Greenpeace raps naughty Nintendo 

 GREENPEACE has blasted Nintendo for environmentally-unfriendly practices, with Motorola and Nokia also in the firing line.

Games console maker Nintendo "completely fails to show any environmental credentials," Greenpeace said in its latest report measuring the policies of electronics companies on toxic chemicals and recycling.

Nintendo, the maker of the hit Wii console, scored zero out of 10 in Greenpeace's "Guide to Greener Electronics," which aims to encourage manufacturers to get rid of harmful chemicals.

Manufacturers of television sets and games consoles were included for the first time in the latest edition of the quarterly guide.

"Nintendo completely fails to show any environmental credentials and Microsoft and Philips do little better," the report said.

Swedish-Japanese group Sony Ericsson took first place, with Samsung and Sony in second and third.

Nokia and Motorola fell in the rankings after Greenpeace investigations in six countries showed company staff unable to help consumers with enquiries about product recycling.

"Nokia representatives in the Philippines, Thailand, Argentina, Russia and India were not informed about their companies' own programmes and in many cases provided misleading information," the report said.

Motorola staff in the Philippines, Thailand and India were unable to direct customers to collection points, according to Greenpeace.

"Many companies have made big strides to improve their products and recycling schemes (...) but no company has so far succeeded in offering an entire range of products free of the worst toxic chemicals or a comprehensive, free, global takeback scheme to ensure responsible recycling," the report concluded.