Video games are a great source of entertainment and a stress buster. Besides teenagers and children, even adults nowadays use video games for entertainment after a hectic day.
These entertaining and interactive games are developed and published by various gaming companies. Nintendo is a famous video game company for its video games and consoles.
Year Founded: 1889
Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan
Nintendo is one of the best video game companies focusing on developing fun and portable video games and consoles.
Some of the famous top-selling video games that are owned by Nintendo are Super Mario Bros., the Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, etc. Nintendo’s games can be played only on its consoles.
Apart from its original games, Nintendo consoles also offer other famous games from other publishers that made its consoles one of the top-selling items and made Nintendo arguably the best video game and console company out there.
Pros– comfortable to use in multiple configurations, a wide range of games
Cons– expensive first-party games, lack of streaming services
List Of Top Nintendo Competitors:
The video game industry is one of the most competitive industries out there. Having said that, Nintendo has its competitors. Here’s a list of the top 10 Nintendo competitors:
Playstation
Year Founded: 1994
Headquarters: Minami-Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Owned by Sony, PlayStation(PS) is a very renowned video game console company that focuses on providing a variety of entertaining video games and becomes the first computer entertainment platform to ship over a hundred million units.
Xbox
Year Founded: 2001
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
Owned by Microsoft, Xbox is a gaming console company that develops such gaming consoles that you can connect to a TV or any other digital display and enjoy a wide variety of games like FPS, which stands for first-person shooting games, sports, simulators, and arcade games.
Famous games available on Xbox are Assassin’s creed Valhalla, Forza horizon5, FIFA 25, etc. Xbox Pass, launched in 2017, is a subscription feature of Xbox that gives you unlimited game content, like Netflix.
The biggest advantage of Xbox over Nintendo and PlayStation is that it is highly compatible, meaning people can enjoy their older games on newer consoles without holding onto their older ones.
Pros– easy upgrades, dependable
Cons– compromised privacy, slowdowns.
Sega
Year Founded: 1957
Headquarters: Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan
Sega( service games), now called Genda GIGO entertainment, is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company that used to manufacture both arcade games and consoles before putting a stop on the production of hardware due to a 90 percent drop in its sales.
Some of its famous franchises are Mortal Kombat, Sonic the hedgehog, super street fighter, etc.
Comparing Sega with Nintendo, Sega is a good competitor and definitely deserves a spot in the list of Nintendo competitors, but Nintendo is just arguably the best out there.
Pros– good work culture, good market standard
Cons– low promotion opportunities, slowdowns
Zynga
Year Founded: 2007
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founded 15 years ago, Zynga is the largest social game developer with the mission of connecting the world through games and currently has around 300 million active monthly users.
High heels, Blob Runner 3D, Farm Ville, Gear Race 3D, and Jungle Master 3D are a few of its well-known titles..
Comparing Nintendo and Zynga, people can prefer Zynga over Nintendo just because it is free, while Nintendo is not, and everyone loves free stuff, isn’t it? Therefore Zynga is also a Nintendo competitor.
Pros– globally recognized company, good work environment
Cons– low promotion opportunities
CCP Games
Year Founded: 1997
Headquarters: Reykjavik, Iceland
CCP(crowd control productions) games is a video game company that mainly focuses on developing multiplayer tactical FPS, RPG, and VR games.
Eve’s online game, launched in 2003, skyrocketed the company’s success and helped it receive numerous awards and acclaim worldwide.
Its well-known games include eve Online, Gun Jack, Dust 514, Sparc, etc. Pearl Abyss, a South Korean publisher, paid 425 million dollars to purchase CCP Games.
Unlike Nintendo, CCP games are available on all compatible consoles, which gives it a slightly upper hand on Nintendo.
Pros– good work environment, promotion opportunities
Cons– products getting old, poor management
Activision Blizzard
Year Founded: 2008
Headquarters: Santa Monica, California, United States
Based in California, Activision Blizzard is a video games company that develops interactive and entertaining games for all platforms like mobile, PC, and consoles.
Some of its famous games are Candy crush, Call of duty, Diablo, Starcraft, The World Of Warcraft, etc.
Unlike Nintendo, it only makes video games, and even though Nintendo makes both games and consoles, people will often prefer quality games over consoles. Therefore Activision Blizzard is a strong Nintendo competitor.
Pros– friendly work environment
Cons– low promotion opportunities
Bandai Namco Entertainment (BNE)
Year Founded: 2006
Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Bandai Namco Entertainment, or simply BNE, is an international video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate company that follows the motive of connecting societies around the world through its entertaining multiplayer games.
SBNE has a very friendly rivalry with Nintendo. According to some sources, Nintendo owns 1.75 percent of the company, but that doesn’t mean they cannot compete.
Pros– good work-life balance, friendly environment
Cons– slowdowns
Electronic Arts ( EA)
Year Founded: 1982
Headquarters: Redwood City, California, United States
Existing for over 40 years, Electronic Arts is a video game company that develops games and online services which can be accessed on any internet-connected platform.
EA games are available for purchase and download on their official website and third-party download stores. Some of its famous games are FIFA, Battlefield, apex legends, NFS( need for speed), etc. Just like Xbox, EA also has a subscription pass available to buy on both consoles and PC.
EA had a sort of deal with Nintendo to release their games on Nintendo consoles. Still, according to a few sources, a misunderstanding broke the trust and deal, and EA became one of the biggest Nintendo competitors.
Pros– great compensation benefits, good work culture
Cons– tight deadlines can be an issue
Epic Games
Year Founded: 1991
Headquarters: Cary, North Carolina, United States
Epic Games, like most of the companies on the list, is a video game and software developer and publisher. All of their quality games are available for purchase and download on their official website and launcher.
Their launcher is necessary to install and keep the games up to date. Epic games also give out a free game every week. One of the most famous games that blew up internationally, ‘Fortnite’ was created by epic games.
According to businessfinancing.co.uk, Fortnite helped Epic Games to beat Nintendo on the list of the world’s most popular gaming companies.
Pros– competitive work culture
Cons– tight deadlines
Ubisoft
Year Founded: 1986
Headquarters: Montreuil, France
Based in France, Ubisoft is a video game publisher that provides a seamless, scalable multiplayer gaming experience using Amazon web service(AWS). To play games published by Ubisoft, one will require a Ubisoft account.
For more access to games, people can also buy a subscription of either 12.99£ or 14.99£ per month. Some famous games Ubisoft published are Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy, etc.
Ubisoft and Nintendo are in a partnership; in fact, with the success of the Nintendo Switch, Ubisoft’s games like immortals: Fenyx rising also received major success.
Pros– good reviews by the employees
Cons– tight deadlines might cause a problem.
FAQs for best Nintendo Competitors and Alternatives:
Can 2 Nintendo switches have the same accounts?
You can link your Nintendo account to multiple switches and enjoy your games on any of them.
How many users can be linked to a Nintendo account?
Up to 8 user accounts can be created on a console.
What happens if I lose a switch game?
Games that have been archived will still have an icon on the home screen and can be downloaded by anyone on the console. In contrast, a game that is deleted and is not present as an icon can only be re-downloaded by the original Nintendo console using the game purchased.
How many games can Nintendo switch hold without the card?
Most games require about 10GB of space so you can store about 3-6 games on the console.
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