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12 - Mario, Metroid, Zelda (+)

11 - Nintendo's games always have high quality and strong presentation, no matter what audience that they are geared towards.

10 - Nintendo keeps development costs at a reasonable level
10 - Nintendo's first party games pushed hardware sales to an unprecedented rate
10 - Nintendo makes the most durable consoles

9 - Nintendo has branched out to new gamers, young and old. (-)
9 - Nintendo sells pure game machines without forcing expensive nongaming stuff on you.

8 - Nintendo has created a platform where innovation was required for third parties (With both DS and Wii. (-)
8 - Nintendo has managed to prove all the analysts, core gamers, critics, and competitors who said the Wii would fail, completely wrong.

6 - Nintendo is the only true gaming company left making consoles. (-)