Most of the "hate" or criticism as I see it is warranted. Are journalists to blame too for Nintendo's incompetence to compete with either Sony or Microsoft? Or the lack of games/hardware sales? How about getting more 3rd party support like they promised during release?

It also doesn't help if most of their fanbase still pretends like everything is ok they too need to SPEAK UP. Lastly, I honestly hope Nintendo learns from their mistakes this gen ;)

Surely the fact the Wii U has had poor sales (i.e. the people who have never played it obviously never bought one) is justifiable criticism in itself. Sure you can stick to the argument that try before you can give a opinion but the issue the Wii U faces is because people don't want to try/buy it. Just some food for thought

I agree mostly with what you said, but I would also point out that while Wii U is doing better than Xbox One in total sales, and now even in week to week sales, the media is still counting Nintendo out. Lots of articles refer to the "next generation of gaming" but then only mention PS4 and Xbone. While Wii U may not match the sheer power, it is still part of this generation by definition of the word. And there have been journalists who have basically said Wii U does not count as part of this generation. Then there are those who also write articles about a new Nintendo game or the Amiibo figures, and then feel the need to include a pragraph at the end about how Nintendo reported lower than expected sales figures 4 months ago when it is irrelevant to the article. And these are game sites with integrity doing it, not fanboy sites.
I do think the media is half the reason Wii U is having a hard time. While Nintendo themselves certainly make up the other half with their poor advertising, failure to compel third parties to them etc, the media is doing a disservice by putting a negative spin on everything. The Amiibo line is going to be a cash cow for Nintendo but every article I read mentions how "they will be great for kids, but again Nintendo is only focusing on the younger crowd." I would say A) Someone needs to focus on that crowd and B) Collectors of all ages and even adults will be interested as well.
When Nintendo does something wrong then please point it out, but I don't like to see the media try to put a negative slant on every story about them. I majored in journalism and understand the importance of objectivity, but unfortunately in this day that seems to be less important than being controversial or getting clicks on an article.

Sega went broke by making poor business decitions w the dreamcast the loss they where taking on each consloe sold was to large to make up with the slow software sales. The companys liquid funds where exausted after one year no money no consoles The dreamcast sold well and that ultimately killed itself death by success.
I miss SEGA hardware they where way ahead of the times.

What a load of crap.

SEGA didn't receive hate for the Dreamcast, it received praise. The things people talk about the most with the Dreamcast is how it failed even though it was an actual good console that people liked. Sometimes I wonder if you people live in another dimension.

Nintendo on the other hand receives endless hate and bashing even when they do well. The Wii was the highest selling console last gen, but rarely was anything good said about it in the gaming media. I remember it being called imulse buy, Gamecube 1.5 and all kinds of other insults right under it being sold out everywhere. On the other hand, even when the PS3 was losing Sony billions and selling the least, the media was still praising it.

Nintendo does not get any passes. In fact, people go out of their way to find things to bash them about which your post is a good example of. Nintendo gets undo hate on a very unequal and biased scale.

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️