Which company is the most essential one for console gaming?

[Figgycal]

Arkaign said:

Figgycal said:
Nintendo used to be, but they certainly are not anymore. Their new Wii U console has not mde a dent in the console market.

PlayStation and Xbox are interchangeable. But for the sake of having a complete answer, I say PlayStation because it is the more popular brand.

That's why I chose Nintendo, as I think the gaming world would be a lesser place without them in it.

I like Sony, and prefer the PS4 to the WiiU for sure, but honestly if Sony and Microsoft closed their doors today, next year we'd have Amazon and Apple or Samsung and Google with consoles approximately doing the same things as Sony/MS, with the same exact kinds of games (hello Madden, COD, etc).

I agree, but if we're looking for the most "essential" console. Nintendo hasn't been the most essential console since the SNES. If Sony and Microsoft both decided to stop making their consoles, the industry would collapse. If Nintendo decided to stop making consoles -- it would have minimal impact.