Why is "Nintendo" used as a qualifier for games?

[bigtakilla]

Ka-pi96 said:

bigtakilla said:

Ka-pi96 said:
Because usually games made by Nintendo are pretty similar. They have genres that they are good at and stick mostly to them, with few if any attempts at other genres and new ips.

Ummmmmmmmmmmm, this could be said about every dev ever.

Yeah, and it often is. I've regularly seen people talk about EA games or Ubisoft games etc as well...

I do get your point though, if you like the brand of games Nintendo gives such as games which focus on gameplay over graphics, unique gameplay experiences (such as the gamepad, the wiimote, ect) over story (with the exception of Xenoblade and more recently Metroid and Zelda), and overall fun over competitive play. This is not to say all games Nintendo creates follow this exact guideline to a T, but they seem to share these common themes.