Nintendo's general reputation in each country

For many of us, Nintendo is indisputably the most well known video game company in the world; it has some of the world's most beloved game franchises, their consoles have done reasonably well over the years, and we generally hold Nintendo in high regard...

But when we look at Nintendo in each country individually, popularity gets even trickier. Both Zelda and Metroid are subject to Germans Love David Hasselhoff, being more popular in America. Dragon Quest in Japan is considered more emblematic of games(As Clan Of The Gray Wolf's Roo put it, Shigeru Miyamoto isn't really the face of gaming there).

What causes Nintendo's difference in popularity?

edited 10th Jul '12 5:19:35 AM by blueflame724

Cultural things, maybe?

I'd say cultural.

For example, it's much easier for Westerners to stomach caricatured Americana and Tolkien-esque adventure games than the rather strange worlds of the Strategy Game that most JRP Gs provide.

There are only two things famous about Nintendo in Malaysia : SNES and Gameboys. Gamecube makes people go "What's that?" , DS makes people go "What is that?" and Wii is not welcomed as much as you people

In short: cartridges + hard coded anti-piracy measures = Not helping business

Which says something about Malaysia.

Was looking through "Germans Love David Hasselhoff", and it seems that Nintendo isn't that popular in its native Japan(of course,I mean relatively speaking). The Playstation and Playstation 2 were even more popular there than in the US. I guess it also makes sense, since Sony's already a pretty huge titan.

Well in the U.S Nintendo generally falls into two parties:

Nintendo <3

Lol kidtendo.

Unfortunately they still have that kiddy stigma somewhat...