According to BusinessWeek, Nintendo was the World's Best Company in 2009. Based on what? Well, according to the list compiled by managing consulting firm A.T. Kearney, companies should show "commitment to innovation, diversified portfolios, strong leadership, and a clear vision of the future."
The best company to do that last year, says the firm firm, was Nintendo.
"Its sales have risen 36% annually over the past five years, while its value growth averaged 38%," writes BusinessWeek of the king of all companies in 2008. "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 and Microsoft."
Translated that means that Nintendo rules, Sony and Microsoft drools. Or something. More over at BusinessWeek.com, along with the list of 39 companies that are not as good as Nintendo. (It should also be noted that Nintendo is the only company in the videogame industry to make the list.)
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3:00 AM on 10.06.2009
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He's like, "All I do is sit in my chair and the money keeps rollin' in! I don't have to do nuthin!"
I'd be willing to let Reggie stay on permanently if it meant getting rid of Cammie.
I'd brew Reggie an Elixir of Eternal Life if it meant getting rid of Cammie.
Thing is Nintendo needs desperately at least a single spokesperson that SPEAKS TO THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING. Yeah, they may catch some casual gamers as they flip channels and somehow stumble upon Reggie or Cammie, they may stimulate investors, but hell, there are PEOPLE LOOKING FORWARD to those interviews. They're called gamers and it's very annoying when a company that you grew up with has a single person that you can relate to, and it's a little brilliant japanese man who doesn't understand what you say as you don't understand what he says.
I don't think that was a misplacement...they are in the entertainment industry.
And is it just me, or does Reggie need a different hairstyle really, really bad?
That's what I said, Buisness Week placed Nintendo in the wrong category. Nintendo is an entertainment company like you said, but Buisness Week classified it as an electronics company.
I point that out because the way to be successful in the entertainment industry is completely different than how success is acchieved in the electronics industry. Miscategorizing companies makes figuring out how they became successful unnecesarily difficult.
I mean, suppose I tried to figure out how Disney became so successful in the electronics industry? It would be impossible because the standards for the electronics industry, convenience of use, competitive pricing, online services, etc. don't apply to the way Disney makes money. I think the same goes for Nintendo.
Now please fire Cammie ASAP.
Reggie has lost his charm.
Cammie never had any.
Granted, most PR people for these various video game companies scare me. Must be all the false enthusiasm and constant smiling.
And you gotta admit now, Nintendo prints money. Not just the DS or the Wii, Nintendo. No matter how much we hate the shovelware...