Nintendo
| Relationship | Randy is a recurring commentator on Nintendo; he praises some of its hardware and legacy while criticizing pricing, product choices, and marketing decisions. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Mixed |
| Assessment | He calls Nintendo a very good corporation and praises some products, but he also criticizes several Nintendo decisions and releases. |
Nintendo is the video game company Randy discusses across several commentary videos. He generally respects the brand and its consoles, but his view is mixed because he also criticizes Nintendo's pricing, product strategy, and business choices.
Randy's View
Randy explicitly calls Nintendo "a very good corporation" and says it "probably saved the video game industry" with the NES. At the same time, he objects to what he sees as unfair promotion practices, saying Nintendo giving free products to YouTubers "sucks".
Hardware And Games
In other videos, Randy criticizes expensive NES collecting, calls a brand-new NES "a lousy NES," and says he would not spend $36,000 on it. He also says the Switch can turn on his TV and praises that feature, even while complaining about some newer Nintendo game choices such as a 2D Donkey Kong release and the lack of a Super Mario Odyssey 2.
Nintendo And Sony
Randy retells the late-1990s add-on story by saying Nintendo wanted Sony to make a CD add-on for the Super Nintendo, then changed course. In his version, that left Sony furious and helped create the PlayStation as a rival console.
Related articles
Source note: This page summarizes Randy's opinions about Nintendo. Some historical details, especially the Nintendo-Sony story, are Randy's retelling rather than independently verified evidence in these transcripts.
References
- Randy Johnson, One Thing That Sucks About Nintendo (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Nintendo and Sony (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Expensive Nintendo (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Nintendo Switch 2 (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Nintendo Switch (randy commentary), archived transcript.