Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics report scores Nintendo a pitiful 1.4 out of 10 for its policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change, the lowest of the 18 firms to make the list.
Yet again Nintendo gets a low score because it refuses to give up its right to keep certain patented, or almost patented manufacturing processes a trade secret. This is why no one takes Greenpeace seriously anymore. I think it's about time we get a better organization to handle advocacy for the environment, because Greenpeace is too focused on being stupid. I mean, the Wii has a maximum power rating of 45W when turned on. Where's the credit for that? The CPUs in the 360 and PS3 alone probably use more than that.
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Of course, we're all about providing our fans with surprises, so here's a tease for you: We're working on a little surprise for those who connect their Wii to the Internet, so keep your eye on the Nintendo Channel for that announcement to come in the near future. -Denise Kaigler, VP of Marketing and Corporate Affairs
What could this be? Who knows. Could it have something to do with
Charles Martinet talking about a new Mario game? Could this be the amazing update that we all are speculating will fix issues with online play that Reggie has always said they're working on? Could it just be more info on Kid Icarus/Metroid: Other M/Sin & Punishment 2/Luigi's Mansion (lol)? Only time will tell.
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At a special event in San Francisco on Friday Apple Senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip W. Schiller, had stern words for handheld gaming competitors Nintendo and Sony. Schiller voiced his opinion that compared to the PSP and DS, the iPhone and iPod Touch are "superior" gaming platforms. Schiller cited price as one of Apple's strongest allies, where $35 and $40 handheld games are simply "too expensive."
Today, Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime fired back at Apple in an interview with the Washington Post, claiming "The DS, with its dual screens, offers an experience that cannot be replicated on a smartphone." In addition to Apple, Reggie also leaned into Sony's new PSP Go, pointing-out that it has a "fundamental concept problem" and is vague in what how it benefits the consumer.
Truly Reggie has kicked some ass, and taken some names.
Apple, quality over quantity. Most of the games on the App Store are either crap, remakes or Duck Hunt Gear Solid. THAT's why there's thousands of them, THAT's why they're so cheap. Also, touch-only games without any real buttons whatsoever is a bad idea. Trust me, I've played Wolfenstein on an iPhone (and on PC before). Moving was damn near impossible to get right with a touch screen only interface.
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"I don't think there's anything wrong with pretty graphics, and if I'm a consumer that has an HDTV, I'd want to be able to play my games with nice graphics too. And I think as we've seen the penetration rates for HDTV increase, we're going to see video games and Nintendo's games move along in step with the progression of technology," said Miyamoto.
"But what I don't think is necessarily true is that the graphics itself is something that's going to make the gameplay experience better. So we're still going to focus on the gameplay, but we'll take advantage of the technology as it comes out."
On one hand, Nintendo is probably gearing up to announce a new system soon. It will be great, look great on HDTV and have the amazing games only the mind of Shiggy could come up with.
On the other hand, Nintendo might stay behind a bit and only catch up to, probably 360 horsepower.
Either way, I hope they keep Mario unchanged. Otherwise he'll go from
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According to BusinessWeek's list of "The World's Best Companies," pretty great! Nintendo is ranked first on the list of 40 companies with "a commitment to innovation, diversified portfolios, aggressive expansion, strong leadership, and a clear vision for the future," based on a metric involving growth rate and percentage of business done outside of the company's home region. In second and third place: Google and Apple.
If you can't be assed to read the quote, they named Nintendo the "World's Best Company" because they print money and tons of it. Post your response to this in the comments!
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