I'm sympathetic to your position, TC, but your opening argument isn't doing you any favors:
a good Zelda game, a good Metroid game,
Most fans consider TP a big disappointment- there's a reason why it's the lowest-rated console Zelda title since Zelda II- and I'm not even going to touch an Other M argument with a twelve foot pole. Suffice to say that as "controversial" as M:OM was, it was developed by a out-of-house studio. Speaking of which...
an actual Donkey Kong Country... Brawl,
These were done by second-party developers.
Metroid Prime and Pikmin updated with better controls,
I liked the MP updates, but most people would see this as epitomizing what's *wrong* with Nintendo as of late: instead of coming up with new titles, just cash in on older games!
As for your handheld argument, the 3DS is looking to become an unmitigated disaster.
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