Lol, it's funny that I should see this story today. I stopped coming here not too long after Berghammer stopped running the site. Basically, it'd just become a center for all the NWR/PGC writers that were left to nonstop whine and complain about the most petty things and trumpet how Nintendo was "DOOOOOOOOMED" if they didn't go "MATTTTOOOOR" with their games. Yeah, you guys were totally right about that one.
I check out this story today, mildly interested in the reward, and it's (about the petty things) still the same crap. Shall we dissect a few of your offending points and make you just a little less prone to excessive hyperbole? I think we should.
1. No good games? Really, bro? I can understand wanting more of a killer app for launch, but there were *plenty* of good and fun games available for launch. And I'm sure you know that, so I'll refrain from list wars. Half an OS, I'll give you. There certainly are some features I was missing and still even want.
2. Excessive complaining about a free collectible? Come on. Of course all the info is available on wikipedia. Heck, I'm sure a lot of Nintendo fans can recite the info from memory. That's not the point. It's a cool little collectible freebie for long time fans to keep and hang onto. Like your wife said, I wouldn't be surprised if some fans frame them. You sound more like you want an in-depth 200 hundred page glossy history of handhelds book to put on your coffee table. Me too actually, but that's just not something that's going to happen as a free reward. Your expectations are off-the-wall unrealistic here.
And finally, just drop the snark and entitlement. Nintendo doesn't have to give you rewards at all, you realize that? You spent your money on games. These items are just free bonuses, and generally pretty nice ones at that.