They had me at "Nintendo."
Same here. Patcher's right for once, Nintendo could release a card board box with "Nintendo" written on it and i'd probably buy it.
Pachter (just like many others) is being dismissive here, when he says "those braindead nintendo zombies will eat up everything".
It's a comfortable thing to say that doesn't require any actual thought or analysis from posters and, disappointingly, is accepted as a genuine answer.
I just read neogaf's thread about vita bombing in japan and more than a few people said: "well duh! Nintendo always wins in handhelds".
No, you doofuses. It took quite a lot of effort to get there and it was nothing but an automatic win.
I hate notion that nintendo fans are dumb religious zealots that are there on default and winning their attention and money is easy.
I know what i need to know. I'm buying Wii U for NSMB U. And i know that this game is at launch.
Not because i'm some kind of dumb moron who jumps at everything with Nintendo brand on it, but because i FREAKING LOVE NSMB Wii game and had blast playing it with my friends. Why the hell am i looked down and called a moron now?
I buy my consoles for games.
I'm buying Wii U for Mario. For Bayonetta, Scribblenauts and Rayman.
Not because it has Nintendo slapped on it.
As a consumer i was informed quite well about the most important features of the console:
Nintendo Land -- skip
Mario -- buy
Bayonetta -- wait
Rayman -- buy when it comes (dammit Ubisoft)