Comments on: Nintendo: A Gaming Success

By: Dark Watcher

Dark Watcher — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:12:46 +0000

Nintendo should not be credited for the Playstation. It was not a collaborative effort. Nintendo reneged on the deal with Sony. If anything, it should be displayed as a huge mistake by Nintendo. It was by their mistake that their rule of the industry began to crumble by the 5th console generation, and in doing so they introduced a new competitor into the console gaming market.

By: David

David — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:04:02 +0000

Doh. Missed Duck Hunt on the list. =P

By: David

David — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:03:08 +0000

True, but Duck Hunt and Alex Kidd weren’t up there on the list. I’d also argue that Wii Sports and Super Mario Bros sold more consoles than anything else.

By: Mygaffer

Mygaffer — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:42:42 +0000

While I have some issues with the way facts are cherry picked to make Nintendo look good (issues being too strong a word, no one is making important decisions based on this fun infographic) they most likely mean faster hardware, not better made. I know the talk about more precise controllers muddies the waters a bit and makes it seem as if they are talking about build quality but I do not believe so.

By: thewood

thewood — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:45:34 +0000

By that logic you’d have to cut the original Super Mario Bros. from the list too, since it came with the NES system for quite a few years, and Duck Hunt because it came with the zapper.