Honestly I think a lot of it depends on the developers' reaction to gamer complaints/critiques.
Firstly, for most of us (def me anyways) a significant amount of my money goes towards purchasing and playing games in the hopes that they're engaging, fun, and advance the plotline of any series I'm invested in. Anyone who spends similar amounts of money shouldn't feel bad about requesting specific changes or critiquing the way a series has progressed or ended. As gamers we have a certain right to be upset and ask for change. When gaming companies take no interest in those complaints then I think there's a certain level of hostility created between the consumer and the producer, and it doesn't make us entitled to be frustrated after dishing out money and being ignored.
That being said, I think gaming companies do get an extraordinary amount of crap from their player base because no matter what they do, no matter what sequel they release, no matter what console it's released on, there are always going to be unhappy people. And I don't think that that unhappiness is presented in the most productive of ways, right? Instead of actual, thought-out complaints, you get pissed off nerds just saying stuff like "F*ck nintendo." And that's just unnecessary and unproductive, and it makes it much harder for legitimate complaints to be heard which just makes everyone collectively angrier.
In the specific case of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Imma be real and say it looks like an absolutely crap game (I mean no Samus??? come on). I can understand why fans are upset that THIS is what they get instead of an advancement of the series. I really have no knowledge of Nintendo's previous responses to widespread customer complaints, but if they do have a track record for ignoring them then I absolutely think this pushback from fans is justified. In this case I don't see it as entitlement, but instead legitimate anger. Sure some fans are using pretty intense language to describe their feelings, but if the end goal is get Nintendo to validate your complaints then part of me thinks that language is necessary.
Honestly I think a lot of it depends on the developers' reaction to gamer complaints/critiques.
Firstly, for most of us (def me anyways) a significant amount of my money goes towards purchasing and playing games in the hopes that they're engaging, fun, and advance the plotline of any series I'm invested in. Anyone who spends similar amounts of money shouldn't feel bad about requesting specific changes or critiquing the way a series has progressed or ended. As gamers we have a certain right to be upset and ask for change. When gaming companies take no interest in those complaints then I think there's a certain level of hostility created between the consumer and the producer, and it doesn't make us entitled to be frustrated after dishing out money and being ignored.
That being said, I think gaming companies do get an extraordinary amount of crap from their player base because no matter what they do, no matter what sequel they release, no matter what console it's released on, there are always going to be unhappy people. And I don't think that that unhappiness is presented in the most productive of ways, right? Instead of actual, thought-out complaints, you get pissed off nerds just saying stuff like "F*ck nintendo." And that's just unnecessary and unproductive, and it makes it much harder for legitimate complaints to be heard which just makes everyone collectively angrier.
In the specific case of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Imma be real and say it looks like an absolutely crap game (I mean no Samus??? come on). I can understand why fans are upset that THIS is what they get instead of an advancement of the series. I really have no knowledge of Nintendo's previous responses to widespread customer complaints, but if they do have a track record for ignoring them then I absolutely think this pushback from fans is justified. In this case I don't see it as entitlement, but instead legitimate anger. Sure some fans are using pretty intense language to describe their feelings, but if the end goal is get Nintendo to validate your complaints then part of me thinks that language is necessary.