Graphics theory about video games...

[WereKitten]

@donathos
I don't disagree, actually. I think that they are great developers, and that they managed to create many fabulous games. The first Metroid Prime, Super Mario 64, Zelda:OoT are among my favourite games.

But I'm pedantic when it comes to words, and harsh towards sweeping generalizations. I think that there's a big difference between "Nintendo makes the best games", "Nintendo makes some of the best games" and "Nintendo made my favorite games".

Game genres are so different between them that it's not even like comparing drama and comedy in movies. It's like comparing movies with documentaries, tv shows, and journalistic reports. Saying "National Geographic makes the best aired content" is quite naturally begging for an answer like "well, I suppose that's true if you're only into documentaries".
Or would you take it at face value that the person saying that is actually also a movie buff, but thinks that the comparison makes sense?

To put it into another light: saying that "Nintendo makes the best games" you're basically downplaying everything that Nintendo games lack and that some gamers need. You're saying that no matter how interesting the characters and story of Grim Fandango are, or how atmospheric and haunting Silent Hill 2 is, that's beaten by Nintendo because they perfected the art of the Mario platformer or Kart racing.
I'll respect your personal opinion on that, but I won't call you someone who really cares about point and click adventures or psychological horror games. If you truly were, you wouldn't have made such a cross-genre generalization.