Tangled Cords- Why you gotta be hating?

This week I decided to discuss all the people on the internet and in general where ever, who have been hating on Nintendo for abandoning the hardcore gamers. Let's take a couple of steps back to think about Nintendo's legacy. In 1985, Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This came after many companies released consoles. Games were not highly regarded at the time. Also the gaming market had recently crashed in 1983. The Famicom (Japan's version of the NES) had been flying off the shelves in the land of the rising sun, and though it started slowly in the US, it begun to sell really well. It became a cultural phenomenon and today it is seen as a great icon. Without the NES, we would not be playing Xbox 360s and PS3s today.

Nintendo continued with success with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Both of these systems brought Nintendo great success, which carried it to build the Nintendo 64, then the GameCube. In 2005, Nintendo turned the gaming world upside down with the release of the Wii. The Wii quickly became a best seller, selling so well, that Nintendo couldn't keep them on the shelves.
Nintendo has always been a big proponent of the idea of backwards compatibility; meaning that a new game console should be be able to play the games made for a previous game console. This is evidenced especially in the GameBoy line, where each iteration could play all of the games from the previous iterations. The Wii carried over this idea with Nintendo's Virtual Console.

The Virtual Console was Nintendo's idea to make many games from all of its previous consoles. Games such as Super Mario 64, Mario Kart, The Legend of Zelda, and many games from Nintendo's competitors such as the Sega Genesis. This means that the Wii has the single most extensive games from literally dozens of different gaming consoles. And you are trying to tell me that Nintendo has abandoned hardcore gamers? How about the fact that this console also has most of the hardcore games we all love? Do you guys realize that all of the Call of Duty games also came out on the Wii? And unlike the other console versions, you can totally use the Wii Zapper to play. Don't believe me? Check this out : Call of Duty on Wii. And how about this. Only the Wii has games like Mario, Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Super Smash Bros, and Metroid. These games were and are the center of hardcore games. What more do you guys want? Not to mention, the Stream (Nintendo's new console launching next year) will be the gaming console we all wanted the Wii to be. Now don't get me wrong, my Wii does just sit on my shelf, but I love it. I love that Nintendo supports gamers, and I look forward to the Stream next year. Now, quit complaining. The Wii is really great. It doesn't always have the best games, but it has all of the greats we loved growing up.
That is all, Carry On!

-Spieg89