40. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Switch eShop)
Shovel Knight was excellent in vanilla form, but Treasure Trove includes absolutely everything that developer Yacht Club has created for the game since its Kickstarter success back in 2013. That includes the extra campaigns Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, and the more recent King of Cards, plus multiplayer brawler Showdown which further increases the attractiveness of an already incredibly compelling package. These games are fantastic odes to the glory days of 8-bit(+) platforming, and having the complete Shovel Knight experience in one spot makes this a must-have for Switch owners - especially those that have so far failed to dig into this game and its add-ons. Strike the earth!
39. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (3DS eShop)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is an excellent package wherever you choose to play it, delivering hours and hours of entertaining and quirky interactive novel gameplay. It remains unique in the market, at least in its consistent levels of quality, and for those new to the franchise — or fans of Dual Destinies — it's a must buy. If you've played the originals to death, the prospect of replaying them on other platforms is a trickier sell — the enhancements are minor enough that they're not worth buying as opposed to simply firing up that old DS cart. As an isolated product, however, this is a wonderful addition to the 3DS' library (as is the Switch version); surreal, funny and huge value, it's definitely Guilty of being excellent.
38. Shovel Knight (3DS eShop)
Shovel Knight is more than just a great platformer; it's a celebration of classic gaming. Excellent controls, gorgeous graphics, an incredible soundtrack and endearing characters make the game worth playing, but top-notch level design, varied gameplay, hidden rooms, optional challenges and a deceptively rich combat system make it brilliantly memorable. The entire experience comes together so naturally that it feels more like a recently unearthed gem from the days of the NES than it does a latter-day attempt to milk nostalgia. Shovel Knight is the rarest kind of game: one that set sky-high expectations prior to release, and then managed to exceed all of them. It's a must-buy for platformer fans, and one of the most charming and satisfying experiences on 3DS.
37. Stardew Valley (Switch eShop)
Stardew Valley offers a chance to live a second life – one where you can forget the troubles of the real world and get excited over finding a particularly rare carrot. It is a truly magical experience; games can often be enjoyable but they don’t all manage to be as captivating as this. This is the sort of game that ideally requires a significant amount of time to be invested; the enjoyment doesn’t necessarily come from the day-to-day actions you perform, but rather from the general growth of pride, satisfaction, and sense of security as the days go by. Fans of Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing will be right at home here and, for those who aren’t, there is a decent chance Stardew might just surprise you.
36. 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS)
999 blends interactive novel elements with a digital escape room to stunning effect. It sports a captivating plot driven by a fantastic cast of characters, a satisfying mix of puzzles and mathematical, scientific and philosophical quandaries to ponder. While the third person descriptive prose might be lacking and solving the same unchanging escape sections repeatedly can become a bit of a bore, it's too compelling not to play through multiple times to see the "true" ending. The game more than makes up for its imperfections and creates a truly gripping experience that you owe it to yourself to try.
35. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
This revival of Rare's treasured Donkey Kong Country series came after developer Retro Studios had successfully reinvented Nintendo's Metroid as an exploratory first-person shooter, so we shouldn't have been surprised that the team was able to recapture the spirit of that 16-bit platformer series three console generations later with Donkey Kong Country Returns. However, just how good the 2010 game turned out still came as a big shock.
The 3DS port is equally impressive, but you really can't go wrong with whatever version you can get your hands on. When it comes to resurrections, it seems Retro is your go-to studio and DKC returned in fabulous form on Wii.
34. Celeste (Switch eShop)
Celeste is an exemplary amalgamation of style, mechanics, and character. A devilishly brilliant action platformer with enough skill required to excite genre purists and the speedrunning community, while at the same time featuring a breakdown of gameplay elements to customize and cater to all audiences. While the game mechanically is great, if familiar, the art style and narrative are truly special, showing both a visual and emotional range and depth that will resonate and inspire. Celeste is the absolute peak of personal exploration and discovery on Nintendo Switch.
33. Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
Beautifully crafted and filled to the brim with exciting gameplay features, Pikmin 3 is a worthy instalment in Nintendo's quirky strategy series. The core gameplay mechanics remain true to the GameCube originals, but were further enhanced by the unique features of the Wii U GamePad, although you could still use your Wii Remote and Nunchuk (honestly, the 'Deluxe' Switch port offers further proof that the GamePad really was a peripheral option here).
A few minor issues here and there arguably prevented it from reaching the heights of its predecessors, but the Wii U's HD sheen made the fruit hauled by your little plant-based helpers look more delicious than ever.
32. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a massive, sprawling JRPG built by Monolith Soft, who developed the previous two entries and the Baten Kaitos games on GameCube. The team also helped Nintendo design the world of Breath of the Wild, so there's no doubting the pedigree. You'll explore a massive open world made up of Titans – enormous living creatures that house entire civilisations on their bodies. Along the way you'll meet a wide variety of characters, solve a bunch of quests, and save the world. It's Monolith Soft doing what it does best, albeit without shaking off the occasional flaws of the series. This is another Xenoblade gem, though, and a must-have RPG.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has a massive standalone DLC, Torna: The Golden Country, that's also well worth playing through. It serves as a prequel to the events of 2, so you can play it before or after.
31. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition (Switch)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains a masterpiece, and being able to take such a grand and engrossing adventure on the go is something well worth celebrating. The Switch's Complete Edition is a truly impressive achievement, and although performance isn't perfect, it's still an incredible and impactful role-playing experience. The Witcher 3 set the bar for modern RPGs back in 2015, and this port is a startling reminder that it has yet to be bettered.
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I'm just glad Odyssey beat out Galaxy 2.
QUICK EDIT: Don't get me wrong, the Galaxy titles had some very creative ideas. But it's the poor motion controls that ended up giving Odyssey the edge over the Galaxy titles.
Breath of the Wild was good. I liked it. But not as good as the scores would suggest, imho.
Best game for me was Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U. For me, most of the best game were on the Wii U. Yet none are on the list. Each to their own, I guess.
Overall, a lot on this list that I don't agree with but at least it's certainly a very worthy top two. I can't possibly choose a favourite game of the decade as there's many that I really love, but those two are up there at least (although I'd probably flip them around).
@TheAwesomeBowser I thought the motion controls in the Galaxy games were great. Intuitive and responsive and they never over-did it. I rate both Galaxy games miles ahead of Odyssey personally.
@PipA Interesting. I was disappointed by 3D World as far as being a single player game goes. Only found it any fun multiplayer. I found most other single player Wii U games to be pretty lackluster too.
None of Atlus' fantastic 3DS games made the cut?
Well, VLR is present, and BotW is on its throne, so whatever. Not a bad list at all.
@PipA
Well Tropical Freeze and Bayonetta are basically Wii U games.
But, those are our rankings.
So glad to see Zero Escape games and Ghost Trick so highly rated. I own 43 of these games and I've beaten almost all of them. There are also two that I haven't even started yet.
I guess people really love Shovel Knight since it's twice on the list. And the 3DS version is actually higher than the Switch version.
EDIT: I guess this is an everchanging list so giving an exact number was kind of dumb.
Nintendolife what is a Wii U?
@PipA This is as voted for by users. So not enough readers played the wii U to vote up the games on it
Excluding Pokemon because I didn’t play that, the same top 5 games in the exact same order as I put them in my own personal list. Xenoblade Chronicles on Switch already a strong contender for game of the 2020’s
@lumothesinner Good point. Didn't think of that. I played almost all my Wii U games in local two player mode. That must have made the difference as well.
I'm extremely happy to see Ghost Trick ranked so high. I urge anyone to play it who has a slight interest in puzzle and visual novel games. It's still one of my favourite games of all time to this day.
Wow, I am so happy to see Xenoblade Chronicles so highly regarded ^^
I cannot wait for the new version...and I will cry tears of sadness and joy throughout. (Ow and of course smashing mobs with ridiculous combos!!!)
Love that the DS more than holds its own in a “best of the decade” list. Lovely to see Ghost Trick, in particular, so high up. No argument about Breath of the Wild as #1, though - that’s where I’d put it. Who thought we’d go a whole decade, though, and Samus doesn’t appear in the end list?
flip 5 and 4 around, then 12 and 1....
Feels like a couple of entries should be disqualified or removed. Shovel Knight takes up two slots with the original and Treasure Trove, which makes zero sense. The Phoenix Wright games are great games but I don't know if they're qualified for this decade since they're 90% straight up ports from last decade.
Glad to see a WiiU game at the top spot (fine, in its Switch incarnation, but we all know which platform it was meant to be for)
Splatoon 1 or 2 not being in the Top 10 is just wrong. Not being in the Top 20 is ridiculous but not even being in the Top 30 is criminal.
@TJWorks Nintendo does ports pretty often.
Shovel Knight takes 2 spots because one is 3DS and the other Switch.
The list is not static, it even changed before I was done scrolling through all of it.
You can influence it with your ratings, but majority speaks
Where's skyward sword?
@Dartmonkey Great list!! As a follow up article, what about throwing some stats around these 50 (or even 100 games if you have them ranked)? And share some relevant cross-references like % of games that are a Remastered Edition, games that are a Nintendo Exclusive, Mainstream Studio vs Indie, Standalone vs a games Series... Just an idea. Happy New Year for you and the NL staff!!
Honestly so glad that a Ghost Trick and 999 are that high. A bit miffed that BotW is that far in front, it’s a good game but not a patch on Galaxy 2, Heart Gold or even Mario Odyssey.
@TheAwesomeBowser Nooooooo, both Galaxy games were better than Odyssey. The many creative ideas in Galaxy's numerous worlds vastly outshine the repetitiveness of Odysseys few worlds.
Happy New Year all! The last decade was packed full of many awesome games. Here's to hoping the next ten years have just as many amazing hits!
I guess it’s to be expected when you are just compiling user scores and ranking them, but the order is really strange. Really liked Ghost Trick but it’s not quite the number 8 game of the decade. Same with Professor Layton even though I also enjoy those games.
It’s like a group of people were annoyed that the game was underrated and shot up the score too high.
There should be Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Arms, Link’s Awakening, and Skyward Sword on this list.
Here's my top Nintendo games of the decade:
1. Breath of the Wild
2. Animal Crossing New Leaf
3. Pokemon Black/White
4. Pokemon Black 2/White 2
5. Pokemon X/Y
6. Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
7. Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire
8. Super Mario Odyssey
9. Mario Kart 8
10. I'm struggling to think of anything else, so shout out to Golden Sun Dark Dawn - not the best game, but it wasn't so bad as to kill the series! For shame.
I know... Pokemon dominated. If we expanded to third parties, there would still be quite a bit of Pokemon, but it would be a bit more balanced. Up until Sun/Moon, Pokemon was doing great for me this decade, and I can't just sweep that under the rug even if it makes my list look imbalanced. Lol.
I like the list. I am NOT surprised that Pokémon Sword and Shield are not here.
It is nice to see Shovel Knight take 2 places! And I am yet to experience this goodness!
I Looooooved Xenoblade Chronicles 1, but I'm not sure if this game vould beat Mario Galaxy or Odyssey though.......
Happy to see that there’s tons of rabid XBC1-fans out there. Can’t wait for the Switch-release.
Honestly surprised we just kind of ignored the original mario galaxy, but I mostly like this list, I just wish more people had played the wii u so games like 3d world would have been on the list .
I love that so many great games made the list, including several that are typically overlooked like Dragon Quest VI.
That said, it is A-stounding that neither Skyward Sword nor Pokémon GO made the list, and that there’s not a single Wii U game up there.
@Keitoded The original Mario Galaxy was not eligible for the list, as it was released before 2010
For me 3D world should be in top 20. The post-credits content is awesome and it’s a hoot in multiplayer. Otherwise I’m on board with this list.
Here are my favorite/best games of the past decade. They're just in a chronological order!
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D)
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Sonic Colors
Sonic Generations
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Super Mario 3D World
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Pikmin 3
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Shovel Knight
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Super Mario Maker (both 1 and 2)
Xenoblade Chronicles 1, X, and 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Sonic Mania (Plus)
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Celeste
Hollow Knight
I guess there's something really wrong in me... being a massive Zelda fan, and botw was one of my least favorite games of the saga. Seeing this game so highly rated on all these lists, I'm like damn, what happened here? Apart from that, we saw some pretty good games this decade. Happy to still see some games from Wii and Ds. Sad for the Wii U, that system will be recognized (I hope) in the future for being one of a hell of a console.
No surprise to see what was top, though there’s a few interesting choices further down
Call'd it with BotW taking top spot. It's just the obvious choice for "most ambitious/top quality" Nintendo game.
I hate Gold and Silver, so I don't agree with their placement up there. Personally if you were going to have a Pokemon game in the top 5, it should be Black and White. Alas, c'est la vie.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 was the best game of the decade and one of the best of all time. Glad users didn't forget about the great NDS and Wii games.
When Switch first released back in March 2017, I made a list of games I’d love to see ported to the new system. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was in my top five... so it’s fabulous to see it feature so highly here.
Now, how about that Switch port, Capcom!?
@ALinkttPresent Oh duh, I forgot it came out 2007 because I first played it in the 2010s so it was like a 2010 game for me. Thanks for clearing up my confusion!
Even though I had a very rough relationship with BoTW after so many years of “puzzeldas” I ended up embracing its design and today I’m loving it beyond belief after 200 hours. That being said, if they somehow manage to implement a greater story + proper dungeons in the sequel, we might be talking about another game of the decade rather soon.
@ALinkttPresent Eh, I'd count BOTW and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Wii U as the former was a dual release and the latter is just a port. But it is a bit bizarre that Super Smash Bros for the 3DS made the list but not Super Smash Bros for Wii U, and the same goes for Super Mario 3D Land but not 3D World.
I think someone above mentioned that these lists are based off of user scores. I think that's the reason. The Wii U titles were played by less people, so they don't even get a chance. But if that's not the case, then wow, the Wii U's really just getting swept under the rug for no reason. Oh well, BOTW and Mario Kart 8 are on these list, and I will credit both to Wii U. I don't care what anyone says.
It’s interesting this list covers 3 generations of Nintendo consoles. I like seeing so many DS games on this list, as that console had great games even in 2010 and after so glad they made the cut.
I strongly disagree with BotW at number 1 though. Once I got past the initial ‘wow this world is big’, I just got bored of it like I do all open world games. I really much prefer the older Zelda formula, I hope they still make new games using it in the future (not just remakes like Link’s Awakening).
Yeah, bizarre to see the Wii U get shut out. True that it sold poorly, but surely more people played Smash for Wii U and 3D World than most of those obscure RPGs on the list. How exactly is the ranking determined though? If there's only one rating and it's 10/10, does the game go to the top automatically?
@Harmonie I’m not sure the lower number of user reviews for Wii U games would impact them not appearing on this list. The scores are calculated as an average, and as long as a minimum number of reviews for a game are received that average can be used. I can’t remember what that minimum threshold is, but I don’t think it was unreasonable (maybe just 10). Looking at BotW for Wii U on the site now, I see it scores 9.5 so would have made this list, I guess they didn’t include it as it would effectively be a duplicate of the Switch entry.
So much disrespect to the Wii U. Real Nintendo fans will remember that era.
RIP Wii U 2012-2017
#NeverForget
I loved both Breath of the Wild and Odyssey. Both are all-time greats, but Breath of the Wild I think will be historic, similar to Mario 64 and the first Super Mario Bros.
Wii U was a flawed system with horrible marketing and poor third party support, but some wonderful first party games. It was a great foundation for the Switch.
Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 were awesome, but held back by the forced motion controls of the Wii. Outside of the Virtual Boy, the Wii was likely my least favorite Nintendo console. I liked the Virtual Console, though.
I like reading ranking lists, but this voting system is just stupid.
It almost looks like the WiiU has been omitted on purpose. (I'm sure it's just an error with how the list is generated. I'm not into the conspiracy junk.)
From what I can tell, it is based on at least 100 user ratings as the lowest number of user ratings is 102 for Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS).
For the WiiU, the highest user rated title (other than BoTW) is Wind Waker HD with a user score of 9.2 based on 631 user ratings. I think this would be 7th on this list.
Let's hope that @dartmonkey or @nintendolife will fix this.
Xenoblade 2 makes it and X does not? A travesty!
I think if the list was done a bit better, then there would be several WiiU titles on it including Wind Waker HD, Mario Kart 8 (rates higher than the Switch version), Bayonetta 2 (again, higher than Switch), Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Splatoon, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Maker, Rayman Legends, Pikmin 3, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Twilight Princess HD.
@james_squared you're not wrong, that should be fixed now! Gremlins in the code...
@antdickens Thanks for the repair! That'll make us WiiU fans a bit happier.
I'm not too sure if the code can be setup to avoid obvious duplicates. While I think BoTW is pretty good, I'm not too sure it's good enough to be both #1 and #2.
@TheAwesomeBowser not agree at all, controls and overall experience is so much better in galaxy series for me...
@james_squared yeah, not at the moment but it’s certainly a good suggestion. It gets difficult with re-releases etc though.
@PipA I loved that game I beat it with my family. It's so fun. That and nintendo land
Imo Mario Odyssey is overrated. The core adventure is only 15 hours long and the moons you collect feel too insignificant because of how many there are. Galaxy, Mario 64 and even Sunshine are more hearty adventures and progress feels more substantial compared to Odyssey. I've tried to go back and return to the levels to collect more moons but there isn't enough incentive. Am I missing something?
Apart from that I'm happy Ocarina 3d and Breath of the wild are in the top 10, they're probably my most played games of the decade.
Pretty good list put together by the community. That said, I think a few tweaks could have been made to the voting system. For example, I really don't think Shovel Knight needed to be here 3 times. The list should only consider the version that got ranked the highest and remove the other two to make room for other games.
Wow. The Wii U suddenly appeared! =P
I'm especially pleased to see that Mario Kart 8 actually outranks Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Most of the credit should go to the original, after all.
Amazing that the Wii U only sold 13 million units and the Switch has surpassed 42 million, that means around 27-28 million people likely never knew many of the Switch games they love got their start on the Wii U.
Very happy for Kirby Planet Robobot, Hollow Knight, and Mario Galaxy 2!!!
However overall this list is freaking bonkers. Shovel Knight is on here multiple times and remakes of much older classics being on here seems sort of unfair. Like give this decade's classics their time to shine n64 Zeldas!!!
Just bizarre
@NotTelevision Epic Yarn is no game of the decade. Skyward Sword is underrated tho imo
Most Wii U ports for Switch are inferior in their original console, yet in many instances surpass the latter score. With the inclusion of Wii U, this list is now useless given all the redundancy.
I don't mind the inclusion of ports
If they are good enough to defeat the new games this decade had to offer they deserve their place on the list.
But placing the same game on different Nintendo platforms across the list makes it useless.
@ilh i fully agree
Good list overall. Love to see xenoblade so high. That game is one of the best games in history.
I couldn’t agree more with this amazing list of Masterpieces!!! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is truly the Best game of the last Decade; if not, Best game of all time!!! It really is a Masterpiece and I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t played it yet!!!
Yet another reason to end ports and portbegging, as they make listicles like this too difficult to make.
1) BotW Switch
2) BotW Wii U
3) BotW emulated
@Friscobay
Man, Ghost Trick! What a game! The story was so unique and thrilling. And the animations! And I could never forget best boy Missile. Superb.
I don't suppose the list can be edited to remove double-ups like Shovel Knight appearing three times in vastly different spots, and BotW in the top two spots? Seems a bit weird otherwise.
Counting console versions separately really diluted this list. We didn’t need shovel night in three different iterations. Totally dumb.
Well this list is a mess, seeing the same game come back on different consoles, even the number 1 spot.
NintendoLife, this isn’t criticism. But I think you could do with the advise.
I may be the only person in comments to say this, but I think this process was broken and the list wasn’t ever going to reflect the true feelings of the community.
Hear me out. I’m talking from professional experience, not because the game I wanted wasn’t top (it was).
There were a few problems with this process: Too many games to choose from. Too many votes per person without restriction. And there was no way everyone (or even 5% of people) were going to give this the attention it needed.
The process needed to be simpler.
My personal experience is I spent about 10 minutes on the list voting the ones I saw and searching the ones I remembered, but I didn’t finish going through the whole thing and I didn’t go back to it after I remembered some games. Also, I voted for every game I had an interest in because I didn’t want them to be beaten to t shovel ware.
This would be the case for the vast majority of people completing this list. (If I could share analytical data from work, I could prove how human nature backs this up). Some would have pored over this list for ages, most would have liked a couple of games and left.
Then we look at the end result and we see multiple of the same games on the list but with different console versions. The list had a lot of duplicates and the order is highly debatable.
I have noticed this as a pattern on the site. It isn’t the first time you have given us too many options. And speaking from professional experience here, if you want the best results, you have to make it simpler.
Here’s something I’d recommend:
1 - Whittle the list down yourselves. Get rid of the junk titles (and there was some clear shovel ware in that list) and make it a more concise list to choose from at the start. Also think of combining titles like Wii U and Switch versions of the same game.
2 - Do this whole process in stages. Let the community gradually reduce the list as the least popular get taken out until 200 titles (maximum) remain. Maybe just 150 or 100 but it’s your choice.
3 - Do a final vote but limit the number of votes each person can cast. You will have had people voting for 30+ games on this list whilst others only voted for 1 or 2. Limiting votes per person helps people be more careful what they choose. They only select their absolute favourites.
4 - release the results in stages. 40-31, 30-21, 20-11 and 10-1 (you could even split the top 10 into two or release the top five or ten as separate articles to highlight each gaming masterpiece).
This gives you more hits for your site, more spotlight on the games and more opportunity for the community to discuss the great games.
However, you can only do that if you get it right from the start. Because I could have given this advice as soon as I saw the voting process. And I did. But only voiced my opinion to my wife and not to you guys.
I know this was only a bit of fun and there is more work involved if you want to get it to what it could be, but you will get a much more credible end result.
You will not only bring the best games to the fore but will better allow the community to order their top 40.
@dartmonkey, Why did this list change from initial publication? Attached is an image showing a list of the games in text form that I read on New Year's Day, and the list is not the same 24 hours later. It's confusing to readers to say the least.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481571612630450177/662177205526331394/Screenshot_20200102-001117_Twitter.jpg
Okay everyone, apologies for the missing Wii U entries. They're all present and correct now
@Knuckles The list changed for 2 reasons:
1) Wii U entries were mistakenly omitted - they have now been reinstated after a tweak our end.
2) The list is governed on a real time basis by User Ratings on the site and will constantly change as they do. Generally this affects the bottom 5 or so entries more than the others as other games jostle for a place.
@Kienda Thanks for the feedback It can be tough to strike a balance when one person's dupe or port is another one's legitimate favourite, but we'll be looking into the best way to streamline things in the future.
@Harmonie @HenryKissinger WiiU is for me the best console Nintendo made. It was destroyed by an inept marketing.
Imagine what would BoTW be like had they not had to abandon the wiiu as the main platform (all the second screen functionality).
3D World on WiiU is the best new Mario game to date. Odyssey is good but not 3D World good.
@dartmonkey thanks for actually reading my comment and replying to it.
I know you will never find a process that suits everyone. But even if you keep the various versions, that’s fine, the main point of my comment was to help you to see the need to streamline the process to get the best end result.
I want you guys to succeed hence why I took the time to give my viewpoint. Most of us commenting care, even if we sound like we are moaning. And I speak from someone who works in a similar field of trying to get the most out of online audiences.
Yeah I think the biggest problem here is the redundancy factor of having some games on the list multiple times for identical or nearly identical versions. It's a bit silly to call Breath of the Wild both the best game of the decade and the second best game of the decade. Not to mention silly things like updated ports that are straight up better being ranked lower than the originals like Tropical Freeze and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Link Between Worlds, Ghost Trick, Super Mario Odyssey... Such different games, and all so amazing. Love Nintendo platforms.
@Ralizah If the Switch had Persona 5 it would of made the cut.
Good stuff on the list. While it might be very tempting for me to vote Breath of the wild (Wii u version, of course), I really need to look back and decide what was REALLY the best. I can't pull that straight out of my hat.
Some of the WiiU/Switch stuff should have definitely been combined. What a pointless list.
You had no reason to put the Wii U and Switch versions of the same game on here. Please pick more games to fill up the slots and add more variety.
A list like this for all time would be sweet
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