I'd argue most companies do this, but do the bit where they never even embraced the developer communities in the first place. The fact that those things were e

I'd argue most companies do this, but do the bit where they never even embraced the developer communities in the first place. The fact that those things were even allowed to exist is awesome, and the best thing I've seen out of MS on this front is Kinect. Not sure if Nintendo has done things that developer friendly. Most companies are intent on making full on walled gardens.