Topic: Pokemon is doing well, AND THAT'S A BAD THING

The part where they say that Nintendo is not crashing fast enough sounds like "Why won't they die already!?"

Yeah, I just found it this morning on my Yahoo news, and at the beggining I was liking it because it felt like an ironic, satiric editorial meant to prove the exact opposite point of view stated in the header. When I realised it was for real, I nearly puked. I don't think anyone can truly believe the things said in that article, it's too much denial of the reality, but I do believe some tech journalists are on a payroll. "F-Zero, the rally game now with touch controls on your iPad!" It's revolting.
Are these people also clamouring for Sony or Microsoft console exclusives on tablets or it's just a Nintendo scaremongering thing?

Did I go back in time? 2009 called, it wants its "Mobile is going to kill dedicated gaming handhelds" paranoia back.

Also, gotta love how excited he is by the notion of Animal Crossing nickel-and-diming Nintendo's customers to death. I'm not sure a lot of these tech writers who are pushing mobile experiences so hard don't see consumers as anything but giant piggy banks.

I thought this would be about the incredibly greedy and inconvenient-for-the-player decisions game freak has been taking with this generation.

But that was better.

THIS IS SATIRE RIGHT?

Wow... Seriously? I can understand someone wanting Nintendo IPs on mobile, but this guy actually wants them to have micro transactions! I mean, Advance Wars on my iPod could be cool, but with micro transacations?! Nope. And besides, I would rather have it on my 3DS anyways.

From the comment section:

"Asking Nintendo to go mobile is like asking Ferrari to make a hybrid sedan."

And voilà, my new favorite analogy on the matter.

Pretty much this article in a nutshell.

Huh... that's one way to look at it. Definitely not a logical or even remotely rational one, though.

But, just to get my two cents out: I consider it downright criminal when a game mainly targeted at kids has microtransactions. And that simply defies the very point of Animal Crossing, which is being a randomized, entertaining friendly neighbourhood type of life simulation. Can't talk about carefree when a full furniture set needs one month's allowance instead of being nice to others.

This is pretty much my reaction to the article:

PLEASE tell me the guy who wrote it is just trolling because I refuse to believe that someone would actually be serious about everything in that article.