Also I will deny Cloud and Sephiroth are weakening. Right here. Their performance in this contest means nothing-- rivalries in this contest that only have one or two games behind them have done poorly all around.
Nintendo looks stronger in this contest because they're a company that thrives on feeding you the same crap over and over, and thus have rivalries that show up in many many games, which is apparently the criteria that voters are using to determine whether a rivalry is good or not. So they're going to do well here because voters are dumb.
Hell, Skyrim beating Skyward Sword in a HYPE poll should turn you away from that idea.
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