Which Gaming Company Could Take Over the World?

[fisharox]

A friend asked me this question the other day and i thought it would be a good theard. I think nintendo would because they are probably the biggest company and they've got mario on their side

 

[ShellShocker]

Valve. Gabe will eat all competition.

 

[Ventus]

Microsoft could, they have so many people willingly paying $100 a year for a service that would be $60 or potentially free. So, they'd have all the money AND all of the workers. No other gaming company works the way Microsoft does to my knowledge...

 

[Turo602]

Well according to Halo Reach Bungie can. Seeing as how they have a plan for world domination they're already one step closer then anyone.

 

[GanonSlayr]

Um... my guess would be the company that makes call of duty.(is it infinity ward?) ainly cause they could take all of their obsessive players,tell them they set up a huge training course,give them guns,and...nuff said.

 

[Fahxy]

Tch. Nintendo already does rule the world, for better or for worse. Unseating them from their throne would be one heck of an undertaking.

 

[Jimmy]

Seriously answering your question, it would be Sony or Microsoft. Probably the latter, because they still control the computer market.

 

[Ariel]

I'm not understanding the premise. Which is more likely to have total market dominance?

If only one, currently, it would be Nintendo.

Realistically, it could be anyone of the big 3 if they're having a good generation. But no matter how dominant Sony or Microsoft become, Nintendo will always have the ability to carve itself a profitable niche in the gaming market simply due to its software content. Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Metroid, Kirby, Donkey Kong and lesser others will always have a decent few million fans keeping the company afloat, so long as Miyamoto remains alive and depending on how well he's taught his colleagues.

 

[Sonicbowling]

Probably Sony or Nintendo, just because I'm a huge apple fan boy. If Sony and Nintendo teamed up, they could do a whole lot of good.

Imagine a Mario/LBP crossover game, that would be epic.

 

[Michael Heide]

Does Facebook count? I mean, they don't develop their own games, but you can play tons of games on Facebook. And Facebook is everywhere. You can link your facebook account with pretty much everything, log in through your facebook account everywhere. Knowledge is power. And they know everything about us. We told them. If they merged with Google (and if you ask me, that's just a matter of time), the other huge online information-gatherer, we'll have the foundation of a Shadowrun-type corporation. And once we do things like presidential votes and stuff over faceboogle, or whatever it will be called, they've won.

 

[Meego]

CoD seems to have taken over the vast majority of boys at my school...But Nintendo's characters are known far and wide, so I think it should be them. Although, I am not sure how successful one gaming company can be.

 

[Toon_Link]

It kinda depends on how you look at it. If you're talking statistically then it's Nintendo they have sold more systems than both Sony and Microsoft. If you're talking financially then it's probably Microsoft. I mean for some reason people actually PAY to use online when the PS3's online is free. Well I get why people don't like online on the Wii it mostly sucks.