My Half-Hearted Current State In Gaming

Ever since the Wii U "died," I've been lost. I loved the Wii U, from concept to execution. It was Nintendo's first HD console, and it was what I wanted the Wii to be in the first place. I supported it wholeheartedly. I had an income for the first time in my life, and I used it to buy a lot of games and amiibo for it. I wanted Wii U to do well.

With Nintendo Switch, I cannot say the same. I never liked the idea of a hybrid-console because it would be underpowered as a console and too big to be a portable, and I was right. I get games for it almost begrudgingly. I have to justify and convince myself to buy a game.
 
"I'll get it, sure."
 
"It's portable." That's something I really care about, right?
 
"A new 3D Mario? Sure. I'll get it one day." That's the weird thing. If Super Mario Odyssey was on Wii U, I would have been totally on board with it from day-one. I reaonably assume, in fact, that it was in development for Wii U first.

I like the PS4 conceptually, but it doesn't have Nintendo's games, so my heart can never be fully in love with it.

It's the same with PC-gaming. Supporting PC-gaming is like supporting the New York Knicks. You know they'll never win a championship as long as James Dolan owns the team. PC-gaming is going to be around for a long time, but as long as it's very difficult to assemble them or expensive to purchase, it won't be the main platform for games.

Maybe I'm being a hypocrite. People hated games on Wii U simply because they were on Wii U. They didn't even give the games a chance because of their hatred for the console, and that's asinine. Am I being the same way, but for NS? I need to change and give games on NS more of a fair shake and put my personal desires (that will never be fulfilled) aside. Nintendo is like a transgender being who recently discovered he or she was transgender, finally went through with gender-confirmation surgery, and is now on hormones. Instead of wanting them to be like they were in the '80s and '90s, I should be happy for them in the present.

Love transcends self,  realizes the truth of each soul, and wants what is best for everyone.

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