To be fair Pikmin 3 is doing things that the Gamecube wouldn't be able to do, or the Wii, so in that regard it is a step up for Nintendo. I think what's most insulting about George's comparison isn't that it looks worse than Beyond, it's ok to look worse, what's insulting is that the game itself isn't in 1080P and it runs at 30 frames per second.
If it isn't gonna push hardware, it needs to have 60 FPS, run in 1080P and have anti-aliasing turned on. Unless the system is really incapable of even that much.
Out of the next gen systems I am hands down most interested in Nintendo's though, I get my western fix and graphics fix on PC and since Sega is increasingly focusing on my platform of choice (PC) I see no reason to go elsewhere except for exclusives, and Nintendo has my favorite exclusives of the the three first parties. With that being said, I don't intend to buy any consoles next gen, I think 3DS and PC will continue to suit me fine, as it is I have a tough time keeping up with just these 2 platforms.
