but they are doing just fine in comparison.
It's already been said in this thread that the Rainfall games wouldn't make a dent. It is too late! You want those games? That's understandable. You and about 500,000 people in a country of 300,000,000 want those games. Be happy you're getting one of them.
I think people need to get off of Reggie's back, go play Xenoblade when it comes out, and play the gazillion other games on the other consoles, or do like me and save up to buy the WiiU on day one!