I think Nintendo’s refusal to use them, because someone else did them first, is fundamentally bad, and I think we lose a lot of our personal gaming histories by not having them. Achievement spam is a problem, but it’s not a problem with achievements themselves but their platforms trying to artificially “drive engagement” by broadcasting them. Nintendo could probably implement them in a much less loud and strident way, but then, they won’t. The Nintendo Way has its ups and downs.