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Hawkins - Nintendo is great, but doesn't foster company growth, EA made money by ignoring Nintendo
“Look at the world wide web and how many great companies have been built on that open platform. Nintendo is a great, amazing company, but how many companies have been built on the back of Nintendo’s platform in the past 25 years? There is no question that there is a war going to win the hearts and minds of the developers. They will decide which feudal lord wins or loses. The days of floating your boat on one platform are over. The question is, do you as a developer, own the dirt? (Platform holders) lure [developers] in with false promises of freedom.” - Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins also said that EA found success in the early days because they ignored Nintendo platforms and built games for the Genesis.