1) I never mentioned Nintendo in this article. Nintendo is not what this is about. This is about Sony. Yes, Nintendo botched the 3DS, I am not saying they have not. And you know why they did? Arrogance, which is the same problem that plagued the mindset of Sony 5 years ago. Now Nintendo has it, and it sucks on toast.
2) Resistance was a mediocre shooter and Folklore, I wouldn’t even grant mediocre. It had great art but was so goddamn boring. This doesn’t change the fact that they said THEY COULD RELEASE A GAME SYSTEM WITHOUT GAMES. Also, Nintendo having a pretty damn mediocre 3DS launch does not change the fact that SONY SAID THEY COULD RELEASE A GAME SYSTEM WITHOUT GAMES.

3) Because of mandatory 3D policies, the PS2 did not have quality games from historically 2D franchises, like Castlevania and Mega Man. Instead we got Shit Castlevania and Shit Mega Man, while the only good games from those franchises in that generation ended up on handhelds because they were designed for 2D. Either way you look at it, it’s stifling creativity in order to push an agenda. The games you mentioned are all PS1, when this policy was not being enforced as rigidly as it was on the PS2.

4) I didn’t say Monster Hunter was the ONLY saving grace. Read it again. There were a few well-timed titles that also did a lot to keep it alive, such as Crisis Core, Dissidia, God of War, Liberty City Stories, and Gran Turismo. They were evenly spaced so as to keep the system’s head above water, which was a smart move on Sony’s part. But the number of truly successful-in-the-US titles is rather small for a handheld seeing a next-gen successor. All of these titles, especially Monster Hunter, which moved millions of consoles all by itself in Japan, are rather precarious Jenga pieces keeping the tower standing. Pulling any of them could have resulted in the whole thing coming down. Not saying it would have. Could have. Acid was a great game, but it wasn’t a system seller in any way. Coded Arms and that non-isometric Killzone game both controlled horribly, too. Either way, it’s not a place you want a system to be at.

Look, take this for what it is: an argument that Sony is now actually a company one can get behind, because they’re doing (almost) all the right things (goddamn Vita battery). Despite their past, despite their mistakes, they’ve moved on, become a better company, and are worth supporting right now. I can’t easily say the same for other companies at the moment. There’s no reason to get your panties in a bunch.