Why do people hate Nintendo, or anything, for that matter?

Why do people hate Nintendo? What did they ever do to deserve the hate?

Is it because they think Nintendo is destroying the gaming-industry? A lot of people want the industry to be a certain way, and when there are companies like Nintendo doing things totally differently, these people feel like it's dividing the industry. They feel like the industry should move forward with one singular goal. These people feel threatened, because they believe in a finite world. They believe this world has a finite number of gamers, money, developers, and publishers. Driving people away from what they consider "real videogames" is a threat to the existence of these "real videogames."

Is it because they're family-friendly? There is a big difference between companies that solely cater to children. Nintendo tries to please everyone at the same time, which might be a mistake. By trying to please everyone, you may, inadvertently, please nobody.

Is it because their hardware is weak? It is frustrating, that for three generations now, Nintendo has chosen to release underpowered systems. I don't think people or companies should try to be like everyone else, but people's point is that the hardware should be adequate first as a given, and then innovate from that standpoint.

Is it because of the pack-mentality of picking on the weak? Because of Nintendo's family-friendly image and weak hardware, they are ripe for the picking by immature fanchildren of other companies. It is a dark side of human nature to gang up and pick on the weak.

Is it because of racism? Most of Nintendo's key figures are Japanese: Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Tatsumi Kimishima, Takashi Tezuka, Satoru Iwata, and Yoshiaki Koizumi. Although Sony also has a strong Japanese presence, they have more of a balance. You have Shuhei Yoshida, Hideo Kojima, Kaz Hirai, and Ken Kutaragi, but you also have Mark Cerny, Andrew House, Adam Boyes, and Shawn Layden.

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