Love to see threads full of summerfags born in the middle of the wagglan era, patting one another on the back in an attempt to make each other feel smart and informed.

To answer your question, OP, it’s because the faults of Nintendo are more visibly apparent to the consumer (higher prices chief among them) as compared to their competition. Issues such as draconian hiring and ownership practices (Microsoft), workplace abuse (Ubisoft + EA), etc. are way harder to get the average joe (and /v/tard) to care about, despite being arguably worse for the industry and the end consumer once things are all said and done.

The parasocial attachment people have to Iwata is fucking bizarre to me given how many issues the company still had during his days. You never see those people brining up the Nintendo ambassador program, the continued dismantling of fan projects, the persistent litigiousness against emulation, etc.

Nintendo has not changed too much since his time at the company, despite what these people would have you believe. The only differences I see are that directs aren’t boring as sin and you can upload Mario videos without getting raped by a DMCA