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Not bad! New Horizons has a little ways to go to catch Wild World...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/soranews24.com/2012/07/08/japans-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time/amp/

I was a huge fan of both games back in the day. I thought Perfect Dark was the better of the two gameplay wise but storyline became a little too bonkers. Goldeneye had the superior style.

I'm really surprised the Wiis attach rate is so high considering so many people bought a system for Wii Sports only.

So based on this info is has now moved up to #20 on Japan's all time most sold videogame.

Pokemon Red, Blue, Green 7.8M at the top. A little ways to go but inpressive!

Sounds like another one or those unprecedented partnerships...

@KayFiOS well despite Nintendo's quality being just ok on mobile, it has provided an additional revenue stream. They only put out a few games a year. Mario run was underwhelming but Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing have done well.

@Obito_Sigma that was UK chart not Japan.

@Spoony_Tech it's likely going to pass Mario Kart next week.

More importantly, it's the highest rated game in the series!

I think regardless of his comments...it all comes down to the games. Most people I knew were pretty split. N64 had great experiences followed by excruciatingly long droughts in games. PS? Not so much. The cd format and subsequent over charging everyone else on cartridges drove developers away in droves. Now the n64 cartridge certainly has held up in value more than the cds but at the time it was a poorly handled decision.

So these are Europe prices? I saw Mega Man x3 on amazon today for $200.

@BarefootBowser I agree. I think the Japanese one comes off as kid like when you look at it. The European one to me is a bold statement and lets your inagination fill in the adventure to come.

1st! I've heard great things about it but havent quite picked it up. Planning to for christmas.

Can't he just create a new account?

Honestly, the biggest problem was the marketing. It was confusing for consumers to understand what was and wasn't included with the different price tiers and digital vs physical options. I agree use this to make a sequel of sorts without toys

I've been a lifelong Nintendo fan and have only encountered a few issues.

NES - Carts not working, having to change cart location or clean to get them to work.

N64 - control sticks leaving a dusty white residue and not setting to the center...wobbly over time.

DS - cracked top hinge, but very stable considering how many times I've dropped it.

Switch - I dropped mine twice, and it has caused deep scuffing on the joycons, and a chip off the actual console. I've had some drifting problems, and for some reason seems to have lag when docked and playing high accuracy 2d games like megaman 11.

Well will the Switch be region locked in China?

So American Beauty inspired?

Yokai Watch Series looks pretty dead to me. Not any where close to YW1 and 2 numbers

No one knows how to use old assets like Nintendo! I'm sure it'll turn out ok.

How about make it an AEW game? Or making it a career mode akin to them starting up their business.

Or AEW vs WWE?

@nintendolie income could still be higher if their profit margins are more on switch, and the software attach rate is significantly higher

@KingdomHeartsFan I agree, totally on me. But, I will say that I had dropped my 3ds and ds many more times and got nothing more than a few minor scratches. So i'm just saying the durability isn't nearly as high as their other handhelds.

If I keep it docked, these pockets of time would be wasted on my phone instead. Not as fun!

Interesting survey. For me, my switch has seen some major issues with wear and tear. I dropped mine once at a car dealership and a second time in the bathroom. There is deep scuff marks on the joycons and the switch back has a chip missing as well.

Other than that, Fzero would be great! I'd say my most wanted games list includes Pikmin, Metroid Prime 4, Luigis Mansion 3, Animal Crossing, and then some kind of high quality horror game.

Huge fan of GX. It was faster, deeper, longer, more skilled, and had an actual storyline. To me, there was nothing as satisfying as destroying all your competitors in a race so they couldnt get any points.

Gotta sell em all!

@Lizuka I thought Other M was ok. Game play a bit too on rails, and the pointing at the screen function really took me out of the experience. My biggest problem though was the portrayal of Samus. They turned her from a badass to a teen drama, sounding needy and weak.

My guess is that he has an album coming out and is thinking of some strange ways to promote it and get buzz.

@electrolite77 I think those apps will happen at some point, but I think nintendo thinks those apps will negatively effect the gaming companies and indies on their system. If consumer spends 100 hrs on netflix vs. 100 hrs on 10 games, that's money out of their pocket.

Nintendo has always prided themselves as being a gaming first console, all the way back to the gamecube era. Adding these apps I think is great for the average person that wants to be on their switch as their primary media hub, but on the other hand, this directly competes with people's attention to the games. If Nintendo embraces all the other streaming services, you could argue, it may hurt the indies and all other games that nintendo makes their money on.

Great list, although I'd swap out Fzero-x with the superior gamecube gx.

Few other considerations...

Space Station Silicon Valley
Body Harvest
Blast Corps
Paper Mario 1000 yr door
Pokemon Snap

Ooinions are opinions... but I think there's a few things I can argue.

While I absolutely loved the N64 for its high moments, it also had massive game draughts, turned off 3rd party due to the cartridge based decision, and most games haven't aged well. Gamecube continued the alienation by not offering standard discs, odd color console, and some games like Mario Sunshine not quite living up to its predecessor. Wii U - similar to N64, had it's share of droughts, a wonky toy like controller, and market confusion. If I had to rate the consoles I have played, I'd go like this:

1) SNES
2) Switch
3) NES
4) 3DS
5) DS
6) N64
7) Wii
8) GB
9) Gamecube
10) Wii U

None of these systems were horrible, they all had some great games. Wii U to me was the least innovative, most vanilla play it safe games, and small list of games with no 3rd party support.

Could it be a simple translation issue?

I mean, I'm glad Nintendo wins, but at least provide us an alternative to get some of these games. 3 NES games a month is unacceptable.

I will say that review score, or not having them, can be a catch 22. On one hand, someone like myself can be a bit obsessive over numbers. I remember checking daily to see if BOTW was still the #1 rated game of all time on metacritic or gamerankings. Yet, there are certainly times where you see games with a less than stellar overall rating ending up with a cult following and eventually make several best of lists.

I fully admit, I don't always have time, and seeing high scores certainly help guide me towards what games are worth checking out. On the other hand, I feel like the industry is very biased. Anything below an 80 on metacritic seems low, whereas anything over an 80 for music can be classifies as a near classic. And then there's the underlying feeling that reviewers are being paid to give good reviews. It happens on Amazon, payolla exists in music, I'm sure it happens here.

So at the end of the day, we consumers need to figure out who has credibility and who's reviews you can trust. I weigh those scores, and the games fun factor much higher than only an aggregate score. Heck, my favorite moments in goldeneye were when you played with cheats and had glitchy animation. Try playing cradle level with slow or fast animation cheats to see what I'm talking about. So funny.

@mgnoodle bad angle bad angle bad angle!

I thought it was an amazing game. The spin kill mechanic was so satisfying, and the difficulty while steep, provided a great challenge for the hardcore. Graphics were great, I'd say a tie between this and metroid prime for best on the system.

@MagnaRoader completely agree. What was the -1 for?

@Shiryu thanks for the heads up. I didnt see it advertised in the banners so I thought they hadn't got to it yet. My bad!

When are you going to review Inside and Limbo?

I think 80 to 100 hours will be plenty as it is.

I do think it's interesting how the conversation has shifted in the last year from Nintendo should go 3rd party to Sony and Microsoft should go 3rd party to Nintendo...

Battletoads was a ton of fun on the new. I couldn't beat it without a game genie....

I think the real lesson to be learned is to be upfront with the public, and don't mislead. If you only have enough component parts to make a million unIts, let us know. If Nintendo wants to take these product lines more seriously, they do need to improve their understanding of demand.

Do we know if it is from only the neon version, or all switches?

I think a more fair comparison would be BOTW combined sales vs. TP for wii and GameCube.

I think

I think it's worth noting Nintendolife, this game is currently the #1 game of all time on gamerankings.com.

@astarisborn94 , I think Nintendo has this concept down correctly. For one, most people don't really know what they want, and if Nintendo were to try to go down that route, we would just get derivative of the same thing.

When I was 10 years old, I told my parents that I wanted NBA JAM for my birthday on the SNES. I remember after a few plays I felt extremely disappointed, and thought it was a shell of the arcade version I had been playing.

I called the owner of the local videogame store and asked if I could trade in the game. He told me I could stop by and take a look at his collection.

I entered his shop, and after constant thinking and searching, I came across secret of mana in a case without the instruction book. I had been reading up on this game in Nintendo Power, and heard nothing but great things about the length, pace, etc. So I took the plunge on my first RPG.

I rode my bike home in the pouring rain with this youthful excitment...I was eager to explore this bold new world.

And I can say, Secret of Mana did not dissapoint. I was entrenched by the angelic music...the opening sequence with the heart beat...and the main character's eventual exile from his hometown. It was heart breaking, but the beginning of a wildly engaging journey...and I loved every minute.

So the point of my story...if you are saying there's an even better sequel hanging out there in Japan, please bring it over. I'm sure my 33 year old self will get as much enjoyment as my 10 year old self did of the original.