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don't really know where to put this; maybe the intro paragraph would suit it better? as cliche as it may seem for an entertainment-oriented corporation like nintendo, the quote doesn't seem to be shared verbatim by other companies.
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|footer=The company's [https://www.2020colours.com/e4000f signature red] logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.}} | |footer=The company's [https://www.2020colours.com/e4000f signature red] logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.}} | ||
Nintendo is the longest running company in the history of the video game console market, and is one of the most influential and best known console manufacturers. However, they do have business rivalry with {{wp|Sony}}, {{wp|Microsoft}}, and formerly their biggest rival, [[Sega]] (which is now a third-party company). Nintendo, as a video game company, began in the Japanese market in 1983, the American market in 1985, and the European market in 1986. Over time, Nintendo has manufactured seven TV consoles and nine handheld consoles. They have also developed and published over 300 games, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide. | Nintendo is the longest running company in the history of the video game console market, and is one of the most influential and best known console manufacturers. However, they do have business rivalry with {{wp|Sony}}, {{wp|Microsoft}}, and formerly their biggest rival, [[Sega]] (which is now a third-party company). Nintendo, as a video game company, began in the Japanese market in 1983, the American market in 1985, and the European market in 1986. Over time, Nintendo has manufactured seven TV consoles and nine handheld consoles. They have also developed and published over 300 games, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide, having the stated goal of "Putting Smiles on the Faces of | ||
Everyone It Touches".{{sic}}<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/csr/pdf/ModernSlaveryTransparencyStatement_en.pdf Nintendo Co., Ltd. Modern Slavery Transparency Statement]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 11, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220305163639/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/csr/pdf/ModernSlaveryTransparencyStatement_en.pdf Archived] March 5, 2022, 16:36:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | |||
Nintendo has sold very well among other consoles, such as with the [[Wii]], which sold over 100 million units.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/]</ref> Yamauchi, when he announced the [[Nintendo GameCube]], stated that consoles should not cost much, as people play with the software, not the console.<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/5995/ncl-president-yamauchi-on-gamecube-post-e3 QnA with Yamauchi], "''People do not play with the game machine itself. They play with the software, and they are forced to purchase a game machine in order to use the software. Therefore the price of the machine should be as cheap as possible.''"</ref> He also believed that the ideas for Nintendo and Microsoft are completely different, due to the fact that Microsoft focuses on performance and Nintendo focuses on software.<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/5995/ncl-president-yamauchi-on-gamecube-post-e3 QnA with Yamauchi], "''The ideas behind Xbox and Game Cube are fundamentally different. Xbox has a built-in hard drive and is being touted as an extension of a PC. Microsoft is going after performance only, and does not understand that the game is played with software. A Nintendo is ultimately a toy. It is the most advanced machine for playing games, and it is totally different from the Microsoft product. It is just like trying to compare a sumo wrestler and pro-wrestler; they play by totally different rules. We do not consider Microsoft to be our competitor.''"</ref> These are the reasons why Nintendo's consoles are usually priced lower in comparison to other consoles. | Nintendo has sold very well among other consoles, such as with the [[Wii]], which sold over 100 million units.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/]</ref> Yamauchi, when he announced the [[Nintendo GameCube]], stated that consoles should not cost much, as people play with the software, not the console.<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/5995/ncl-president-yamauchi-on-gamecube-post-e3 QnA with Yamauchi], "''People do not play with the game machine itself. They play with the software, and they are forced to purchase a game machine in order to use the software. Therefore the price of the machine should be as cheap as possible.''"</ref> He also believed that the ideas for Nintendo and Microsoft are completely different, due to the fact that Microsoft focuses on performance and Nintendo focuses on software.<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/5995/ncl-president-yamauchi-on-gamecube-post-e3 QnA with Yamauchi], "''The ideas behind Xbox and Game Cube are fundamentally different. Xbox has a built-in hard drive and is being touted as an extension of a PC. Microsoft is going after performance only, and does not understand that the game is played with software. A Nintendo is ultimately a toy. It is the most advanced machine for playing games, and it is totally different from the Microsoft product. It is just like trying to compare a sumo wrestler and pro-wrestler; they play by totally different rules. We do not consider Microsoft to be our competitor.''"</ref> These are the reasons why Nintendo's consoles are usually priced lower in comparison to other consoles. | ||