Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft: Who Ranks Better?
Our recent Fanboy article highlighted consumer dedication to a video game console. We asked some questions to a few die hard and committed fans of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo’s consoles and it raised some interesting points which you can view in its entirety here. With that comes this top 100 Business Week list of the most valuable brands in the world. I’m not entirely sure how old it is, but it shows the three major video game console makers performance for 2005 and 2006.
Nintendo came in ranked at #51 out of 100. Their value (in millions) for 2006 is 6,559.
Nintendo is No.1 in portable video-game consoles, but the unconventional new Wii console machine due out this autumn could be a harder sell. “
I disagree that the Wii will be a hard sell. Did they watch the now defunct E3 of 2006? Watch the video Kotaku put together which demonstrates this.
Sony came in at #26 and their value for 2006 is 11,695. Mind you Sony sells more than just video games, so they have an edge there with regards to this particular list.
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has fixed the TV biz, but other electronics products are struggling. He’s betting PlayStation 3 can help turn things around.
The Playstation 3 got quite a bashing at E3 and on the internet leading up to now. People do seem to be having second thoughts though, at least from what I’ve been reading around news sites. So who knows what will happen there.
Microsoft has the best rank coming in strong at #2 and their worth came in at 56,926. Again they have an edge over Nintendo because of course their market is much wider than just video games.
Threats from Google and Apple haven’t yet offset the power of its Windows and Office monopolies.
The XBox 360 is going strong because of their head start, strategic marketing and upcoming kick ass games. Am I wrong?
The list was composed by Interbrand which is a well-known, leading international branding consultancy specializing in brand services and activities. An explanation of their method for rating and gathering information can be found in the first paragraph of the article to help us better understand how they work. So to even qualify for the list, a brand must derive a third of its earnings outside of its home country. It’s an interesting article and chart. It goes to show that just because the oldest video game company of the 3 (Nintendo) had the lowest rating, doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the worst in video game sales, performance and fan-base. They’ve had quite their fair share of the market for a lot longer time then Sony or Microsoft did – perhaps because of how long the company has been around for as well as other factors.
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Nintendo will always be the best video game makers. Everyone else stands on their shoulders!
sony thrashes ms and nintendo when it comes to homeconsoles and has taken about 42 percent of the handheld market from nintendos once 98 in little over a year. sony will likely dominate with the ps3. xbox is dead in japan and is selling worse than the dreamcast was at this point in its lifetime everywhere else. and nintendo lost all its massmarket home console credability with gaycube. its going to be hard for the average consumer to pay 250 for a GAYCUBE WITH A GIMICKY CONTROLLER THAT STILL CANT PLAY DVD MOVIES.
i agree with red the wii is just a gimmick. if you want motion sensing just get an eyetoy. its actualy a little bit cooler sense it puts you on the screen but it doesnt take long before you get tired of moving around. it is a good workout though.
It’s so cut-throat. One company could be on top for a short while then someone else is. I liken this industry to actors: Who’s the best right now, show me what you got!!
jacobson there has only been three copanys on top nintendo atari and the reigning champ sony.