Nintendo

1. Great games they seem to last forever and never dissapoint.

2. Mario

3. skipping school to play mario 64 at the nearest store

4. watching others play TMNT on NES all night (bastards)

5. Nintendo

SONY

1. Exclusives, plus they got them Naughty Dogs.

2. Uncharted

3. Playing Crash Bandicoot, MGS, MGS 2, SOTC, GOW, San Andreas, Jak and Daxter, Sly 2, Uncharted 2, inFamous, GOW 3, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us

4. Playing Crash Bandicoot for the first time and then realizing I didn't have a memory card. Fuuuuuuu-

5. Nintendo

Who did you choose? Nintendo

1. Why are they your favorite? I suppose the main reason is Zelda, since A Link to the Past I have been in love with this company. They have also released a ton of other great or good games, most of them dates back to SNES or NES until today. So it's a company that has delivered great games for decades and still deliver for my needs.

2. What is your favorite first party franchise from them? Zelda, no doubt, and runner up is Mario. And although the Banjo games are now part of Microsoft/Rare they meant a lot for my experience of N64.

3. What is your fondest memory with them? I suppose it's the first time that I played Ocarina of Time, that game was just incredible with the open world style, the story and the puzzle moments.

4. What is your first memory with a console by them? NES. Playing a Chip & Dale something-something-game.

5. Who did you think would win the poll before you voted? Nintendo or Sony, without a doubt in my mind. Microsoft is so new on the market and to compete history wise with Nintendo and Sony is impossible. Also Sony for me is very high on the list, I could perhaps have flipped a coin here, especially if we talk the past 3 generations Sony and Nintendo for me is neck-to-neck. But Nintendo has more history and beats Sony in my book. Also I would put Sega on top of Microsoft too.

If Amiga 500 counts as a console, while not in the poll, I would put them very high in the list too.

Nintendo
Sony
Amiga
Sega
Microsoft

I don't have a favorite but my god do I enjoy watching one of them fail.

Don't have a favourite so I won't vote. It used to be Nintendo as a child growing up until they started slipping in the downwards spiral.

I had all 3 systems last gen though with 360 getting the most of my attention and I'm gearing to buy a PS4 now.

1. Why are they your favorite?
They also make my favorite games
2. What is your favorite first party franchise from them?
The Legend of Zelda
3. What is your fondest memory with them?
Playing Gameboy while I was real young
4. What is your first memory with a console by them?
Gameboy
5. Who did you think would win the poll before you voted?
Nintendo or Sony