Nintendo among BusinessWeek's most innovative companies

[Joshawott 7]

In [i]BusinessWeek Magazine[/i]'s annual "Worlds 50 Most Innovative Companies", Nintendo placed among the top ten, coming in at number seven.

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Nintendo's rank at number seven is up thirty-two, from thirty-nine last year. Compared to its competitors in the video game manufacturing industry, Microsoft placed its ranking from last year in fifth, while sony made ninth, up one from last year. This marks the first year all three companies have ranked within the list's top ten.

Once again, Apple topped the list, for the sole reason of the success of its iPhone, noting its touch screen interface and placing third in the smartphone market in less than a year.

The theme for this year's list was maintaining success and innovation during an economic recession.

1. Apple (USA)
2. Google (USA)
3. Toyota (Japan)
4. General Electric (USA)
5. Microsoft (USA)
6. Tata (India)
7. Nintendo (Japan)
8. Procter & Gamble (USA)
9. Sony (Japan)
10. Nokia (Finland)
11. Amazon.com (USA)
12. IBM (USA)
13. Research in Motion (Canada)
14. BMW (Germany)
15. Hewlett-Packard (USA)
16. Honda (Japan)
17. Walt Disney (USA)
18. General Motors (USA)
19. Research Industries (India)
20. Boeing (USA)
21. Goldman Sachs Group (USA)
22. 3M (USA)
23. Wal*Mart (USA)
24. Target (USA)
25. Facebook (USA)
26. Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
27. AT&T (USA)
28. Virgin Group (Britain)
29. Audi (Germany)
30. McDonald's (USA)
31. Daimler (Germany)
32. Starbucks (USA)
33. Ebay (USA)
34. Verizon Communications (USA)
35. Cisco (USA)
36. INC (Netherlands)
37. Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
38. Siemens (Germany)
39. Costco Wholesale (USA)
40. HSBC (Britain)
41. Bank of America (USA)
42. Exxon Mobile (USA)
43. News Corp. (USA)
44. BP (USA)
45. Nike (USA)
46. Dell (USA)
47. Vodafone Group (Britain)
48. Intel (USA)
49. Southwest Airlines (USA)
50. American Express (USA)

Source: [url="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18306"]Gamasutra[/url]

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[quote name='SirJoshizzle' post='138780' date='Apr 19 2008, 12:02 AM']In [i]BusinessWeek Magazine[/i]'s annual "Worlds 50 Most Innovative Companies", Nintendo placed among the top ten, coming in at number seven.

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Nintendo's rank at number seven is up thirty-two, from thirty-nine last year. Compared to its competitors in the video game manufacturing industry, Microsoft placed its ranking from last year in fifth, while sony made ninth, up one from last year. This marks the first year all three companies have ranked within the list's top ten.

Once again, Apple topped the list, for the sole reason of the success of its iPhone, noting its touch screen interface and placing third in the smartphone market in less than a year.

The theme for this year's list was maintaining success and innovation during an economic recession.

1. Apple (USA)
2. Google (USA)
3. Toyota (Japan)
4. General Electric (USA)
5. Microsoft (USA)
6. Tata (India)
7. Nintendo (Japan)
8. Procter & Gamble (USA)
9. Sony (Japan)
10. Nokia (Finland)
11. Amazon.com (USA)
12. IBM (USA)
13. Research in Motion (Canada)
14. BMW (Germany)
15. Hewlett-Packard (USA)
16. Honda (Japan)
17. Walt Disney (USA)
18. General Motors (USA)
19. Research Industries (India)
20. Boeing (USA)
21. Goldman Sachs Group (USA)
22. 3M (USA)
23. Wal*Mart (USA)
24. Target (USA)
25. Facebook (USA)
26. Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
27. AT&T (USA)
28. Virgin Group (Britain)
29. Audi (Germany)
30. McDonald's (USA)
31. Daimler (Germany)
32. Starbucks (USA)
33. Ebay (USA)
34. Verizon Communications (USA)
35. Cisco (USA)
36. INC (Netherlands)
37. Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
38. Siemens (Germany)
39. Costco Wholesale (USA)
40. HSBC (Britain)
41. Bank of America (USA)
42. Exxon Mobile (USA)
43. News Corp. (USA)
44. BP (USA)
45. Nike (USA)
46. Dell (USA)
47. Vodafone Group (Britain)
48. Intel (USA)
49. Southwest Airlines (USA)
50. American Express (USA)

Source: [url="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18306"]Gamasutra[/url][/quote]

i'm surprised McDonalds is higher than Ebay....

and i didn't expect HSBC to be on there

[Gingerlink 2]

You wonder how exactly they mark these things?

Another list I saw Nintendo was top (apple second), especially so considering after the gamecube they looked to be doomed to irelevance (booo!)