Nintendo

Nintendo has always dominated the game industry, eclipsing any rivals. However, what is it about these games that makes them so successful? The solution is found inside the Nintendo systems. Nintendo has long been adamant about allowing its games to run on other systems, as well as imitating or copying rivals. Whereas Sony and Microsoft have traditionally concentrated on extracting the most amount of juice from their systems, beefing up their horsepower (even gradually) to extract droplets of visual candy for shooter and fighting games, Nintendo has prioritized gaming experiences.

While current publishers and consoles have succeeded in separating players and passing discrete multiplayer sessions off as multiplayer gaming, Nintendo has succeeded in bringing people together to have pleasure with Wii (or possibly catching and begrudging Pokemons at schools, dorms, and even during work lunch breaks!)

On the one side, we have the Microsoft/Sony business strategy of distributing horsepower to the public and providing a one-size-fits-all platform into which any company may innovate. More along the lines of conventional input controllers on low-cost 'PC-type' alternatives.

Founded in: 1889

Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan

Revenue: $12.1 billion

Website: https://www.nintendo.com/