BusinessWeek: Microsoft ranked above Sony and Nintendo in innovation

If you’re into the business side of gaming, you might be interested in this piece of news: in BusinessWeek’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, Microsoft ranked above its competitors in the video game industry, Nintendo and Sony. Guess who topped the list? Apple. (Cue whooping from Mac users.) Details in the full article.

BusinessWeek recently released its list of The World 50 Most Innovative Companies. Companies are ranked according to votes made by nearly 3,000 executives from the largest corporations in the world.

Now if you’re into the business side of video gaming – or if you’re just curious – you probably want to know how the manufacturer of your favorite console fared. This year, Microsoft was ranked above its competitors, Sony and Nintendo.

Microsoft was listed as the 5th most innovative companies in the world, while Nintendo ranked at 7th place, and Sony at 9th. Last year, Microsoft also ranked above the other two, while Sony was at 10th place and Nintendo at 39th.

It must be noted that considerations for voting were centered on the companies’ products – meaning all of the companies’ products during the time period and not just their consoles. Now with that in mind, it comes to no surprise who topped this year’s list (again). Guess who? None other than Apple…

Via BusinessWeek