Earlier this generation, looking at gaming sites dedicated to multiple consoles, It was quite easy to spot a lot of Nintendo fans. After a couple very harsh generations for their brand of choice, they were finally able to be the ones standing on the podium of the best selling console, jeering and laughing at the Playstation and Xbox fans.
You couldn’t criticize Nintendo and their marketing choices without being hit by a tsunami of angry fanboys in pretty much every site you visited.

Now the Wii is still way ahead in total sales, but the Nintendo cheers seem to have considerably lowered in numbers and volume. Nintendo fans are growing silent and starting to isolate themselves in their few little Fort Alamos where the Nintendo fanbase is still strong, more or less like they used to do during the previous generations.

It’s actually not surprising. Their numbers have lowered considerably since the initial Wii craze, as many fans turned into disgruntled customers. One of the most common sentences in many, many gaming forums is “I used to love Nintendo, but now…”. Read more