When Nuts & Bolts, which is a marvel in its own genre and one of the best 360 exclusive, is hated only because it's not a platformer, yes, it's because someone's opinion is wrong. I've never ****ing read or heard a true actual complaint about some issue with the game other than "BWAAAAH IT'S NOT BANJO THREEIE". Grunty's Revenge on GBA is a much, much, much, much worse game and gets away with it because it's a collectathon.
But again, hate doesn't mean ****. 2 of the third party characters in Smash Bros. right now have had an incredible streak of horrible games in the last years, and you don't see them go away because of that.
And here it is. Small minded to say the least.
1) The worlds are incredibly empty despite their scale.
2) It actively mocks fans of the series it is part of.
3) The physics are incredibly awkward for whenever trying to fly.
4) I have memories of some horrendous misions. Defending Clanker's Eyes and plenty of races against Trophy Thomas, at least I think that was his name, where the game made it a hassle to find out what the actual route between checkpoints was for a number of worlds.
Edit: 5) I found it to be very friggin muddy looking for such a colorful game. And I am someone who actually really enjoyed the Viva Pinata titles Rare made in that era.
Now, besides other reasons to hate a game of an entirely different genre in a series that didn't have a regular enough release schedule to justify a spin-off of that nature.
"2 of the third party characters in Smash Bros. right now have had an incredible streak of horrible games in the last years, and you don't see them go away because of that."
Who are we speaking of?
? I've heard damn-near no hate over quality of the series.
? Was close to happening in Melee, when he was coming off the successes of the Adventure Games. Brawl was the worst when we had 06 and Secret Rings most recently, but we ALSO had the praised titles of Rush and to a lesser extent Rivals very recently. Smash 4? Lost World just happened, but so did Generations and Colors which are 2 of the most beloved games of the series.
? Megaman 9 and 10 were welcomed with open arms. People were hyped as hell for Legends 3. And the Star Force games did fairly well. Same for ZX.
? Yeah, had Ghostly Adventures. But... actually I can't really remember many Pac-Man releases.
? Street Fighter 4 was one of the best selling games on all the systems it hit for a reason.
? Even their worst games have just as vocal fanbases as detractors.
And... something in common...
Long Lasting Series that Changed Gaming.