This is no contest. Reggie alone destroys the competition, and then there is the awesome Iwata from the Nintendo Directs and just the most influential game designer of all time. Its not even close. I think Sony edges out MS though, but only because of Yoshida which I really like. The old MS was better than the current imo, especially when Peter Moore was still around.
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Who has the best three musketeers: Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft?
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lol
Psycho_Mantis
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You just invalidated your opinion with those words.
Kaz is the king, he cannot also be a Musketeer. Hes gotta throw the guys under him a bone somehow.
Monty Mole
Member
Sony used to have four musketeers. One of them was Phil Harrison. No surprise Mark didn't mention him this morning, given he's become a new musketeer for the opposition 
Yeah this.
You have to understand that Nintendo is a small gaming company that is somehow able to complete with corporate monoliths willing to sell their consoles at massive losses over their "quest for the living room."
The fact that Nintendo can even come close to competing is due to them having the talent of guys like Miyamoto and Iwata.
SparksterMeta0
Member
I don't know who the **** the guys representing Microsoft are.
And since Kevin Butler is absent from Sony, I'm going with Nintendo.
And since Kevin Butler is absent from Sony, I'm going with Nintendo.
Brainiac 8
Member
Nintendo, they work very hard to make sure people get to know their representatives.
Their people are the face of Nintendo, I would even include Bill Trinnen in the mix as he's been more and more up front in interviews and such recently. He's also a super down to earth and fun guy to listen to.
Their people are the face of Nintendo, I would even include Bill Trinnen in the mix as he's been more and more up front in interviews and such recently. He's also a super down to earth and fun guy to listen to.
A Human Becoming
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Indeed. Sony's leaders have been effective recently though.
Nintendo is a small company compared to Microsoft and Sony. 5,095 employees vs 97,000 and 146,300. Of course, this is due to Nintendo having no other divisions.
These.
Duane Cunningham
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Oh, that's true, I forgot about Mattrick. Fair point. Still, I don't see him (or Iwata really) as someone who scribbled cartoons on their notebook until they came to life like Miyamoto. But both Mattrick and Iwata were talented young techies who chose to create video games, not some guy who flipped from Pizza Hut exec" or whatever. Gotta give him credit. Funny, it's hard to think of Mattrick as a creator, but you're right.
Mysterious
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You do realize that the Market Capitalization of Nintendo Co. Ltd. was almost double of Sony Corporation (including ALL subsidiaries: Sony Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music, Sony Pictures, Sony Insurance, etc.) during Wii's heyday, right?
I don't even know who these three are lol
MightyHedgehog
Member
None of them. I know people like to put faces on faceless corporations, but I find it mildly creepy that people love to love these corporate figureheads.
A Human Becoming
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Total share price is not equal to the actual size of a company. Smaller companies can be more profitable than larger ones.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
Iwata, Miyamoto, Fils-Amie; one of these three is not like the others.
I'm talking in the number of employees and the resources they can dedicate to a project, plus the losses that can be subsidized by other divisions of the company. Nintendo has gaming and that's it. Sony and Microsoft obviously have their fingers in other pies.
jacksepticeye
Member
No Kaz = auto fail
Xilium
Member
Between Sony and Nintendo, leaning more towards Sony atm. I like Miyamoto (and Iwata to a lesser extent) for their goofiness but I like the Sony people for what they're actually doing for the Playstation brand right now.
I feel like I've seen the guy in the middle before but I really have no idea who those people are. Apple big wigs assume. Have they actually done anything to specifically aid the iOS gaming market? Seems like it was just something that sort of happened on it's own and Apple's more or less taking a hands off approach to it.
Mysterious said:
I feel like I've seen the guy in the middle before but I really have no idea who those people are. Apple big wigs assume. Have they actually done anything to specifically aid the iOS gaming market? Seems like it was just something that sort of happened on it's own and Apple's more or less taking a hands off approach to it.
zomgbbqftw
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Don't tar Yoshida with that brush, he has been with PlayStation since 1993 (the skunkworks days) and is incredibly passionate about gaming. Yosh is awesome.
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Arguably, Nintendo is up there too. Surely ahead of "we have a product for them too" Microsoft.
one of those guy is the reason of why now tech companies spend more than 5$ on the design of a products
I would replace Tretton with Cerny.
Either way my vote goes to Sony. Don't like anyone from MS and don't like Reggie.
Miyamoto is a huge plus on nintendo though.
But really, poor MS. From creepy smiles, to people who look like they smell their own farts (cannot stand the look on Phil Spencer's face)...
Either way my vote goes to Sony. Don't like anyone from MS and don't like Reggie.
Miyamoto is a huge plus on nintendo though.
But really, poor MS. From creepy smiles, to people who look like they smell their own farts (cannot stand the look on Phil Spencer's face)...
Alaskanbullworm
Member
There's a Valve joke with threes somewhere...
Mysterious
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That's what I was thinking, but then he was explicitly referring to money.
JustAnotherOtaku
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Sony without a shadow of a doubt. Throw Cerny in there too for good measure.
anotherVegan
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Nintendo. No other company has a body that is ready enough.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
All of your hate just makes Reggie stronger.
FutureZombie
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All of those people are easily replaceable except Miyamoto. This is like asking who's better- Babe Ruth or George Steinbrenner?
And if you know who all of those people are, you're video gaming the wrong way.
And if you know who all of those people are, you're video gaming the wrong way.
A Human Becoming
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I think that was referring to the willingness for Microsoft and Sony to sell their systems at a loss because they have other divisions to rely on. Microsoft, for example, will always have that Windows money. Microsoft didn't make a cent in profit with the original Xbox but was able to stay in because they had additional revenue sources. Even Sony, where the games division has been the most successful, at least has other divisions to support the company. Nintendo has nothing else but games.
CambriaRising
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Why list only three?
Sony's team this year has rocked.
Sony's team this year has rocked.