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Random Topics - Nintendo (company)
Nintendo is a video game corporation that sells both hardware and software. Formed in 1889 as a trading card manufacturer, they didn't get into the electronics business until 1974. Starting with the rights to distribute the Magnavox Odyssey in Japan, they eventually branched into the arcade industry and hit big with Donkey Kong in 1981. In 1985, they singlehandedly undid the North American videogame crash with their release of the Nintendo Entertainment System. They would follow up their success with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, the Nintendo 64 in 1996, the Nintendo Gamecube in 2001, and the Nintendo Wii in 2006. They experienced a minor slump with the N64 and Gamecube due to competition with the Sony Playstation I and II, but have climbed back to the top with the Wii. Their handheld systems such as the Gameboy series and DS have held a near monopoly on the market since 1989. Along with their hardware, they are known for their visionary software designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Creator of the Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, F-Zero, and Donkey Kong franchises, he's cited as one of the most prominent videogame creators of all time. The company is the third largest Japanese corporation and eighth largest software company, with a market value around 85 billion dollars.
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The Gamecube was a great system, but it was the start of its more casual appearance. Nintendo became so focused on appealing to the casual gamers and ignored the guys who made the company what it was. -- Submitted By: (Mr.Zimpy) on January 2, 2011, 6:38 pm - (0 votes)
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I voted Gamecube, but would say Nintendo was at its best in the 80s and 90s. From 1985-1990, NES WAS the game system of choice. No one was even close. All the best games were for the NES and everyone who owned a video game system owned an NES. The Super Nintendo had competition against the Sega Genesis, but the SNES still had superior graphics and sound. For a while, we thought Genesis was better for it's "blast processing" and sports titles, but eventually we learned and knew what the better system was. SNES on its own was great with games like Donkey Kong Country and Chrono Trigger, and Genesis tried to catch up with the terrible Sega CD and the even worse 32x but dug it's own grave. The Nintendo 64 started showing kinks in the armor. Super Mario 64 and Zelda were amazing, but Superman 64 might be the worst game ever and Playstation started catching up. By the beginning of 2000, Nintendo was no longer the mega giant in video gaming it once was. Sony and Microsoft caught up and passed them by. The Wii is fun and everyone still enjoys the latest Mario/Zelda games, but it's definitely not the same. Nintendo 64 started the decline and Gamecube accelerated it. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 3, 2010, 11:53 pm - (1 votes)
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Nintendo was at its best in the late 80's/early 90's. Although it's true Nintendo is not the behemoth it was long ago, it's still in the hardware market, which is more than could be said for their former rival, Sega. At least, they didn't make a bunch of wild claims about their console and then pay dearly when the truth came to light (case in point - Sega claiming the Genesis had "blast processing" when it didn't). -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on November 3, 2010, 9:55 am - (0 votes)
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I think Nintendo's downfall was when they continued to use cartigdeds for their games instead of using CDs. Well Nintendo is right in one point. CD-based game consoles before the Playstation did suck very bad and nobody could afford them. Playstation did improve everything that was wrong with CD console and made them popular. Also Nintendo tended to be a pain for third party game developer and rigidlly controlled them to the point where they could not take Nintendo's demands anymore. So most of the good games went to Playstation. Nintendo haves improved alot but they are not the mammoth they once were.
-- Submitted By: (Ani) on April 17, 2010, 10:32 pm - (0 votes)
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Marcus, if you don't like the new consoles, then here's what you do: Go to eBay, Amazon, or some other website like those two and search for all the old consoles and games so you can buy them. Or hell, find some retro gaming store that's near you and buy them there. That way, you can have all of old school consoles and games to play with and you won't have to do utterly retarded things like taking over Nintendo through some kind of rebellion like you want to do. -- Submitted By: (McT) on June 21, 2009, 12:19 pm - (0 votes)
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There's no way that Nintendo still rocks! Most of their latest projects are LAME! What is wrong with you people?! This company should be overthrown, moved to the United States, and reviving classic systems like the NES, Super NES, and Nintendo 64. -- Submitted By: (Marcus) on June 9, 2009, 11:50 am - (-2 votes)
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