Knowing is half the battle: Bill Gates says Nintendo is tough competition

Console wars aside – please guys, just put down the pitchforks and hug each other – let’s look at this from a business perspective. Here we have one of the biggest corporate big wigs of this generation, Microsoft“>Bill Gates, in a broadcasted interview with TV-Tokyo. The vid’s below (uploaded by pokemogu). Don’t mind the Japanese parts (for all we know, they might be talking about sushi or invading giant reptiles), but make sure you tune into Gates’ part somewhere on the 13th second mark:

So there you have it. Commander-general of the Microsoft army himself states that Nintendo is their toughest competition. Now, before you start raising your pitchforks again, whether you’re a Ninty fan or a 360 fan, you can still see some positive side to his statement.

• For the Ninty fans: you can say that Bill Gates recognizes the success of Nintendo.
• For the 360 fans: you can say that Bill Gates is planning to do something about Ninty’s success.

We’re not saying that Big Man Bill is admitting defeat – whoa!, far from it. But he does admit how hard competition is with Nintendo on the playing field. Knowing is half the battle, after all. They say that’s the path to victory. Know thy enemy, know thy self. So, from a business perspective, if Bill Gates knows (and acknowledges) his enemy, then we’re really going to see some intense competition in the coming months – and years, more like it.

Ok, back to hugging…

Console wars aside – please guys, just put down the pitchforks and hug each other – let’s look at this from a business perspective. Here we have one of the biggest corporate big wigs of this generation, Microsoft“>Bill Gates, in a broadcasted interview with TV-Tokyo. The vid’s below (uploaded by pokemogu). Don’t mind the Japanese parts (for all we know, they might be talking about sushi or invading giant reptiles), but make sure you tune into Gates’ part somewhere on the 13th second mark:

So there you have it. Commander-general of the Microsoft army himself states that Nintendo is their toughest competition. Now, before you start raising your pitchforks again, whether you’re a Ninty fan or a 360 fan, you can still see some positive side to his statement.

• For the Ninty fans: you can say that Bill Gates recognizes the success of Nintendo.
• For the 360 fans: you can say that Bill Gates is planning to do something about Ninty’s success.

We’re not saying that Big Man Bill is admitting defeat – whoa!, far from it. But he does admit how hard competition is with Nintendo on the playing field. Knowing is half the battle, after all. They say that’s the path to victory. Know thy enemy, know thy self. So, from a business perspective, if Bill Gates knows (and acknowledges) his enemy, then we’re really going to see some intense competition in the coming months – and years, more like it.

Ok, back to hugging…