Nintendo is the most greedy of all three console manufacturers

Nintendo doesn't have outrageous prices for accessories and doesn't charge for online multiplayer.

Nintendo also does not have a $250 handheld.

Nintendo offered their console with motion control for a reasonable price and packaged a game with it. The other consoles were much more expensive and didn't offer packaged games right away.

All have expensive peripherals.

All companies are greedy and want your money, equally.

this isn't going to end well, nope not at all

But they took the risk, and it paid off for them. Initially I guess we were paying for development costs, the price wasn't so bad. I can see why people would complain now, but it does comes bundled with Wii Sports AND Resort (great game) and Motion+. SaltyMeatballs

i still dont see why people would complain now. its 200 with two free games M+ wifi out the box and other features thats a really good deal

I would say they have the best business model, yuo do realise the other two don't sell at a loss out of the goodness of their hearts? they are determined to make that loss back and then some out of your pocket.

They should be because unlike Microsoft, and Sony, Nintendo can't afford to take a loss.

wii is the best built system. it looks great and rarly breaks down. it is packed with features as well. wi fi blu tooth sd card reader built in flash and so on .

Nintendo doesn't have outrageous prices for accessories and doesn't charge for online multiplayer.

Nintendo also does not have a $250 handheld.

Silverbond

599 US DOLLARS.

Guess who I picked.

They should be because unlike Microsoft, and Sony, Nintendo can't afford to take a loss.

AmayaPapaya

I would say they have the best business model, yuo do realise the other two don't sell at a loss out of the goodness of their hearts? they are determined to make that loss back and then some out of your pocket.

SapSacPrime

the games don't look as good as xbox 1 gamesJONO51

this isn't going to end well, nope not at all

Chris_Williams

599 US DOLLARS.

Guess who I picked.

Mahrio

Sony is the least "greedy" company by far.

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]But they took the risk, and it paid off for them. Initially I guess we were paying for development costs, the price wasn't so bad. I can see why people would complain now, but it does comes bundled with Wii Sports AND Resort (great game) and Motion+. Mario1331

i still dont see why people would complain now. its 200 with two free games M+ wifi out the box and other features thats a really good deal

No..? For the last few generations it had been Sony with all the multi-tap and Memory Card fiasco. This generation it's friggin Microsoft with all the Wifi adapters, extra HDD, xblive, etc.

However I gotta agree that paying for the Wii Mote & Wii Nunchuck seperately is still kinda stupid + the Wii motion plus lol.

Nintendo doesn't have outrageous prices for accessories and doesn't charge for online multiplayer.

Nintendo also does not have a $250 handheld.

Silverbond

[QUOTE="Mahrio"]

599 US DOLLARS.

Guess who I picked.

SakusEnvoy

Sony is the least "greedy" company by far.

[QUOTE="Mahrio"]

599 US DOLLARS.

Guess who I picked.

SakusEnvoy

Sony is the least "greedy" company by far.

................................ You guys are ridiculous.. They are all greedy, there is no varience in this inless you are talking about worker rights, and how they treat their employees.. If they could put a plastic handel in the store for $100 and get it to sell, they would all be doing it.. Its called the model.. Nintendo is SMART, they were able to develope something that cost less then the other competitors and make more profit from it then the others.. Thats business genious not greed.. Because greed is exactly what business is all about, to make profit. Nintendo wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for customers out there willing to pay for it.

being greedy and being nonprofitable/profitable are two completely different things. Nintendo is smart. They always keep their prices low and affordable without the sacrifice of fun while MS and sony sell expensive hardware. Nintendo profits not because they are the most greedy, but because they are smart. Sony and MS are greedy and look where they ended upNintendoNite

So Nintendo is smart for selling low-cost things at a profit, but Sony and MS are greedy for selling expensive things at a loss?

Greedy, as defined by dictionary dot com, is the following: 1) excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.

The question here, is not whether the Wii or DS are good deals, but which company best fits that description.

ms have tried to recoup all the xbox 1/rrod losses with expensive accessories and xbl and still haven't made back the cash.JONO51

Microsoft only started solving the RRoD problem after they had spent months trying to deny it along with the disc scratching problem up to a point where denying the problems just wasn't an option anymore, and would've cost even more than addressing them. You might find Nintendo's hardware last gen (whichwouldbewrong), but at least it's reliable, and I think that alone shows of more respect towards the customer than Microsoft trying to sell people $300 trash bins.

As for the rest of your point: no, go away.

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Nintendo doesn't have outrageous prices for accessories and doesn't charge for online multiplayer.

Nintendo also does not have a $250 handheld.

Ragnarok1051

So Nintendo is smart for selling low-cost things at a profit, but Sony and MS are greedy for selling expensive things at a loss?

Greedy, as defined by dictionary dot com, is the following: 1) excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.

The question here, is not whether the Wii or DS are good deals, but which company best fits that description.

SakusEnvoy

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

[QUOTE="Mahrio"]

599 US DOLLARS.

Guess who I picked.

tagyhag

Sony is the least "greedy" company by far.

All three are greedy.

But personally I think MS is the most greedy because they charge you for almost every feature.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"] It had been a standard to sell a console at a loss and make up the money via software. I assume that neither Microsoft nor Sony believed that the Wii was going to take off as much as it did. Or do you believe they took the loss just for you? Their dear consumer. :PSakusEnvoy

Ahhh but it falls to the consumerto determine if something is overpriced or not. Not the amount of profit that it makes.

the hardware is last gen. the games don't look as good as xbox 1 games, some only as good as ps2 games. Its clearly cheap hardware and they're making a killing off of it at gamers' expense. I mean, look at sony, they sold their console at a loss. ms have tried to recoup all the xbox 1/rrod losses with expensive accessories and xbl and still haven't made back the cash. Therefore, they are the most greedy.

JONO51

*looks at poll* The people have spoken! Micro$oft is the most greedy easily.

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

[QUOTE="tagyhag"] It had been a standard to sell a console at a loss and make up the money via software. I assume that neither Microsoft nor Sony believed that the Wii was going to take off as much as it did. Or do you believe they took the loss just for you? Their dear consumer. :Ptagyhag

Ahhh but it falls to the consumerto determine if something is overpriced or not. Not the amount of profit that it makes.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"] Obviously the profit-motive is the central theme of all businesses -- and thus each business does have the accumulation of wealth as their central goal. However, wasn't this thread seeking to identify which company is the most greedy, not which company lacks greed as a motivational factor? Nintendo goods are the only ones of the Big Three which are "overpriced" (ie. sold at a massive profit), which one could argue is an indication of excessive corporate greed.

SakusEnvoy

Ahhh but it falls to the consumerto determine if something is overpriced or not. Not the amount of profit that it makes.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"] Obviously the profit-motive is the central theme of all businesses -- and thus each business does have the accumulation of wealth as their central goal. However, wasn't this thread seeking to identify which company is the most greedy, not which company lacks greed as a motivational factor? Nintendo goods are the only ones of the Big Three which are "overpriced" (ie. sold at a massive profit), which one could argue is an indication of excessive corporate greed.

SakusEnvoy

Ahhh but it falls to the consumerto determine if something is overpriced or not. Not the amount of profit that it makes.

Simple (Though as all judgmental arguments it falls in the subjective area) does the company exhibit any signs of reprehensible acquisitiveness?

Also, i remember back when i read a gamespot article which said that Iwata barely earns any money compared to other people in the industry. If Nintendo were greedy, hed be making so much more money

here it is

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6267531.html

Booya.

Nintendo is a greedy company in general. Since back in the 80's. Nintendo makes MS look like angels as far as greed goes.i5750at4Ghz

Why do you think that?

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]Nintendo is a greedy company in general. Since back in the 80's. Nintendo makes MS look like angels as far as greed goes.jimkabrhel

Why do you think that?

Nintendo comes off as the family friendly company, but a little research into there past and you will see how dirty they really are. If not for the sega genesis, they were just going to rebrand the NES and keep selling it for years.

I'm sorry but doesn't Microsoft charge for Office, Give you useless Trails with Operating Systems and Trails of Stuff that you Need and not the actual Program and Charge for Online Gaming?

in anycase all companies just want your Money.

Nintendo is a greedy company in general. Since back in the 80's. Nintendo makes MS look like angels as far as greed goes.i5750at4Ghz

Dude M$ is just as greedy than Nintendo.

OSs costing at least $100+, 3-4 different types of the same OS all containing the same OS, Trails on the OS that make you think you have everything but you don't cause it's only a 30 day trail, Pay to Play Online....

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]Nintendo is a greedy company in general. Since back in the 80's. Nintendo makes MS look like angels as far as greed goes.LegatoSkyheart

Dude M$ is just as greedy than Nintendo.

OSs costing at least $100+, 3-4 different types of the same OS all containing the same OS, Trails on the OS that make you think you have everything but you don't cause it's only a 30 day trail, Pay to Play Online....