As noted on the wire today, Greenpeace gave Microsoft and Nintendo some pretty rough rankings on their efforts to phase out toxic chemicals from their game consoles.

In the sixth issue of its two-year-old rankings, Greenpeace decided to add gaming consoles in recognition of their growing importance and presence in the home.

Nintendo Co. became the first company to score zero out of a possible 10 points in the Greenpeace ranking of 18 leading electronics companies. It provided no information to consumers on the substances it uses in manufacturing or on its plans to cut hazardous materials, the environmental organization said… Greenpeace judges companies on their mechanisms for collecting used hardware and on their timelines for eliminating vinyl, or PVC, and fire-retardants that can be dangerous when released into the environment. It does not weigh companies’ overall environmental portrait, though it will look at energy efficiency next year, said Greenpeace spokeswoman Iza Kruszweska.