Being similar in age to the hosts, I can appreciate the CAGCast perspective for the Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo platforms and their games. I've had all the systems for the last 10 years or so, and my interest in Nintendo has waned of late. While I still recognize the quality of Nintendo games, they're just not very interesting TO ME - especially now that my kids (girls) are in their teens and have less and less time for gaming.
I would say that Mario Bros was one of my favorite games in my early gaming days, but platformers just don't do it for me any more. I totally missed out on Smash Bros for some reason, so that game is still a mystery to me. Couch co-op is just not that practical a way to play multi-player with so many other things eating away time. With a wife and kids, most of my gaming takes place after 11pm. Xbox and Playstation do a great job of keeping me connected with friends and with content that is relative to my age and gaming habits. While the family and I still enjoy a game of Mario Kart or Pikmin on the WiiU once in a while, the Nintendo platform has a firm third place position in my home. It really only comes out when the girls have friends over and want that couch co-op experience.
I can see why some may feel like the team may not give Nintendo a fair shake, but I enjoy knowing that I'm not alone in my waning interest in Nintendo properties.
All that said, can I Jack a copy of the Jack Pack off of Wombat?