Nintendo's issues of gimmicky and terribly underpowered non-handheld consoles with games that are staler than month old doughnuts that get a free pass solely because of nostalgia are still very much a thing.
You obviously haven't actually played on a DS or 3DS. Neither were/are "underpowered" for the gen.
Binnnnnnngo. Microsoft and Sony can change, and have freaking proven it. Nintendo has sucked arse since the N64...or do I need to remind you of the controller that was clearly designed for for fucking alien lifeforms with three hands and seven thumbs? Seriously, who the hell designs these things? Do they have a captive extraterrestrial from fucking Zeist or some shit design these things to be as painfully awkward as humanly possible?
I'm not sure of Nintendo still has their "censor anything not fit for an E rating" policy, but that's certainly fucked them to this day, because that's what they've become associated with: fucking kiddy crap and collections of pointless mini-games, with the occasional good thing thrown in. The Wii was great for kids, and not much else. The Wii-U is great for no one because no one outside a fucking Marfan's baby can use the absolutely inane control mechanism.
Wow. You are an arsehole. The moment you mention "kiddy rap" your entire argument just gets thrown out. Nintendo stopped censoring ages ago, tail end of the SNES era. In fact they allowed a game uncut on the Gamecube which wasn't on so on Xbox/PS2 (game was the terrible, BMX XXX, but yeah. Point still stands)
And you obviously haven't used a Wii U, or actually, you know, read up on it, or else you'd notice that the control is actually nice. Big, yeah. But to such a degree that it isn't useable, and its comfy and doesn't weigh a ton.
It seems like both of you are just, dare a I say it. Nintendo bashing fanboys.
And don't say "well you are a fanboy of Nintendo" because, well, look at my sig. Thats a PSN card. Last gen i had all 3 consoles (360, PS3 and Wii), this gen I have Nintendos and Sonys (because MS lost my love with that whole DRM thing and the always on Kinect thing. Yes, both were backtracked on, but i can't trust MS now. Plus gaming getting too expensive, can't support all of them any more).
Nintendo are my first love when it comes to gaming, I have had all their home and portable consoles (multiple of some *cough DS/DSLite/DSi*) but it doesn't mean i am blinkered. They are going through tough times right now. But so are Sony and MS, both are bleeding money and having to off laid things (Sony aren't making any more PCs, and MS need to realise that Windows 8 needs to be fully decided in two, one for tablets, one for PCs, the current best of both is more like worst of both) yet Sony/MS never got told they need to exit markets, or be sold off. Hmp.
Nintendo have changed. Sony has changed. MS has changed. They all make changes. Just because you dont like Nintendos changes (how dare they try and open up gaming to more people. HOW DARE THEY) doesn't make it wrong.