You know, Nintendo's funny.

It's no secret that they do the same things all the time.  However, it's becoming harder and harder to get mad at them for it.  As Ms. Petit so eloquently put it, they're bringing the color to what has been an increasingly colorless gaming landscape.  The new anti-gravity mechanic for Mario Kart 8 looks crazy, and that they're bringing the proper questline format to a home 3D game with Super Mario 3D World is a great relief after so many collect-a-thons.  A new Donkey Kong Country game is also welcome.  Also, MEGAMAN IN SMASH BROTHERS!

Then there was Bayonetta 2, which looks bloody spectacular.  I'm a bit skeptical as to how two-player will work in a Devil May Cry style game (that would have been better suited to a Vanquish 2, I think), but if anyone can pull it off, it's Platinum.

The thing you saw from Nintendo was color.  Color in their games, color in their presentation style, just color.  They weren't trying for gritty realism.  It doesn't suit them, and I for one am glad of it.  Yeah, they've beaten Mario into the dirt, but considering what the rest of the industry has beaten into the dirt, perhaps that's just Nintendo carving out a niche for themselves, and no matter how many times Mario gets whored out, at least it's not another dudebro game.

And looking back, I think I can live with that.