20. Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
Bayonetta 2 is a must buy for action gaming fans. It's fast, intense and ridiculous, all with an entertaining story and a protagonist that is forever subverting and playing with her audience. It's pure Platinum Games, and one of the Wii U's best games — a rare arrival on that system that was unashamedly violent, gory and mature, while still mischievously winking at the player. Of course, the Switch port is the easier way to play it these days, but regardless of platform, Bayonetta 2 is brilliant, brash and impossible to ignore.
19. Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS)
Building on the solid foundation of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, this is a game where the pink ball can transform into Mech Kirby. Personally, we would have scribbled that into the design doc, grinned from ear to ear and gone down the pub for a celebratory pint, but the consummate professionals at HAL took that winning central idea and surrounded it with brilliantly designed worlds, trademark rainbow visuals and enough charming moments to make Kirby: Planet Robobot the finest outing on 3DS — and arguably on any system — for The Most Powerful Video Game Character Of Them All™.
We always knew he was more than candyfloss with a face.
18. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
Retro Studios demonstrated once again that it can take a treasured Nintendo franchise and keep it relevant, with modern thrills and retro nods expertly combined. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze utilised the Wii U’s graphical capabilities beautifully, with levels both stunning in design and looks, and impressive set-pieces that never skip a frame and can test any gamer’s skills. Small touches and masterful contributions, such as the music of David Wise, only add to the experience. As a single player experience it is near flawless, but the precision of the level design can lead the often fun multiplayer into moments of chaos. A excellent Wii U title that would inevitably be recruited for another tour of duty on Switch, it was a demonstration of how skilful developers and powerful hardware can be combined for spectacular results.
17. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Becoming mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf gives you licence to shape your village more than ever before, with the help of secretary Isabelle, of course. The most evergreen of games, Animal Crossing is a joyous pastime that enters your life and becomes part of your routine. Whether catching comedian Dr Shrunk or resident musician/DJ K.K. Slider at Club LOL, taking fossils and artworks to Blathers for verification, or simply wandering around catching bugs and fishing, there’s enough to keep you occupied for days, months and years.
It never overwhelms you, though; you can go deep with breeding flowers or working the stalk market, or kick back and collect fruit, decorate your house or simply chat with fellow villagers throughout the changing seasons. The addition of the campsite and amiibo support in the Welcome amiibo update gave us more reasons to return. Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be the shinier, newer version, but New Leaf is still a very fine way to experience the charm of this relaxing series.
16. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D was a magnificent refurbishment of a classic. The visual overhaul, streamlined features, and other improvements make this version even more enjoyable than the original N64 release. Minor flaws seem insignificant against its unique gameplay ideas, the dark and haunting theme, and a cleverly crafted game world which gets the chance to truly shine again.
It's strange, perhaps, that a game in which the main premise revolves around repeatedly travelling back in time was so ahead of its time. In its enhanced form, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D defies its age and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the very best games on its host system or anywhere else. Simply put, it's a masterpiece that every 3DS owner should play.
15. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)
As soon as Switch launched it seemed like the perfect console for Fire Emblem. Portability and strategy games are a marriage made in heaven, but being able to throw the battle on the big screen in HD gives Three Houses a scope that wasn't possible on the diminutive 3DS.
Three Houses added new strings to the series' bow, though, with the Garegg Mach Monastery providing a Hogwarts-style academy to explore and enjoy as you build those ever-important relationships with your characters from the Black Eagles, Blue Lions, and Golden Deer. It's clearer than ever before that the key to the franchise is its ability to evoke feeling for your units through canny writing and charismatic characters; Three Houses created the perfect environment to foster and develop the students in your chosen house. Indeed, the huge number of options open to you, not to mention the alternatives closed off with each choice you make, might make Three Houses an intimidating prospect, but it excels in forging a vital and worthwhile experience whichever house you pick or route you take. And you don't need to buy another game to go back and travel the road not taken. Take that, Fates!
And if that's still not enough for you, there's always DLC. Did somebody say four houses?
14. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
Mario Kart 8 took a while to arrive, but was worth the wait. The vehicles and racers have never handled better, the collection of courses is possibly the best ever, while replayability through Ghost Races or — primarily — online races and Tournaments is almost endless. While the Deluxe version on Switch would include all the DLC, add the missing Battle Mode and polish everything until it glistened, the brilliant base game is largely unchanged. Mario Kart 8 was an accomplished effort that pushed the franchise forward in thrilling ways, and regardless of the version you play, you're guaranteed a great time.
13. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
Fire Emblem has always enjoyed the adulation of a passionate fanbase, but it wasn’t until Fire Emblem: Awakening with fan-favourite characters Chrom and Robin that its popularity went mainstream. Beyond series-best mechanics, subtle use of stereoscopic 3D made the battlefields even more readable and wonderful writing made a large roster of characters truly memorable. The relationships and bonds we created on and off the battlefield here stick in our minds to this day (ah, Sully). The contribution made by 8-4's fantastic localisation can't be overstated, and the characters became far more than mere units to level up; you really invested emotionally in the fates of Chrom, Cordelia, Lon'qu, Tharja, Gregor, Donnel, and company.
Without Awakening, it's quite possible that the series would be languishing in the doldrums of dormant Nintendo franchises. This game rejuvenated the series, catapulting it into the top tier of Nintendo IPs on the international stage in a way Intelligent Systems hadn't achieved previously. You can’t really go wrong with any entries in the Fire Emblem series, but the first 3DS game left a particularly strong impression.
12. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
When we first heard that the 3DS entry in the venerable series would revisit the world of A Link To The Past, our excitement was tempered with trepidation. The SNES classic is sacred ground and after so many 3D iterations that stuck to its template, perhaps returning to that Hyrule might sully our memories, or worse, reveal that it wasn’t quite as good as we remember.
Of course, our concern was unwarranted – A Link Between Worlds proved to be spectacular. Like all the best mechanics in the series, its novel wall-painting transformation puzzles were so ingeniously simple that you wondered why the concept hadn’t been hit upon before. Great use of the system’s 3D feature brought Hyrule to life in a game that rivals the greatest in the series. If – shock! horror! – you’re reading this and you don’t own a 3DS, it’s time to track down a deal and play one of the very best games in a franchise of winners.
11. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
Mario Kart 8 delivered a huge amount of racing goodness right out of the box on Wii U and was only a proper Battle Mode away from being top of class. The big twist this time around was the introduction of 'anti-gravity' sections which allow tracks to bend and twist on themselves in surprising ways. This doesn't impact the gameplay all that much but during anti-grav sections it's possible to collide with other racers and gain a small speed boost, adding a welcome layer of tactical play. It's a game that continually raises a smile and, occasionally, induces that trademark Mario Kart rage as shells strike and positions are lost. It's addictive, unifying, unfiltered fun that draws in anyone daring enough to take up the wheel.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe repackaged the original for the hybrid handheld for all of the millions of people who didn't play on Wii U and added in that excellent (and sorely missed) Battle Mode for good measure. This is the pinnacle of the entire series; a fast, attractive, sublimely playable romp which has to rank as one of the best racing games of all time. It's the definitive Mario Kart experience, content-rich and a delightful feast of comedic, cartoonish karting action. Essential.
And the addition of 48 more courses with the awkwardly named Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC? Well, that's just more icing on an already-grand cake, isn't it?
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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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