He didn't simply refer to Iconic Characters, but also iconic Worlds, and I don't think Mario or Pikachu are more Iconic than Kratos, or Drake, and the same can be said about the Worlds.  Original as Splatoon ? And why ? Because you shoot with paint ? I finished Splatoon 2, it was a funny game, but far from being more original than games like The Journey, or The Last Guardian, Shadow of the Colossus, Horizon, Death Stranding or Dreams, just to name very few original Playstation Games.

You want a world as diverse and interactive as hyrule in BOTW ? What about a living world like the one in Horizon Zero Dawn, the art design, graphics, etc. or the one in The Last of Us Part II or Ghost of Tsushima ?

 My opinion is, Sony has surpassed Nintendo in terms of originality, new IPs, more big AAA games and have Iconic Characters too. At least I have the decency not to start a Thread claiming that what I say is an absolute truth.  Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part II are just the culmination of an extraordinary generation where Sony has never stopped thinking about moving forward.    

Emm ok. I still don't think they have much replay value. There are no differences or changes with repeat play throughs so the games are lacking in replay value for me. A lot of Sony's games are slow paced which doesn't help replayabilty either. The older uncharted games are a bit more replayable because they are action packed from beginning to end. Uncharted 4 has a lot of downtime that just isn't interesting on repeat viewing.

I don't think the games have to have a father in them just as 'happy, kiddy' games don't need to have children in them.

The types of games that do massive numbers on Nintendo consoles don't do massive numbers on Sony's and vice versa.

If you show the average person a picture of Mario or pikachu they will very likely know who they are, the same cannot be said for kratos or Nathan drake. In terms of iconic worlds, like what hyrule or the mushroom kingdom are as iconic as a world can be.

Splatoons gameplay is original because it's a shooter where the primary focus is not killing but covering as much area as possible. Where covering are is also gives you cover and helps movement speed. There are so many unique ideas in that game beyond just shooting paint, if you can't see that then I don't know what to say. Journey is just running it's a great game but in terms of gameplay nothing new. Last guardian is a good example, I don't think it works very well but it's definitely original. Shadow of the collosus is a few generations old so doesn't really apply to what I asked. Horizon cool concept, nothing original in terms of gameplay. Death stranding, again cool concept not much in terms of original gameplay. Dreams, is a tool for creating games so not much to do with gameplay. Sony make great games but they rarely have particularly unique or original gameplay. That's not necessarily a bad thing they have great gameplay in there games it's just not original. I feel like you are mixing up original gameplay and good gameplay.

Horizon zero dawn has a pretty but very shallow world. It's very much a look don't touch kind of world. The only thing you really interact with is enemies. BOTW you can cut down trees, climb everything, set grass on fire and use the updraft to fly through the air, use wind to spread fire, use metal to attract lightning, snowboard down mountains. Use flame weapons to stay warm in the cold, I could honestly go on and on there are hundreds of big and little ways to interact with world in that game. This is like the main reason BOTW was so acclaimed when it was released. Last of us 2 and ghosts aren't even out yet. We dont know how interactive those worlds will be.

I agree that Sony makes more new ips, the others are debatable. Except for more iconic characters, that's just wrong. You could say better written characters and I'd not only understand but actually agree with you.

You literally started your initial comment with "Sorry to disappoint you" and then said the other person was wrong, you cant just put "just my opinion" at the end and make it seem like you aren't trying to say that person is wrong. I dont know why I'm even bothering trying I doubt you'll give anything I say a chance.

I couldn't agree more.

There are exceptions though. Splatoon is truly incredible, really and Xenoblade (the first one) is also marvellous, but it wasn't really something created inside nintendo quarters originally. Aside from that, Sony just wins in my opinion.

Nintendo blockbusters like Pokemon, Kart and Smash are old news for about 15 years or so, while Sony have evolved a lot with exclusives like GT, Horizon, TLOU, Demon's Souls, Bloodborn, Death Stranding, Uncharted, and many others. Of course we can't just say that those titles are 100% original, but they're still incredibly fresh. TLOU isn't 100% original, but it's truly fresh and it plays like no other game in the world, it's an experience like no other in terms of gaming. Totally raised the bar. GT has become one of the most acclaimed racers. Horizon battle system is absolutely incredible and quite unique. Demon's Souls created a new genre (ok, it's not a Sony in house title, but published by Sony). Uncharted can be called just a third party shooter, but still, is there any other story driven cinematic third party shooter as good as Uncharted? I'm not going to mention God of War. Ok, I'll: battling with axes isn't 100% original, but the game is absolutely brilliant, it's so smooth, so fresh, feels great to play and there's no other action game like that round, let alone on Nintendo. Death Stranding was done with Sony help and it's very original. Never seen gameplay like that.

So how does Zelda or Mario change on each playthrough? Or bloodborne?

On the changing at everyplay only sports games and the kind truly does it.

So what a game needs to have to be a sad father game? And what is a happy kid game?

The otherside of the coin:
Nintendo isnt good at story telling, so they rarely do any of it (with their games) (most dont even have cut scenes or voice acting),
I wish that they would learn to do it better, but thats just my selfish wish I know.

^ you see how "bait" worthy what you wrote is? when your own words are said back to you (just story <--> replayabiliy swapped?

Plus:

Alot of Sony games are 30-60 hours long (to beat).
While Nintendo has some like Starfox that was 3 hours to beat, but didnt get roasted for it by critics because of "replayablity".
(how many people didnt get bored out of their minds, by the time they replayed it like 2-3 times? and was their enjoyment higher than if they played a good quality story based game?)

I'd argue that something like God of War, many people have probably beat multiple times.
Spiderman is something thats also easily replayable, simply because people enjoy the feeling of swinning around and the combat.
Hell even Ratchet & Clank.

Its not like Sony games dont have any replayability at all, and its just something magically that only nintendo has.


MODs..... why are so many Nintendo fans in here being allowed to bait this much?

Are you really going to compare Sony's big hitter to Nintendo without mentioning Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey? With all the recent switch port that we've seen recently, even Death Stranding could be ported to the switch.

Nintendo is proof that you don't need much better hardware for gameplay mechanics improvement. The main improvement you will get on next-gen is bigger better-looking games. I don't think the advancement in AI or any future tech will result in games that can't be ported to the older generation. Especially, in the first few years of these next-gen consoles. Spider-Man Miles Morales is the perfect example of a game that can run on PS4, but because of Sony's next-gen policy, you will only be able to play on the PS5. 

If this was still the Wii U, then sure. Otherwise, Nintendo and Sony very close to each other in those aspects you listed. There's a reason BotW won GotY in 2017.

Stop trying to get people banned because you cant handle any sorts of criticism of your favorite company. Its a bad look.