@Bob
It doesn't ever have to be an argument. If what you say is true you and I should get along magnificently!!
Some are of the opinion that people should come together around a mutual interest and complain about it more than appreciate it. I said that didn't make sense to me and asked why it was too much to feel confused by that apparent paradox. You said it
was too much to ask and ended the discussion there. So, nothing was learned.
That is what makes things not worth our time.
That's cool that you own a lot of Nintendo products - but no one has explained how that should make anyone want to be more negative than positive. And if you are more positive, why not just say so and be proud to? Why make this difficult?
No one is here to dissect the definition of the word "work" and its connotations of compensation. Changing the subject leads to things that are not worth your time. So, yea, you "mod" here. I hope that's plain enough.
@pap64
I have heard the reasoning that online criticism will lead to a better, stronger ______.
I respectfully disagree. I can understand why that might make sense on the surface, but there are two primary reasons why I see it differently...
1. Online forums do not influence these companies. Money does. Direct paper mail does (to a much lesser extent). So if you want to be critical via those avenues? By all means, go for it!
I wrote to NoA about OpRainfall. I was very proud of my letter...
http://nintemple.blogspot.com/2011/07/are-you-part-of-operation.html2. You want Nintendo to be taken seriously like their competition? Guess what? The fans of the competition glaze over a lot of their issues. That's why they are taken seriously because every little flaw isn't magnified to the point of absurdity. There have been many flaws with Sony and MS this generation.
Yet, they come and go, and very few people let RRODs, overheating, removed backwards compatability, and
pursuit of the expanded audience/motion control influence their current enjoyment.
The
perception then comes off as "AOK" even when they are losing money, coming in 3rd place or merely making disappointing hard/software. That's not to say they still can't be enjoyed - they definitely can! But, that is the difference you were getting at... as I see it.
Thoughts on these?