Nintendo has always been my favorite gaming company and even today as I own all three current gen systems, I like the wii the most.

To me, they have always offered the most variety, and Nintendo polishes games to a sheen tat not many other companies attempt to match or replicate. They also expand gaming to people like my mother who is enjoying Wii Fit that I bought her for Christmas.  she loves to exercise and it was the perfect gift for her. Its hard to really say WHAT about nintendo I like so much but it could be how much thought they put into ergonomics of controllers, ease of use, and the overall friendliness of the consoles.  Nintendo consoles never feel intimidating or confusing.  they dont cut corners with hardware quality and when something does go wrong they are VERY prompt to fix it. I like all these things.  However, because of the kind of company they are and their business model relies on constant profits, they cannot afford to go hidef and high tech yet and to me, thats ok because they continue to produce outstanding games like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime series.

The other two make fine systems and Im enjoying them too, but my heart will always beat for Nintendo first. Even Sega couldnt take the throne away, hard as they tried. 

Difficult to say. I used to think they were the most amazing company with the coolest, most unique stuff that always seemed to be better than the competition. However, today it feels like it's still just a business, and all those unique things are now run of the mill.

Suffice to say, I have owned every single Nintendo system ever made (post NES...and yes, that includes the virtual boy)

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Why post than?

Just a videogame company, some comments make videogames look like some kind of religion xD, but its nice to see pasionate people.

Nintendo and StarCraft kept me off the streets.

I can't really describe what Nintendo means to me.. They have always been my favorite video game company, nothing else quite compares.. Sure this might be the first generation that I've owned hardware not made by Nintendo, but that doesn't mean I love them any less.

I just have more money now :P

Free post. And because he was answering the question.

Nintendo is the chocolate to my peanut butter.

If you consider the values that Nintendo holds into its names , like always be unique,care about other (in this case the consumers) and stuff, i say that Nintendo is for me even more than a religion is a freaking Life-Style perspective that i will always fallow ^~ 

Nintendo means a lot to me. It is one of the main pillars in my life, and I wasn't even around for the "golden years" (NES/SNES).