using this approach, Business Week concludes with the following:
"Japanese electronics maker Nintendo (7974.T) claims the No. 1 spot this year. Its sales have risen 36% annually over the past five years, while its value growth averaged 38%. Despite the hard times of the past year, Nintendo's continued emphasis on innovation has helped the company develop must-haves such as the DS handheld game machine and the Wii console, which outsold rival offerings from Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT). Nintendo's strategy is emblematic of the tech companies on the list. Like Nintendo, American technology giants Google (GOOG) (No. 2), Apple (AAPL) (No. 3), and Amazon.com (AMZN) (No. 17) have continued to invest heavily in innovation, commanding large market share with new products even as consumer spending and confidence have declined sharply."
Change is good. Innovation is good. I think we all know the Wimote will not replace the analog stick and d-pad, and yet, like those, it is also here to stay. Well done Nintendo. Do you ever stop to think about what a huge change it has all been?
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way to get a really respectable nod, Amazon. I've nad nothing but good experiences with them. Google and Apple.....well, congrats as well, Apple moreso than Google in terms of innovation (what new things has google done lately? Unless youtube is still under that umbrella, time-wise. Overall I agree with all named companies, and hell yeah Nintendo--at least Nintendo of a year ago...lately I've been kinda let down.
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Well most of their poor ratings are from not playing games with greenpeace who has no athority over them or anyone else.
Look at the big picture - Wii uses far less electricity than PS3 and 360, am I right?
And most 'hardcore' gamers 'barely play the wii' and it 'collects dust' - so I guess that save electricity too?
And if you are buying the product, well you validate the use of resources need to make the product.
I guess if we all died the world would be so green, maybe that is the answer????
Ben Cartwright: You and your education. Adam Cartwright: Education is progress! Now what have you got against it? Ben Cartwright: I don't have anything against education - as long as it doesn't interfere with your thinking!
playstation and xbox use just under 200w, about the same as a PC. the wii in comparison uses 18w.... around 1/10 the power required to run the other consoles. it's definitely the greenest console once it's turned on. i've read that greenpeace just gives nintendo bad ratings because nintendo doesn't share all of their information with them, which leads to nintendo going to the bottom of the list.
NO THEY ARE TEH WORST COMPANY EVAR CUZ THEY DONT CARE ABOUT TEH H4RDC0REZ ANYMORE! OMGWTFBBQ LULZ!
But seriously, as great a company as Nintendo is, I wouldn't exactly consider them the greatest company in the world. Sure, they've allowed video games to reach out to far wider audiences than any other company, but they haven't had quite the mainstream impact of Amazon or Google.
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