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

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Ka-pi96 said:

the_dengle said:

Ka-pi96 said:

Most of those genres are linked though. A platformer is still a platformer whether it's 2D or 3D. Action and action/adventure games aren't much different either (can't even think what games Nintendo has even developed that could be called one of those...). The puzzle genre is also very similar to platformers. Party games are just a bit of a mix of other stuff, so hard to call that a genre of its own.

I can't imagine a more incorrect statement. Professor Layton is like a platformer? Zelda isn't much different from Bayonetta?

Generally party games refer to mini-game collections. Game & Wario, Wii Party, etc. Anything with 4-player local multiplayer could also potentially be considered a party game, not so much as a genre but in terms of an appropriate time to play them.

Professor Layton and Bayonetta aren't even Nintendo games. Sure, they are exclusive to Nintendo platforms, but they aren't developed by Nintendo, so they shouldn't be included.

Regarding party games, pretty much what I said, a mix of other stuff ie. mini games...

Then why should third party games be counted on the XB1 and PS4?