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

[the_dengle]

curl-6 said:

the_dengle said:

But that's not what people usually mean when they say 'the Wii U is great if you like Nintendo games.'

People who define "Nintendo games" as polished and accessible experiences would usually be content to just say "the Wii U is great" and leave it at that.

The former kind are often the kind of people who reckon Nintendo just = Mario, Smash Bros, and Zelda, and either neglect or are unaware of games like Xenoblade Chronicles X.

I still wouldn't get it! Those are three drastically different franchises. Hell, the Zelda series alone offers a wide variety of experiences. There are plenty of fans who love certain entries but won't touch others. That goes for Mario, too, which is one of the most varied IP in the industry. Even different entries from the same studio differ greatly from one another -- 3D World and Captain Toad?