I'm sure over the years all of you have played on different consoles. So based on the consoles themselves, who is your favorite manufacturer and why?

For me its a very difficult choice between Nintendo and Microsoft. On one hand Nintendo is the one who introduced me to gaming with the NES and I have spent way too much time playing on Nintendo handhelds over the last decade. But on the other hand Microsoft came out of left field this gen and introduced me to online gaming, something that completely changed how I play games while Nintendo disappointed me personally with the Wii.

All said and done, I would have to say it has to be Nintendo for all those awesome handhelds they have made over the years.

Holy snap that was a fast response, I just posted and was editing for a few seconds and already saw a reply.

And yes, Nintendo it is for me as well.

Yea I know but I always miss something out that I want to add in after I have made my post lol.

Nintendo of course.

Nintendo is why I'm still gaming today, they are the one that introduced me to video games.

It is also the company that feels fresh every gen, hardware-wise.

Nintendo is the company I find the most costumer-friendly.  (Club Nintendo, good costumer service, good image)

They give gamers games, not multimedia powerhouses.

Satoru Iwata (good fellow)

They have the best IPs.  Some will say that they are the same since the NES.  It's because they are video game legends that are part of the media's history.

Buying Nintendo stuffs fells good.  I feel like I'm contributing to a game-devoted company, not a multinational like Sony or Microsoft.

Microsoft makes you pay for everything (live, adaptor for kinect, HD-DVD player, DLC, harddrive, Wi-fi adaptor)  Poor IPs in my opinion (shooters)

Sony mess up with everything (announce 1080p, 120 fps, 4D, worst costumer support, too much emphasis on specs rather than games, remove Linux and PS2 compatibility, have to rebuy PSP games for your Vita, worst advertising out there)  They are in trouble for a reason

AND: There's no other feeling as unboxing a new Nintendo system, trust me!

The one that has the best games that cater to me...which is currently Microsoft and will probably be my favorite for the foreseeable future (or at least until they stop making Halo)

MIcrosoft.... Well not at the start of this gen of course lol. But I just fell in love with the Xbox 360 slim.

Long Live Nintendo. I can live without both Sony and M$ but gaming without Nintendo is a very sad day for me.

I have to go with Sega of course...............

Liked my Master System

LOVED my Megadrive

Liked my Saturn a lot.

And my Dreamcast......... oh my beloved Dreamcast.......... aaaahhhhhhhh

Reasons why? hhhmmmm

Shenmue 1 & 2 (still my joint fave 2 games of all time)
Sonic 1,2,3 & Knuckles, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2
Manx TT superbike
Streets of Rage 2 & 3
Virtua Fighter 1,2,3.
Crazy Taxi 1 & 2
Sega Rally Championship: 1995 and Sega Rally 2 (basically AM2's work)
Shinobi, Shinobi III: Return of The Ninja Master & Revenge of Shinobi
Golden axe
Jet Set Radio. (wanted to add future, but its an xbox game)
Headhunter
House of the Dead
Eternal Champions
Virtua Cop
Fighters Megamix (please bring in to XBLA Sega)
Daytona USA
Virtua Tennis 1 & 2

and the list goes on.

I voted for Big N for lots of reasons. On of them is that without them, this gen would have been kinect/move-free and only a race for power(ful machines and games) between two firms for that have piles of money.

Favourite consoles of all time: N64/DS
Favourite console series of all time: Zelda/Pokemon

Voted Nintendo =p