They seem very polarizing to the adult community. I loved video games from all kinds of companies when I was younger and had hours a day to play games. But as an adult I can't imagine buying a non Nintendo system. The few hours a month when I actually want to play video games and have the time I'd rather load up some guaranteed fun, versus sit through huge chunks of AAA game story plot points just to shoot the Nazis, monster, etc or spend those same hours researching indie games that might be as fun as whatever Nintendo has put out recently.
Only thing really worth taking the risk on these days is music games, but the good ones are few and far between. The international Bemani community has seemingly fully committed to the arcade rip and Konami doesn't seem to care to try and bring them back to the home console since they aren't cutting into arcade unit sales.
Yes. As I grow older I'm more drawn to Nintendo ecosystem than any other due to games that are so much packed with fun and pretty immediate in their delivery.
I guess it's a cultural thing + buyer's remorse or how you call it, since that's what you've been exposed to for the most of your life.
I grew up in the other part of the world, the only popular games being Quake 1/2/3, Half Life, Star Craft +BW, Diablo 1/2+LoD, Red Alert, CS and later Lineage 2. I have no recollection of Nintendo at all. It was non existent in this part of the world (except the "Dendy", the bootleg hardware clone of NES for us, we all played mario and mortal kombat for a while, but then it died just as quick as it appeared).
Looking at Nintendo games now, I could see why they might be popular with younger kids, buy I'll never buy into the fact that an adult might like them, that just seems like some advertising ...
Today I can't even imagine not gaming on a computer, both AAA, indie games and big name games are shit though.
I can confirm that the above is an accurate description, seeing how I could almost instantly tell the part of the world in question.
FWIW I do think that countries where gaming consoles weren't as common and/or arrived later - i.e. much of Eastern Europe - have a more PC-centric gaming culture in general.
I've always loved Nintendo. My only complaint right now is how hard it is to play homebrew and online games on the same switch, I guess I can afford to just buy a second one though.
Only thing really worth taking the risk on these days is music games, but the good ones are few and far between. The international Bemani community has seemingly fully committed to the arcade rip and Konami doesn't seem to care to try and bring them back to the home console since they aren't cutting into arcade unit sales.