Nintendo is the best video game company.

Rebuttals: Argument A: Valve a. While I agree that Nintendo has made some stupid decisions in recent years, they still make high quality games and products. I agree that the entire company is out of touch lately, but Nintendo has made many good decisions in recent years, and they should not be overshadowed by the bad ones. The fact that the company is Japanese has a bearing on this: many Japanese people have a different mindset than Americans, and it's easy to judge on that fact. The fact that we are american may have an affect on how we view the company's decisions. The decisions may make sense in the mind of someone from Japan, but not as much sense in the mind of a person from the US. b. Better product is all in the eyes of the beholder. Nintendo also releases high quality games, and they are ready to make delays if it means a better game. Even if Nintendo doesn't have an online gaming service, there are still MILLIONS of people playing their Wii or 3DS, and making content, and talking about it, and much more. Nintendo WILL make sacrifices, like Valve, to make sure the quality of a game is as high as possible. c. American Pride... The fact that Valve is an american company doesn't really have a bearing on the argument :/ We could make the case that EA is better than Sony because EA is american. The argument that states America benefits from having local companies is true, but it is blatantly an argument based on the fact that we live in America, and america benefits from it. Are we to say that all international companies are worse than American companies because they don't benefit America as much? Argument B: Capcom a. Nintendo has influenced the gaming world as much, if not more than Capcom. Capcom wouldn't exist today if it wasn't for Nintendo and Mario's revival of the video game market- you can't get much more influential than a revival of a market. As for the spectrum of games, Nintendo has done very well with this as well. The three genres they haven't really touched upon are the FPS, Horror, and RTS. They have, however, done very well in the Platformer, Action- Adventure, Racing, Sports, Fighting, and RPG genres. b. Nintendo is also very dedicated to charity and safety as well. Their efforts to help the environment are whole- hearted. They say, and I quote, "We are always researching new ways to make our products, operations and corporate offices as environmentally friendly as possible." Their practices, such as reducing the amount of plastic in game cases and using recycled paper most always in their offices show how committed they are to protecting the environment. As for charity, here is a list of charitable things Nintendo is undertaking right now. Nintendo of America makes corporate contributions to charitable organizations on an ongoing basis. Additionally, Nintendo of America offers an Employee Matching Gifts Program through which Nintendo will match, dollar-for-dollar or product-for-product, employee donations to qualified organizations of the employee's choice. Nintendo of America also has established a dedicated employee organization for charitable activities called the NGiving Committee. Here are some of the charitable organizations and events supported by Nintendo of America and its employees. United Way of King County: Nintendo has a long relationship with this charitable organization which has many community-based organizations under their charitable umbrella. Early learning and ending homelessness are two of the community's most pressing issues. Starlight Children"s Foundation: Nintendo sponsors this organization"s effort on a global scale to benefit seriously ill children and their families. Nintendo helps fund the production, repair and operational costs of Fun Centers, which are mobile entertainment units equipped with the latest Nintendo gaming systems that provide bedside entertainment and therapeutic play for pediatric patients. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue: Annual Charity Auction Sponsorship, Celebration Luncheon Sponsorship and Youth of the Year Awards, Friends Breakfast Sponsorship, SMART Girls Program Event Sponsorship, holiday "Adopt-a-Family" and product donations for miscellaneous events. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue Low-Income Public Housing Site "Eastside Terrace": Annual Sponsorship (toward operating expenses), Special Events sponsorship, Summer Swimsuit Drive, Summer Reading Program support, Backpack & School Supply Drive and Winter Coat Drive. Make-A-Wish Foundation: Annual Sponsorship, monetary and product. The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) Foundation: Nite to Unite event sponsorship. YWCA Family Village: Annual Thanksgiving dinner drive. Hopelink: Annual Giving Tree: Collecting holiday gifts for children in need. Nintendo Annual Golf Tournament: Benefitting a different charity each year. Youth Eastside Services: Annual Invest in Youth Breakfast Sponsorship. Capcom is also clearly very charitable, but this HUGE list of charity that Nintendo is undertaking is rather big, and saying that Capcom is more charitable than Nintendo might be true on a few fronts, but mostly wrong. I'm quoting you here- "When looking at impacts, impacting those not in the gaming world is just as important as impacting those in the gaming world." This statement is so true, but it pertains also to Nintendo, even more so than Capcom. Good argument, Con- I will wait for your Final round argument. Source: http://www.nintendo.com...