Topic: 250 Reasons To Love Nintendo (by Nintendo Power - 250th Issue)

Well, with this extensive list of reasons, I can't disagree much. Like RMC from GoNintendo said, it is mostly bare-bones but it's a nice read.

• Favorite Heroes

1. Mario
2. Link
3. Samus
4. Mega Man
5. Luigi
6. Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Simon Belmont
8. Donkey Kong
9. Pikachu
10. Professor Layton
11. Phoenix Wright
12. Little Mac
13. Viewtiful Joe
14. Leon S. Kennedy
15. Travis Touchdown
16. Earthworm Jim
17. Bill Rizer
18. Fox McCloud
19. Kirby
20. Captain Falcon

• Favorite Villains

21. Ganon (1st place)
22. Bowser (2nd)
23. Kefka Palazzo (3rd)
24. Dr. Wily (4th)
25. Fawful (5th)
26. Ridley (6th)
27. Dr. Robotnik (7th)
28. Donkey Kong (8th)
29. Albert Wesker (9th)
30. Dracula (10th)

• Wonderful Worlds

31. Mushroom Kingdom
32. Hyrule
33. Planet Zebes
34. Your Town (Animal Crossing)
35. Metro City

• Future Fashion

36. Zero Suit Samus

• Three Metroid Escape Minutes

37. Minute 3:00:00
38. Minute 2:00:00
39. Minute 1:00:00

Robotic Operating Buddy

• 40. Robotic Operating Buddy
• Favorite Weapons & Power-Ups

41. Spread Gun (Contra)
42. Master Sword
43. Bionic Arm (Bionic Commando)
44. Mega Mushroom
45. Metal Blade (Mega Man 2)
46. Raccoon Suit
47. Options (Gradius)
48. Vampire Killer (Super Castlevania IV)
49. Smash Ball
50. Golden Gun (GoldenEye 007)
51. Chainsaw (Madworld)
52. Ice Beam (Metroid)
53. Mario's butt

• Seven Tetris Shapes

54. T Block
55. L block
56. I Block
57. S Block
58. Reverse L Block
59. O Block
60. Z Block

• Innovative Controllers

61. Nintendo Entertainment System controller (first control pad, first start and select buttons)
62. Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller (first shoulder buttons, first with four face buttons
63. Nintendo 64 controller (first Rumble Pak via expansion port, first trigger, first analog stick)
64. Nintendo GameCube controller (first two-click shoulder buttons
65. Wii Remote (first infrared pointer, first speaker, first motion controller)

• Weirdos

66. Birdo
67. Tingle
68. Wario

• Favorite Endings

69.Astro Boy: Omega Factor
70. Final Fantasy VI
71. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
72. Chrono Trigger
73.. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
74. The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker
75. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
76. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
77. Klonoa
78. No More Heroes

• Mustached Characters

79. Mario
80. Luigi
81. Wario
82. Dr. Wily
83. Mike Haggar
84. Dr. Robotnik
85. Henry Hatsworth

• Ninjas

86. Cyborn Ninja
87. Shadow (Final Fantasy)
88. Ryu (Ninja Gaiden)
89. Michelangelo
90. Raphael
91. Donatello
92. Leonardo

• Mustachioed Ninja

93. Ebisumaru

• Favorite Multiplayer Games

94. Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros. series
95. Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series
96. GoldenEye 007
97. Wii Sports (series)|Wii Sports series

• 3-D Trailblazers

98. Super Mario 64
99. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

• The Opera Scene

100. The Opera Scene (Final Fantasy VI)

• Pink characters

101. Little Mac (in jumpsuit)
102. Kirby

• Konami Code

103. Konami Code

• Buried Hatchets

104. SEGA Genesis
105. NeoGeo
106. TurboGrafx16
107. Commodore 64
108. SEGA Master System
109. Arcade (they explain that they listed it simply because they like VCA)

• Eight Robot Masters

110. Bubble Man
111. Air Man
112. Wood Man
113. Crash Man
114. Metal Man
115. Quick Man
116. Flash Man
117. Heat Man

• Favorite Quotes

118. "Do a barrel roll!" (Star Fox 64)
119. A Winner is You." (Pro Wrestling)
120. "I Am Error" (Zelda II)
121. "Fight, Mega Man! For Everlasting Peace!" (Mega Man)
122. "Uh-oh! The truck have started to move." (Metal Gear)
123. "I feel asleep" (Metal Gear)
124. "Thank you Mario! But our Princess is [in] another castle!" (Super Mario Bros.)
125. "Join the Nintendo Fun Club today! Mac." (Punch-Out!)
126. "What a horrible night to have a curse" (Castlevania II: Simon's Quest)
127. "Congraturation this story is happy end" (Ghosts 'N Goblins)
128. "Good morning, Crono!" (Chrono Trigger)
129. "It's a secret to everybody" (The Legend of Zelda)
130. "A Slime Draws Near" (Dragon Warrior)
131. "Barf!" (River City Ransom)
132. "I have fury!" (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
133. "Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?" (Bad Dudes)
134. "Finish Him!" (Mortal Kombat
135. "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." (The Legend of Zelda)
136. "Dodongo dislikes smoke." (The Legend of Zelda)
137. "It's time for revenge." (Contra III: The Alien Wars)
138. "Let's attack aggressively!" (Contra III: The Alien Wars)
139. "Take a key for coming in!" (Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts)
140. "Just a girl. Get out of here!" (Ninja Gaiden)
141. "Welcome to Warp Zone!" (Super Mario Bros.)
142. "You and your friends are dead. Game over." (Friday the 13th)
143. "You spoony bard." (Final Fantasy IV)

• Armchair Generals

144. Advance Wars
145. Fire Emblem
146. Pikmin

• Dual Screens

147. Nintendo DS top screen
148. Nintendo DS bottom screen

• Questionable Cuisine
  149. BBQ (Final Fight)
  150. Roast (Castlevania'')
  151.. Ice Cream and Cake (DuckTales)
  152. Pizza (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  153. Burgers, pie, fruit, etc. (Super Smash Bros.)
  154.. Jelly beans (A Boy and His Blob)
• Overlooked Gems

155. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
156. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
157. Shantae
158. Rocket: Robot on Wheels
159. Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
160. Drill Dozer
161. Skies of Arcadia: Legends
162. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
163. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
164. Beyond Good & Evil

• Nintendo Fans

165. Nintendo fans (Hey, it's us!)

• Favorite Damsels in Distress

166. Princess Peach
167. Princess Zelda
168. Pauline
169. Marion
170. Ashley Graham

• Favorite Theme Songs

171. Super Mario Bros. theme
172. The Legend of Zelda theme
173. Final Fantasy theme
174. Dragon Quest theme

• Favorite Remakes

175. Super Mario All-Stars
176. Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS)
177. Resident Evil (GameCube)
178. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
179. Metroid: Zero Mission

• Favorite Rides

180. Blue Falcon
181. Yoshi
182. Rush
183. Arwing
184. Samus' ship
185. Epoch
186. Dragoon
187. Epona
188. Falcon (Final Fantasy VI)

• Pieces of the Triforce
  189. Triforce of Courage
  190. Triforce of Wisdom
  191. Triforce of Power
• Favorite Things You Love to Hate

192. Wallmasters
193. Blue Shell/Spiny Shell
194. Medusa Head
195. Duck Hunt Dog
196. Eggplant Wizard
197. Hammer Bros.
198. Instant Death Spikes (Mega Man)
199. Rainbow Road
200. Chris Shepperd

• The World Warriors

201. Ryu
202. Ken
203. Guile
204. Chun-Li
205. E. Honda
206. Blanka
207. Dhalsim
208. Zangief
209. Balrog
210. Vega
211. Sagat
212. M. Bison

• Red and Blue

213. Pokémon Red
214. Pokémon Blue

• Favorite Careers

215. Lawyer (Phoenix Wright)
216. Chef (Cooking Mama)
217. Surgeon (Trauma Center)
218. Plumber (Mario Bros.)

• The Elite Beat Agents

219. Derek
220. Morris
221. J

• Favorite Bad Boxart

222. Shatter Hand
223. Phalanx
224. Vice: Project Doom
225. Karnaaj Rally
226. Castle of Dragon
227. Clash at Demonhead
228. Rival Turf!
229. Mega Man

• Reinvention of Resident Evil

230. Resident Evil 4

• Game Boy

231. Game Boy

• Favorite Punching Bags

232. Foot Soldiers (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
233. Goombas
234. Octoroks
235. Glass Joe
236. Slime (Dragon Age)

• The Ultimate Cult Hit

237. EarthBound

• Koji Kondo

238. Koji Kondo

• The Koopalings

239. Roy Koopa
240. Larry Koopa
241. Ludwig Von Koopa
242. Wendy O. Koopa
243. Morton Koopa
244. Lemmy Koopa
245. Iggy Koopa

• Guest Stars

246. Link (Soul Calibur II)
247. Solid Snake (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
248. Sonic the Hedgehog (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

• Nintendo Power

249. Nintendo Power

• Shigeru Miyamoto

250. Shigeru Miyamoto

I thought the feature was a waste of space.

I really liked it, I thought it was fun. Also, reason 143!

Wow that is a big list. I like it.

Reason 118! (Press Z or R Twice)

I loved this article!

They really shouldn't list games that aren't theirs. They had nothing to do with the development, so why should that be a reason to love Nintendo?

Indeed. It wasn't well designed, either.

I just noticed that there isn't a #52, also.

#52 is Ice Beam. he accidentaly put it on the same line as #51.

Oh, thanks.

But... Why isn't the famous "I am Error." There?

Ummm...how is Sonic on there? He's on all consoles now and was originally Mario and Nintendo's rival. Megaman's a little more tied to Ninty, but there were still games on Playstation. Capcom is 3rd party after all. Lame.

It's there. I'm fixing some goofs in the list. Right now, look at #119 (closely).

They forgot Waluigi in the Mustached Characters!!!

this is so awsome

As my avatar will show, I support 215.

Oh my god, that's a lot!!

It says the The WiiMote was the 1st controller to have a speaker but it was a actually (as far as i know) the NES controller i belive only in japan though. Though very few games actually supported the function.