Greenpeace slams 'unresponsive' Nintendo

Nintendo is not responding to environmental issues clearly enough, claims Greenpeace International.

Speaking to Edge, toxics campaigner Iza Kruszewska said Nintendo scored poorly on all of their tests, including chemicals management, carbon footprint and greenhouse emissions, because of communication issues.

"Nintendo are not engaging at all… I have spoken to Nintendo's sales people in the UK, and even they admit that Nintendo isn't communicating enough, not just externally but internally, apparently.

"We're in continuous dialogue with all the companies we speak to, apart from Nintendo. I've never been able to get an answer from them aside from a couple of marketing people in the UK... the company has an incredibly poor standard of communication regarding this issue."

Greenpeace was also shocked at the company's take-back polices on unused and returned products, saying: "[Nintendo] said that their products don't create waste because… people hang onto them! …I'm surprised a serious company like Nintendo would even respond that way."

They did praise the other console manufacturers, saying that Sony is managing its carbon footprint and take-back polices well, and that Microsoft had hired a sustainability team for both their Xbox and Zune products.