Not only did Nintendo rank higher on the list than its competitors like Sony (126th) and Microsoft (30th), the company was also listed well above PepsiCo (46th), Walt Disney (21st), Sunoco, and Caterpillar (25th). Ferrero SpA, the Italian firm well-known for their delectable chocolate, held the number one spot on the list.
The survey's results were tabulated by conducting online interviews with over 70,000 people in 32 different countries. A corporation's place on the list was greatly determined by how much a consumer trusted and respected them. Each company was ranked "based on perceptions in their home countries."
Nintendo has long been respected and admired by its fansUp until 2006 at least. :rolleyes:
Nintendo has long been respected and admired by its fansUp until 2006 at least. :rolleyes:
I'm not really surprised to hear this news, as Nintendo has always made quality products.
(it should be mandatory for every device and program to accept the universal MP3 format for audio and WMV for video).
So to me, 2008 was the year fans really started hating Nintendo.
But there were a lot of fans bitching before 2008. I wish Nintendo would just say "Shut the f*** up. We release games for you and you ignore them or continue to bitch anyways. We are making the fastest selling game console ever and selling more games then ever before, so we know what consumers want more than you."
You have people whining about Nintendo ignoring them all the time. They will shut up for a couple of days when Nintendo does something like announce "Punch-Out!!" and "Sin & Punishment 2", then they start bitching all over again. Nintendo is still making great games and are selling more games then they ever did with the GameCube and N64, so they don't need to listen to people who complain for the sake of complaining. Don't forget that they are also tons of great third party games too, you don't have to buy only first party games.
Fans may whine all they want but the ones that truly dictates a company's worth is the consumer. The fanatics are, as some would deny, just one small part of the consumer market.Part of the reason fans can be so loud and obnoxious is because they realize they are a minority, and therefore they feel they have to scream ten times as loud in order for their voice to have any chance of being heard.
Each company was ranked "based on perceptions in their home countries."
I feel like there's nothing new under the sun with Wii.
And I knew somebody would say that, and my response is that those games aren't really my thing. I'm not disputing their quality, but I didn't buy a Wii for Wii Sports or Wii Fit like most people do.
I apologize if that's a crime.
Oops, I tripped the "Nintendo Criticism" alarm. I'll wait until the alarm goes off.
I'll take my independent thought elsewhere.
Bah, I know Nintendo makes the products good and that's what I love. Nintendo doesn't have to meet my every need.
Seriously, why the hell did Nintendo fans become selfish bastards? While I do expect quality from them (and they DO deliver), it's like they have to wait on the whiny little brats hand and foot.
The only thing that comes out of this casual vs. core arguement is Pro Daisy mocking it, and that's fun.
They still release amazing games, but Galaxy/Twilight Princess/Kart Wii are pretty much the same as Mario 64/Ocarina/Kart 64 in my eyes.I understand where you're comming from, yet they are atleast worthy successors unlike the cube versions(WW excluded). Galaxy is much different than M64, but its the sequel we wanted & not Sunshine, Ocarina was better than TP & WW (in my eyes) since OoT could hold my attention all the way to the end, lets not even waste time with MKDD, Kart 64 is better not so closely followed by MKWii.
I feel like there's nothing new under the sun with Wiibut I think the point was to be a little more of the same since they missed the mark with the cube generation. They previously took a step back, now they needed to take that step forward, and now we can move on to new territory
What would impress me would be something like a Pokemon MMORPG, but that won't happen on Wii.I'm not sure it would ever happen, even though it seems like the obvious thing to evolve the Pokemon franchise into. But if it aint broke then dont fix it, i guess. They need to figure out how to do the 3 version stand alone and the MMO with them all adding sales to each other.
Oops, I tripped the "Nintendo Criticism" alarm. I'll wait until the alarm goes off.
I'll take my independent thought elsewhere.
And I knew somebody would say that, and my response is that those games aren't really my thing. I'm not disputing their quality, but I didn't buy a Wii for Wii Sports or Wii Fit like most people do.
I apologize if that's a crime.
All in all, I like the Nintendo platforms more than the Sony and Microsoft platforms this generation, I've been disappointed by more 360 and PS3 games (mainly Gears of War, Too Human, Infinite Undiscovery and Heavenly Sword) than I have with the Wii and DS games.Ugh, don't get me started on that. If the Wii was HD, we would have games in colors other then BROWN. And Mario Galaxy would look more awesome then it already is.
Innovation can be defined in many different ways. I certainly value some innovations above others (obviously). The new input stuff is cool and all, but I look at it like, you know, I didn't need it. It wasn't necessary for me and wasn't done for me, so I don't value it like many others do. I think that's where the disconnect comes from for me, I'm more interested in pushing the boundaries of the social interactivity of the game world (bigger worlds, more players involved, cooperative goals and gameplay) than I am in innovating how players interact with the game. I'm probably more impressed by interactivity inside games than outside games at this point, if that makes any sense.
It's probably more to do with lifestyle. I would appreciate the physical interface stuff more if I had more of a reason to use it. I don't have kids, and my fiancee and I seldom have people over (our apartment is a shoebox so it's not good for entertaining), so we seldom "game in a group", so to speak. I've also gravitated away from solo-gamer fare like Mario Galaxy (Metroid 3 being the exception, because I love its game world), and moved into more online multiplayer co-operative stuff. This is why my favorite Wii game is Mario Kart Wii...it lets you get online and play with other people, not co-operatively, but it's group gaming nonetheless.
I love group gaming, but more as a virtual group than a physical group nowadays. That's a product of my age, since when you're in your thirties your friends move to different spots on the map and start doing their own thing. You don't all live in the same dorm or apartment complex any more, for example.
Oops, I tripped the "Nintendo Criticism" alarm. I'll wait until the alarm goes off.
I'll take my independent thought elsewhere.
Pikmin, and Animal Crossing. Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi series. Brain Age. Advance Wars. Battalion Wars. All are different types of games released after 1996.
I'm just objecting to complaints about a lack of innovation while simultaneously dismissing all the games that have innovation. That they're not your thing is fine but they are innovative.
Hopefully Wii MotionPlus will provide these new experiences, Ian. However, I wonder if game designers are honestly created enough to go beyond the "Hey! Let's use the controller as a bat/sword/golf club!" paradigm.
As for my "snooty remark", I have no criticisms for the games GP listed. They're all really good games, but I didn't fall in love with any of them (or finish any of them either; they all lost me after a while). Metroid Prime 3 is the last Nintendo game that I played front-to-back and absolutely loved. And I think that's notable, because MP3 is very different in tone and feel from almost any Nintendo game out there, and is actually a black sheep amongst its game lineup these days.
Oops, I tripped the "Nintendo Criticism" alarm. I'll wait until the alarm goes off.
I'll take my independent thought elsewhere.
What irritated me was that I didn't even post anything overly critical, but all I get back is the old "shut up, casual hardcore, Sony Microsoft" stuff that I didn't even mention in my post. BlackNMild was the only one that actually read what I posted and came back with a reasonable response.