Sony

1. They make my favorite consoles and most of my favorite exclusives.

2. Really hard to choose so I'm not going to.

3. I get the creeps from this, kind of sounds like they are a real person.

4. My first memory is playing Crash on PS1.

5. Nintendo. This site has a lot of Nintendo fans and before it used to be pretty even with Sony and Nintendo here but with a slight edge to more Sony fans. It seems like some left now and Nintendo fans even increased.

1. I love Nintendo games.

2. Zelda

3. Opening up my christmas gift and seeing it was an SNES and playing Super Mario World for the first time.

4. Playing Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt and Gyromite with that stupid robot- 1986

5. Sony

Edit: I chose Nintendo

Nintendo
1. Nostalgia
2. Everlasting quality
3. Overcomes hardships
4. Owns the best franchises
5. Even though consoles may not be as powerful or have as much 3rd party support, they create innovative new ways to play games

Also, I'd like to hear more about your theory

Nintendo

1. Many of my all time favourite games are made by Nintendo
2. This one is tough but I'll go with Metroid.
3. Playing Super Metroid and Earthbound for the first time.
4. GBC playing Pokemon Sliver.
5. Eh I unno, Nintendo

Sony

Why are they your favorite?
Because they can deliver good games. They had everything I wanted in their consoles. So I saw no reason to go back to Nintendo or switch to Xbox.

What is your favorite first party franchise from them?
I can't choose between Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted.

What is your fondest memory with them?
I have MANY. I remember playing Driver 2 and going thru the cities, messing around with the police and switching cars. Also, trying to find out how to play the Disc 2. There was also racing around Midnight Club 3, where winning was always a rush. Also, those school nights, when my brother and I played for a few hours and then switched to a DVD before going to bed.

What is your first memory with a console by them?
I went to my cousin's house, and he had the famous demo disc. I tried the games that came with it, Gran Turismo and WWF War Zone being the ones I've played the most. Luckily, my cousin also had the full copy of Gran Turismo. I've played hours with the Simulation Mode (since I sucked racing against my cousin in Arcade Mode). Oh, and Driver, which gave me hours and hours of fun, especially the missions.

Who did you think would win the poll before you voted?
Nintendo, since there are A LOT of Nintendo fans in this website.

Voted Nintendo:

1. A strong focus on gameplay, refined and/or novel. Good business ethics. Likeable company heads. That said, Reggie comes across too business-like, feigning an interest in games, but his face is so interesting that he gets a pass.

2. Mario by default, as SMW is my favourite game. Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon etc. are all very close.

3. Tough one, I generally have fond memories of particular games instead, many of those on Sega, Atari, Playstation and Xbox consoles as well.

4. Playing my cousin's NES with a bootleg multi-cart. So many games.

5. Sony

Nintendo.


1. Why are they your favorite?

Their consoles don't break and their games don't get boring.


2. What is your favorite first party franchise from them?

Mario, due to unmatched consistency in terms of quality.


3. What is your fondest memory with them?

Playing Mario Kart 64 with my brother, mom and dad.


4. What is your first memory with a console by them?

Playing Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, Ice Climber and a bunch of other NES games.


5. Who did you think would win the poll before you voted?

Nintendo.

For the 8th generation Sony but seventh gen i was mostly with Xbox and 5th/6th Nintendo.

All 3 make mistakes and have cool things, i hope Microsoft and Nintendo make again good consoles on 9th gen.

Nintendo
1. I like the platformers and cute games and games other companies shy away from and they do a great job making them.
2. The Legend of Zelda Continues to push things forwards and innovate after all these years.
3. Tough but Super Mario 64, OOT or Majara's Mask. I played a lot of games at that point and it was great seeing the development of awesome 3d games.
4. Pinball on the NES. A few minute later I would have my first go on Super Mario Bros.
5. Sony.

Who did you choose? Nintendo

1. Why are they your favorite? Tight gameplay, gameplay based games, local co-op, smart game design

2. What is your favorite first party franchise from them? The Legend of Zelda

3. What is your fondest memory with them? Playing Smash, Mario Party, Mario Kart or Goldeneye with my brother and cousin when we were little

4. What is your first memory with a console by them? Stretching Mario face on Super Mario 64. I played pirated versions of Pokemon Red/Blue and Super Mario before though

5. Who did you think would win the poll before you voted? Until some time ago i would answer Sony, but Nintendo is growing back on people, even without thirds =P