Official "The Best Video Game Console Company of All Time" Poll

Overall, which company do you like the best? In terms of consoles, arcade, accessories, and video games it has developed, which is your favorite?

Sony, just because I had such a great time playing on my PS3. They don't have willingly shill out on sequels (cough cough, nintendo) have unreliable software (cough cough Microsoft) and they can have some really good games, especially Little Big Planet.

Aah, but of all time? That obviously should go to Nintendo. The only original console manufacturer still standing, and creator of such epic games as SMB3, Pokemon Crystal, SSB, and LoZ: OoT, Nintendo deserves the honor of best video game console company of all time.

I'm going to have to go with Sony on this. Don't get me wrong, I like all these consoles but Sony has always just been a personel favorite of mine. They have yet to make a console that I have not liked.

Nintendo is my favorite because it has awesome games filled with great characters like Link, Mario, and Donkey Kong.

My 2nd favorite console is Sony because I play too many Ps3 games that are so addicting and fun to play.

I would have to say Microsoft on this one because theres a wider selection of games on that system. Nintendo makes consoles with less effort then everyone else and they make remakes of the same games over and over again and they get worse as they go on. Sonys system is 300 dollars im not gonna buy that.

I have to go with Nintendo on this for the pure fact that the have been around longer then all these systems and the whole time they been around they have set them self apart from all the other systems, kept it original, gave you that classic feel even if it is brand new, and still maintain in the gaming industry.

Besides that, most of the games on Nintendo are good for all ages, kids to adult. Second place is sony, just a favorite of mine but if I was a fanboy I would have voted for it but let's be logical.

Nintendo has been one of the most original companies in terms of technology. The Gun for NES, the first mini-joystick, the first rumble pack, the first to use motion sensing as the primary contoller.

The games they have spawned are also amazing. Mario, Zelda, and Metroid. Not to mention all the old Mega Mans and FFs were released on it. While the wii may be lacking in cool games right now, later this year and beginning of 2011, is when it will boom. (can't wait for Zelda)

Sony and Microsoft try to impress me with powerful graphics and mature games, not my thing.

Sony and the PS3. hands down, no doubt about it.

Originally posted by midnite968

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Sony and the PS3. hands down, no doubt about it.

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Don't forget that this is of all time. Not just the most recent consols. But of course if you think the PS3 is the best system ever made for it's time, then I see what you mean. (not that I agree)

I'm going with Nintendo for this one. Pretty much all of my favourite games are brought down from Nintendo, and then some. I guess in a way, Nintendo is a major if not giant part of what we call video gaming today. The NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Gameboy, Gameboy advance and of course the recent Wii and DS are all part of the immense tree of consoles that were released from Nintendo. They are all consoles with a link in gaming society today.
Sony and Microsoft do have great games that I play a lot, but Nintendo takes the cake in this case, featuring a wide array of gaming, enjoyable for everybody.

What console has been around since they were a playing card game? Nintendo, which has laid out more and more recognizable titles,characters and symbols? Nintendo! So by default age before beauty as they say..

I'm all for Nintendo. I think they've done the best job making video games. I never found myself picking nintendo because it had the "best games".... I hate FPS for consoles anyway so half the games for XBox or PS1/2/3 are of no interest to me.

Simply put Nintendo is the most successful video game console producer out there. The numbers are proof enough.

I'm gonna have to say Sony. When the PS1 came out in the 1990s, it was way ahead of its time. It was the first TRULY SUCCESSFUL console to use CDs, (yes I'm aware that the Sega CD was the first to actually use a CD). Also it could play audio-cds too. I love nintendo but since they stuck with cartridges on the N-64, the console couldn't really compete with the PS1. Because of the CD format of the PS1, there could be more full-motion-video, high quality CD audio, more graphics, and more...well...everything! That's why Square (now Square-Enix) jumped-ship from Nintendo and released Final Fantasy 7 for PS1. Also each Playstation generation had something special about it! PS1 was also a CD player. PS2 was also a DVD player. PS3 was the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market when it first came out. Plus, Sony has a bunch of awesome games and features for its consoles. =)

Originally posted by Light Knight

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Overall, which company do you like the best? In terms of consolEs, arcardE, accessories, and vIdEo games it has developed, which is your favorite?

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Nintendo all the way. It has a good history, it's home of my favorite series of all time(go Zelda!), & it's more willing to appeal to the casual gamer & families which is a plus.

Nintendo, becuse of the Zelda, the Mario, Pokemon games on their consoles it's so much fun and classical. You'd know nintendo for quality, not graphics, but the graphics award goes to the Microsoft crew, who also made Windows. Both groups are revolutionary, but Nintendo would still stand on top. Sony doesn't stand a chance. (sorry, JTRL)

I liked Nintendo until Wii and DS-DSi-DSiXL, but the best is Microsoft. When my 360 went down they fixed it no questions asked. Xbox live is the way all other consoles should have their online worlds.

C'mon guys, this is OF ALL TIME! Stop saying Microsoft, they don't hold anything against Nintendo! XBox and 360 are horrible systems, Microsoft is only good at software manufacturing, and that's only half the battle!

As much as I do like Microsoft, for such games as morrowind and fallout, just a couple out of a forray of good games, since this is of all time Nintendo is the place to go. It's been around for longer then the others, and has remained successful through out it.

It has had it's lapses here and there mainly for me the game choices on the newer systems, but it seems as those may be fixed as more game developer's come to realise the full potential of the motion senseing technolgy.

Imagine the possibilities it will have? Having alot of these games that no longer depend on button mashing but actually having some skill?

I don't know about you guys but the thought of those possiblities thrills me. Imagine playing Zelda and you have to swing the sword to actually do it? PLaying soul caliber, or even CoD MW2 haveing a gun, you have to crawl or croutch to do it, you literally have to aim?

Maybe its just me but i find this all extremely inticeing.

Originally posted by Alucard962

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Imagine the possibilities it will have? Having alot of these games that no longer depend on button mashing but actually having some skill?

I don't know about you guys but the thought of those possiblities thrills me. Imagine playing Zelda and you have to swing the sword to actually do it? PLaying soul caliber, or even CoD MW2 haveing a gun, you have to crawl or croutch to do it, you literally have to aim?

Maybe its just me but i find this all extremely inticeing.

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Win.

A lot of people hate the Wii for the lack of good games, and it's focus on casual gaming, and I understand.

But think of the potential! The games lined up for 2010 are awesome! Think for a moment: Zelda Wii (release date coming this E3)using Wii motion+. It blows my mind. Already, the way you used your bow in Twilight Princess Wii, and that was on a makeshift port for a Game Cube game. Can you imagine 1:1 Link action? Maybe when you Z-target in this one, you'll go into dual mode and your sword actions will be 1:1 with your wiimote? Who knows, but the possibilities are endless.

Rest assured, the next Nintendo System will have what the Wii lacks.

All of this talk about Nintedo is misleading and frankly - just flat out wrong.

I mean yeah - it's nice to think that hey, they've been doing this for a long time and they have a lot of mascot characters out there. Frankly, that doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Nothing is ever the 'best' just because it has been around for a long time.. Nintendo built a powerhouse and it's going to take major inepitude for them to mess that up.

All this talk about the Wii and its motion controls - seriously people? The Wii has been out how many years? And even with the additions made to the Wiimote there is still a lack of true 1-to-1 control. Pushing it as a Nintendo exclusive thing is a moot point anyways, now that Sony and Microsoft are trying their hand in motion control, with a bigger resource base and the benfit of newer technology to do it with.

My vote has to go with Microsoft - who despite coming into the console game late, have done an amazing job at securing the games that people want to see on their console, creating an amazing online community (that while at times, filled with douchebags) is more functional than any other... and the list could go on and on with things that are just my opinion (functioanlity, controller, etc.)

But frankly, I believe that nostalgia and the ready availibity of backlog Nintedo titles has swayed most people into choosing their side when it comes to what console is best today.

Also, I'm tired of hearing that the possibilies with the Wii are endless. The console has shown time and time again that they are very much so in the form of endless.

Originally posted by apsham

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All of this talk about Nintedo is misleading and frankly - just flat out wrong.

I mean yeah - it's nice to think that hey, they've been doing this for a long time and they have a lot of mascot characters out there. Frankly, that doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Nothing is ever the 'best' just because it has been around for a long time.. Nintendo built a powerhouse and it's going to take major inepitude for them to mess that up.

All this talk about the Wii and its motion controls - seriously people? The Wii has been out how many years? And even with the additions made to the Wiimote there is still a lack of true 1-to-1 control. Pushing it as a Nintendo exclusive thing is a moot point anyways, now that Sony and Microsoft are trying their hand in motion control, with a bigger resource base and the benfit of newer technology to do it with.

My vote has to go with Microsoft - who despite coming into the console game late, have done an amazing job at securing the games that people want to see on their console, creating an amazing online community (that while at times, filled with douchebags) is more functional than any other... and the list could go on and on with things that are just my opinion (functioanlity, controller, etc.)

But frankly, I believe that nostalgia and the ready availibity of backlog Nintedo titles has swayed most people into choosing their side when it comes to what console is best today.

Also, I'm tired of hearing that the possibilies with the Wii are endless. The console has shown time and time again that they are very much so in the form of endless.

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Hold it right there, mister. Do you actually think that Project Natal will be better than the Wii remote?! That's rather funny, seeing as Natal is simply waving your arms in front of a TV. I like holding a controller in my hand, Wiimote or not, and I'm sure many other gamers do as well. Natal is gonna go down the same road people say the Wii is traversing, just with better graphics. Also, I don't think you're paying much attention to people's posts . When they say they like Nintendo best, it's usually followed by a list of some truly great games, better than what Microsoft has to offer BTW, and you're translating it into nostalgia. And I'm hearing more "the next Nintendo System will have what the Wii lacks" (thanks, LK) kinda stuff than "Wii has so much potential, it really beats the PS3/360 out of the park" kinda stuff. You seem to be misreading people. Of all time, apsham, of all time: think about it, forget today's stuff, which did you like better before all this new-fangled stuff came out, before people judged games almost entirely by their graphics, and tell me you still like another company better. And as for Microsoft games, I've said this in another thread: give me a list of 20 amazing games only found on a Microsoft system. If you can come up with that many, then I'd be shocked.

The reason for thinking Nintendo is a better company is not only because it's been around longer, but because time and time again they have pushed the gaming experience: The Gun for NES, the first mini-joystick, the first rumble pack, the first to use motion sensing as the primary controller. Not to mention games: Dragon warrior, Zelda, Super Smash, Mario 64, Metroid Prime, Mario Galaxy. These games where HUGE in terms of creativity and pushing the boundaries.

I guess what I'm saying is I like innovation in ways other than better graphics, how creative.

Originally posted by bignatealpha

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Originally posted by apsham

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All of this talk about Nintedo is misleading and frankly - just flat out wrong.

I mean yeah - it's nice to think that hey, they've been doing this for a long time and they have a lot of mascot characters out there. Frankly, that doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Nothing is ever the 'best' just because it has been around for a long time.. Nintendo built a powerhouse and it's going to take major inepitude for them to mess that up.

All this talk about the Wii and its motion controls - seriously people? The Wii has been out how many years? And even with the additions made to the Wiimote there is still a lack of true 1-to-1 control. Pushing it as a Nintendo exclusive thing is a moot point anyways, now that Sony and Microsoft are trying their hand in motion control, with a bigger resource base and the benfit of newer technology to do it with.

My vote has to go with Microsoft - who despite coming into the console game late, have done an amazing job at securing the games that people want to see on their console, creating an amazing online community (that while at times, filled with douchebags) is more functional than any other... and the list could go on and on with things that are just my opinion (functioanlity, controller, etc.)

But frankly, I believe that nostalgia and the ready availibity of backlog Nintedo titles has swayed most people into choosing their side when it comes to what console is best today.

Also, I'm tired of hearing that the possibilies with the Wii are endless. The console has shown time and time again that they are very much so in the form of endless.

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Hold it right there, mister. Do you actually think that Project Natal will be better than the Wii remote?! That's rather funny, seeing as Natal is simply waving your arms in front of a TV. I like holding a controller in my hand, Wiimote or not, and I'm sure many other gamers do as well. Natal is gonna go down the same road people say the Wii is traversing, just with better graphics. Also, I don't think you're paying much attention to people's posts . When they say they like Nintendo best, it's usually followed by a list of some truly great games, better than what Microsoft has to offer BTW, and you're translating it into nostalgia. And I'm hearing more "the next Nintendo System will have what the Wii lacks" (thanks, LK) kinda stuff than "Wii has so much potential, it really beats the PS3/360 out of the park" kinda stuff. You seem to be misreading people. Of all time, apsham, of all time: think about it, forget today's stuff, which did you like better before all this new-fangled stuff came out, before people judged games almost entirely by their graphics, and tell me you still like another company better. And as for Microsoft games, I've said this in another thread: give me a list of 20 amazing games only found on a Microsoft system. If you can come up with that many, then I'd be shocked.

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First things first I might as well get the list of games out of the way. Some of them are also found on PC, but they are console exclusives and most are Games For Windows if they're PC anyways, so Microsoft indeed.

Ace Combat 6
Alan Wake (to be decided, but all signs point to yes)
Amped 3
Battlestations Midway
Battlestations Pacific
Beautiful Katamari
Blue Dragon
Chronicles Of Riddick
Crackdown
Dead Rising
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Fable
Fable 2
Forza 2
Forza 3
Gears Of War 1
Gears Of War 2
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo ODST
Halo Reach (same boat as Alan Wake)
Jade Empire
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Metro 2033
Ninja Gaiden
Oddworld: Munch's Oddessy
Perfect Dark Zero
Project Gotham Racing 4
Saints Row
Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack The Ripper
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic II
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction
Viva Pinata
Viva Pinata - Trouble In Paradise

That's all I can think of all the top of my head - nearly 40 of them and you can surely give or take a few and still get an easy 20 out of it, not to mention ones that I possibly forgot. You really worked your way into a corner with the whole "list me 20 games" thing, because it was pretty simple.

Now onto Natal - I never implied that it would be better than the Wiimote, only that Microsoft and Sony both have the benefit of hindsight when it comes to their motion control devices... but then again it's not out. Who is to say for sure now whether its going to be better or not? If it delivers what it promises it will absolutely be a bigger innovation than the Wii.

If you're going to look at it like "Nintendo did all this stuff first" then yeah - it wins by default, and I hate looking at it that way because it just doesn't make sense to me. Yeah, the Nintendo 64 had the rumble pad - but the rumble on the 360 controller kicks its ass.

And now that I've been pushed to think back and really think about exactly what games I liked in the past - I really have to say that growing up with Mario and certain RPGs are the only memories and experiences I would hold over what I've done with the 360 since I first received mine. Along with a few other sentimental picks.

And that just proves my point . You ignored the main part of my post, the real reason I said all that: you're misreading people.
Another thing that list proves: Nintendo knows better to whom they should cater. Out of all those games, casual gamers would play the Viva Pinata games, and maybe Forza, if they're into racing. However many of Nintendo's best games are designed so even casual players will enjoy them. And it's not like they're abandoning the hardcore gamers, just look at Metroid: Other M, that games' gonna be epic. However, they are catering to the larger, and just as important crowd of casual gamers, and that's something to be commended. If everyone catered only to hardcore gamers, the gaming population would die in only a few years. It's only a few short steps from enjoying games like Mario Party to checking out stuff like Metroid, and just a little further to games classified solely as hardcore... but you have to start somewhere. Someone totally new to gaming is most likely not going to jump straight for your Halo's and Gears of War's. In that way, Nintendo is also helping to build the community of Microsoft and Sony, as gamers graduate from casuals to hardcore.

...and I feel that Microsoft is doing absolutely everything better. I don't see how that's hard to catch onto, and really you're just taking everything that I say out of context or ignoring the "main part of my post" just the same by changing criteria to "oh yeah, games that casuals would like".

Meh.

I like Nintendo, but mainly because those are the type of games I grew up with. But I think Nintendo selling Rare to Microsoft was the biggest failure idea of all time! Game like Banjo-Kazooie, DKC, and many more were awsome! I hate they give us Donkey Kong games like Barrel Blast. :p Though being a huge Rare fan I liked it, and loved they brought back Lanky! But where's Funky? Where I ask you, WHERE! I also like that Nintendo makes one of my favorite series, Pokemon! But I still think that Nintendo was better when game systems like SNES, and N64 were in. Gamecube was good. I especially liked game like Pikmin, Luigi's Mansion, and Pokemon Colosseum. But the Wii I thought wasn't their best work. I liked the games and all, but I still though they could of done better. Like on PBR, Pokemon XD was better than that, and had a story! The Dsi is good too, I liked the DSi ware too. So in my opinion Nintendo is the best company(but it was better in the old days).

I like Nintendo due to their tendency to be ahead of their time.

I have to say Sony cause Play Station 2 is one of my fav consoles follwed by Sega and Nintendo.

Nintendo the greatest video game of all time none compare.

i think nintendo cause it has some of the greatest games like pokemon red/blue/yellow/gold/crystal/silver/heartgold/soulsilver for example.

I really have to go with sony. I really love Nintendo and all, because, seriously, they created some of the most epic and iconic games ever. But I wouldn't be able to live without my PS2, and without Sony I wouldn't have Kingdom Hearts.

Even if I really do friggen love me some pokeymanz.

Nintendo is the best even though they are mostly making repeats right now. Eventually one of the others might take its place but not for awhile yet.

Nintendo for 1985-2000, NES and SNES were great systems that beat out even the PS1.
From 2001-2010 It is partially Sony and Microsoft because PS2 was the greatest system ever created and beats PS3. XBox 360 is the best of all next-gen consoles. PS3 was a great disappointment. The Wii might be popular to casual gamers, but casual gamers are the reason that the game industry is going down hill. All companies nowadays are catering to fit casual gamers and not putting their heart and soul into the games they make.

Definiely microsoft. sony had 4 years on microsoft and when microsoft came out with the original xbox it had networkin standard. In fact sony had no plans for online play until xboxs started sellin by the millions but by that time xbox was giving sony a run for their money. so wat does sony do? they come out with a network adaptor which is 100 bucks and is completely unreliable. microsoft may have released the xbox 360 too early but if u look at the 360 compared to ps3 the only thing the ps3 has is bluray. the 360 has three processors whereas the ps3 has one and the ps3 chooses to not use all of its power because 90 % of its games cant go to 1080p. microsoft is smart they charged people for xbox live and with that profit they have made the best online experience ever. besides microsoft has halo, gears, alan wake, pgr, fable, and fuzion frenzy. Also even though sony was around first microsot has blown right by them with the new project natal. Its going to be rediculusly intelligent and advanced and plus sonys even trying to copy it with a new camera system but it wont even compare.

chugchu : "the gaming industry is going down hill"? Do you mean in terms of how fun YOU find the games, or do you mean in terms of how successful it is? Because Video Games are now a HUGE industry and will continue to get bigger and more mainstream. Although to hard core gamers this might sound bad, the bigger and more popular something gets, the more variety and competition for excellence we have. (though there will be an increase in crap games too, comparable to Rap in the popular music industry)

I would put my money on sony because every game I bought from them is a pretty good, quality game that you just can't get on the xbox.

i think the best is nitendo

yea microsoft for the win. I mean where would we be without the wireless technology microsoft has created. the controllers are the most comfortable and now the brand new xbox 360 that has wireless built in and a 250gb hardrive for the same price as the old xbox 360 which came with only 60 gb. thats amazing

and also kinect aka project Natal is going to be the s*%#. it's automatically going to be accesible from every 360 old and new. I think sony would come out with a whole new ps3 just to be able to use that technology whereas microsoft you don't even have to pay additional mony you just need to buy the camera then you dont need batterys or a controller that's insannne.

I'm a Sony man through and through. I've always had Sony consoles from the very beginning. I started off with a PS1, then got a PS2 Slim Line and I now have a 60GB PS3. The controllers always looked the best and compared to Microsoft and the Xbox, it always fit the hand better and was a lot simpler to use.

Of all time? Thats rough though for me Nintendo, the Nintendo and Even more memorable for me super nintendo will always fill me with nostalgic joy. But the industry is changing so fast and I don't like nintendo's new direction, hopefully they enter the HD world with a good console.






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bigNATE : i see what you meen Nate, Nintendo is my fave out the lot, but the 360 isnt a terrible console the normal XBOX is but the XBOX 360 has the best online games ever. back on the subject i think sony is terrible the games are pants for example who would you vote for Little Big Planet or Gears Of War, Forza Motorsport vs Heavy Rain. most of my mates have a 360 and so do i and all my mates agree.

superscyth09 : Sorry to burst your bubble, but LittleBigPlanet and Heavy Rain all the way .
Sony and Nintendo are much better at making hardware and games than Microsoft. I mean seriously, their new 360? Hardly a reason to upgrade, unless you don't have an Elite yet.

Basically all of my favorite games are from Nintendo. So I'm going with that.

bigNATE : iv got to admit there is no point at all about the new 360 its totally crap

well even tho i don't much care for the wii (not a ton of games i want for it) i think it has to be nintendo. I will give the wii one thing tho, while other console makers focused more and more on graphics, nintendo decided to give game play a new spin and make you feel more like you are the character rather than someone telling him what to do. But i think in spite of the the lack of games for the wii, overall i think that Nintendo is the best, i just can't wait to see what they have in store with the 3DS.

Nintendo because its just so original

T Dogg957 : Just letting you know, you got to put more quality into it, just say why do like it, tell us some past experience with Nintendo games, or just even talk about the console. Then I think you will do fine.

I have to go with Nintendo on this for the pure fact that the have been around longer then all these systems and the whole time they been around they have set them self apart from all the other systems, kept it original, gave you that classic feel even if it is brand new, and still maintain in the gaming industry. Besides that, most of the games on Nintendo are good for all ages, kids to adult. The games like Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Legend Of Zelda are just great games. I used to look at Nintendo Power magazines at my friend's house, and they are cool. I got to say that Nintendo is just great. I have to say that the Super NES and the Wii are kind of my favorite consoles.

Then, Sony has to go 2nd. . I've always had Sony consoles from the very beginning. I started off with a PS1, then got a PS2 Slim Line and I now have a 180GB PS3. The PS3 is the bomb. Most of my friends have the PlayStation3, and we alyways go to online chat.

So, I vote for Sony, but I also like Nintendo.

The best company I would say of all time is Nintendo. They have such original characters and games which makes it so much fun. They also generally focus more on gameplay than other competitors. They have also like you guys said stood the test of time and still to this day hold up with there awesome series like Zelda, Metroid, Mario etc. Also with this years E3 it looks like they will do even better. I personally think the 360 and Ps3 are both equally good but in the end I will always like Nintendo as I did grow up with it.

Nintendo is the best of them all

Nintendo makes games for every one. The best for a famely.

This is a very tough subject to argue about, or even discuss.

nintendo : Created around a dozen memorable characters that are now LEGENDS.
Came out with a console that gets people off their couch, completely.
Been in the game and alive for nearly 3 decades.

That's tough to argue with.

Sony: Has the greatest selling videogame console of all time (PS2). Which is still selling.
Some of the best graphics for all three of their consoles, at the time. PSX, PS2, PS3.
Free online play with a robust system included.

Even a tougher arguement.

Microsoft: Created one of the best selling games of the 2000's (Halo).
Created two consoles that could easily compete with Sony (Xbox, Xbox 360).
Made a robust online play for $50 a year and added more features than sony's PSN.



Oh, I voted for microsoft. Haha.

It is soooooooooooooo Nintendo. I mean, with classics like SMB3 and Mega Man 2, how can you not go wrong with Nintendo?

Twistedsnow9 : Oh! But what's this? You mean how Kinect goshdarn failed at E3? Microsoft hiring generic people to show off the amazing features like "listening to Justin Beiber" or "being your own remote control" when I can do all of that on my *gasp* controller. And being voice operated is probably the biggest dick move you could do with it, how'd you like if your roomate/brother/sister/neighbor just walked in and said "Xbox turn off" and it happened? Twisted, what games that Natal showed weren't on-rails? As in you, the character, being able to walk around instead just using your lightsaber to deflect bullets or just passing cars in the next Forza Motorsports as your main objective. And the new video chat I hear is going to rival chatroulette with even more dicks in it . And it just so happened to ripoff Eyetoy on some levels. So where's your logic now.

KingDDDimento : Because they're egotistical pricks when it comes to gaming?

xfighter1138 : yea but still theyre still making the steps necessary for next gen gaming microsoft is planning for the future not everything's gonna work fine the first time. You think playstation move is going to be perfect? microsoft is making more steps for its customers then any other company. and kinect was featured at comic con and there were no problems so there's my logic.
ps chat roulette is a FEATURE not mandatory its just another one of the great things kinect will be able to do.

Wow this is one of the most difficult polls for me because I can't choose!

Twistedsnow9 : What steps exactly? As in a downgrade since as I said before half the games are onrails while others seem like Milo don't exactly seem like fun and only work as say a tech demo. The difference with PS Move and Natal is that Sony isn't pimping it out and acting what it exactly is; extra sprinkles for your gaming experience with a more fluid interface. Microsoft showed off the console which was mostly for casual gamers and yet they forgot that the audience there is much more hardcore gamers. Also showing it off at ComicCon? PERFECT place to show off a gaming console. What great things can Kinect do that I can't so with my controller already? Video chatting and voice control which is deeply flawed. Say it does flop, what do they have to depend on after? Halo and Fable?

No offence, but are you really trying to say Microsoft is good with helping out customers? It took them nearly five years to fix a major console flaw.

Just my two cents

I msut say Nintendo because they make the best consoles and games.

xfighter1138 : yea as for steps they came out with a whole new console which is the first console ever to have wireless N built in and it has 250 gb hardrive which alone is 130 bucks for a 250 gb hardrive on the ps3 and its going to be the same price as the elite used to be. Also they expect kinect to be fully optional in almost every game that comes out near the end of the year next year. Watch kinect is going to be a ten times better hit then playstation move and eyetoy did together. also microsoft did its best to reimburse everyone who was affected by the consoles that red ringed. They extended Everyone's warrantys by 2 years and you didn't even have to pay shipping. Also might I ass to the argument that even though the playstation is supposed to have better graphics or at least that what people think but the truth is that the xbox 360 has three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 ghz where as the playstation has ONE powerpc-base core. If you look it up half the games that come out for ps3 can only go to 720p like fallout 3 is 720p on ps3 but on 360 its 1080p and it actually runs smoother in 1080p then 720p so it doesnt help and video lag.

Twistedsnow9 : Wireless built in? You realize unless you don't have the new Slim, you have to buy even more cables for it. I could care less if it was on every game, I repeat, I feel good playing games with my controller and not having to struggle with hand motion movements and Sonys working on a terrabyte hardrive for the future. And for the graphics? I could care less, I play my games for the gameplay not the visuals. Also, half the arguments I pulled up you never even responded to. I talked about how Natals
flaws as a system, you went to the direction of console specs which apart from red ring of death I never pulled up.

xfighter1138 :
Twistedsnow9 :
You two should probally continue that discussion in "Which is better, Xbox 360 or Playstation 3?" because it's sort of derailing this thread.

Now, to talk about the companies as they currently are-

Microsoft dont care about the customer, they just want to make a quick buck by churning out rubbish.
Same goes for Nintendo these days, Iwata has just turned that company into one that is all about "what can we sell to the stupid casual market buyer for the biggest profit" rather then about providing people quality products for a reasonable price.
Sony at least put some pride in the products they make, even if they are as bad as the other to as far as being greedy bastards.

And the PS3 at least has GOOD console exclusives, and most all the worthwhile games the 360 has are either on the PS3 or the PC anyway, so that only means they have to compete with Nintendo.
But seeing as though these days Nintendo mostly only really releases games for prissy girls, little kids, people with short attention spans and their mums it's hardly competition

xfighter1138 : yes but what I am saying is that the games that come out for both systems are the same gameplay yet the 360 has the power to go 1080p whereas most ps3 games cant. Also kinect aka project natal had flaws at the e3 2009 when it was only 4 months into development. This years e3 they had no problem they were letting millions of people play it there and at comic con with no problems. also what you said about the wires the xbox 360 comes with every wire you need besides hd. The same goes for playstation 3 they don't give you hd cables either. all in all 360s the way to go.

Twistedsnow9 : Except there's been reports of problems with Natal so far especially and I quote at an Asian fashion show where natal was being tested "They also tried Harmonix's Dance Central. This demo actually went okay, as the models only had to do a few steps back and forth on the screen as they accumulated points. Just when they hit their stride, someone must have hit pause or the game encountered an error, because it abruptly ended."

Now I'd love to go on tirade on the much other problems of the 360 but as DH said there's another thread for this.

xfighter1138 : keywords there were natal was being TESTED at an asian show and like i said be4 that was PROJECT NATAL which originally was an experiment for future gaming but now they have a final solution which is kinect its the same thing but with no problems

Twistedsnow9 : Are you trying to correct my posts by saying because it is. Except Im more used to saying Natal and that was around last week.

As I said before there's the ps3 vs 360 thread for this, where you can make other gripes about PS3.

Overall, I like Nintendo better. They've been around longer and I grew up with it. They also made more memorible games like Mario, Metroid, and Zelda.

i say nintendo because you get some fun and can have some exercise in the mean time while playing video games

SEGA has to be the one even though they don't have a current console at the moment they did bow out of the market with the best console ever!!!

Sega also created the hardcore gamers console the Saturn and the biggest console in Europe in the early nineties the Mega Drive.

I also think they are the best because of the arcade games which they produce such as Crazy Taxi, Super Hang On, House of the Dead, Sega Rally and many many more.

Sega also produced the most in depth game i have played Shenmue, it just draws you in to its world and the amount of things you can do is unreal like play a Sega Saturn, get a job, play slots, talk to every random-er you meet, prank phone call people and train to make sure your kung fu is the best.

Remember people "To be this good takes AGES"

Nintendo. All though, when I make a video game company, we'll be the best like no one ever was. Pokemon Quote.

Nintendo for sure. I also like the way no one voted for Atari. XD

Nintendo. They started, mastered and ended 8 bit. Then went and did the same with 16.

Nintendo is my favorite console company because I grew up with Nintendo. My second would be Sony because the PS1 was the first non Nintendo console I had (I bought it with my birthday money in '98). I haven't made my mind up about Microsoft but as of now it isn't looking good.

I gotta say, that Nintendo makes the best consoles. (But that's my opinion!)

Of course nintendo. nintendo brought video games back in 1983 and has been number 1 ever since. they always come out with the most ground breaking consoles such as the gameboy, ds, wii, and now 3ds. nintendo is the best IMO

Ah no contest Nintendo, what with ground breaking technology ingenuitive gmaes and enough games to keep me playing for years and thats alot trust me.

i have changed my mind, i decide SEGA now, due to the awesome games they have known as "Sonic The Hedgehog".

If they know how to make good consoles, and good games, any company that can is good. If they can't, they aren't. That's how I look at it. I love Sony, but I don't believe they are amazing. Sega's releasing of all those M rated games for the Wii that are good ones is pretty awesome, as well. Kudos, Sega. Now... I must get my parents to let me play Madworld.

If I would have found this poll a couple months ago, I would have said that Sony was the best company, but more recently, I have seen their creativity declining, and only producing clones of old games, or just being used as a host for another companies games.

I will now have to vote for Nintendo.

Light Knight : Despite going much of the year without it, I have to vote for Sony… I’ve been a Sony gamer for 15 years and it seems they just keep getting better. I just hope that when I get a ps3 slim that I won’t have to worry about the YLOD… Nintendo would be my second choice but it’s been so long since I’ve played a Nintendo console. I would probably buy an N64 console if I had the chance though.

I'd have to go with Nintendo. I've got every one of their main platform consoles except the original Nintendo console. I'd like to try out Kinect, though.

I like Nintendo the best. Their games are awesome! Atari almost killed video games. Play Nintendo loud!

MY VOTE GOES FOR SEGA!!!! And my second favorite game console is Nintendo......

i just have to say nintendo because its true nintendo rocks! they invenred zelda (my fav game serises) and they r just a great company!

Nintendo all the way ftw. (:
It pwns. I love nintendo games.