The Vortex of Fanchildism

Nintendo-fanchildism is like a vortex. It sucks you in, kills your brain-cells, self-identity, and personal tastes. Nintendo Directs are like sermons preaching to the masses. It's easy to turn into a Nintendo-fanchild, especially if you err on the side of religiousness; but it's not a good thing. It feels nice to feel like you're part of a group - the congregation of Nintendo-fanchildren, part of something greater than yourself, but is it really?

You are the greatest thing, not some corporation. Nintendo is not greater than you. They may have more money and more fans than you, but you are the most important thing in your life. One of the worst feelings I get is at large social gatherings like church-services and wedding-receptions. In church-services, everyone is urged to sing the same song at the same time. At wedding-receptions, people are urged to go on the dance-floor and do things they don't want to do. People are reduced to faceless balls of energy - robbed of their individualities and prodded to all act the same. Of course, Nintendo-fanchildism is not that extreme, but it certainly has degrees of that same mental bullying.

Doom (2016) is a game that I wanted last year, and now it's coming out for NS this year. I am torn between the inner Nintendo-fanchild that wants to "support third-parties" on Nintendo-systems, and the logical person who wants to have the best experience playing the game, which would be on PC with a keyboard and mouse.

How about a game I do not necessarily want? I need to ask myself if I would buy this on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, or am I just buying it to "support third-parties" in the hope that they make more games for Nintendo-systems.

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