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What is the best system Nintendo released post 2000?
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Every single Nintendo handheld is so fucking good (Switch included) that it's difficult to say.
I guess DS edges out the others due to the sheer quantity of high-quality games.
I guess DS edges out the others due to the sheer quantity of high-quality games.
I think the DS is just phenomenal. It was a novel idea that legitimately pushed developers into making unique, great games (unlike anything else weird Nintendo has tried imo), and the library is right up there with the PS1 and PS2 in terms of being 'the best ever'.
I'd probably go DS -> GBA -> Switch -> 3DS -> Gamecube = Wii ->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->Wii U
I'd probably go DS -> GBA -> Switch -> 3DS -> Gamecube = Wii ->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->Wii U
Honestly can't decide between the Wii U and 3DS, but I'm leaning towards the Wii U. So much untapped potential in that hardware.
Switch > GBA > DS > 3DS > Gamecube > Wii > Wii U in my opinion, but I have loved every single one.
Switch is probably my all-time favorite console hardware and I think its library is fast growing to be one of my personal favorites, too (but it's not quite there yet).
Switch is probably my all-time favorite console hardware and I think its library is fast growing to be one of my personal favorites, too (but it's not quite there yet).
DS/3DS is tied for me and then probably GBA and Switch are tied after that. I love the Switch's hardware and it would probably be tied with the (3)DS if the firmware/OS/service side wasn't so half-arsed and barebones in typical Nintendo fashion but I also realize that's a very "me" issue and wouldn't be the same for a lot of people. I also don't think the Switch is even close to matching the depth of software quality of the (3)DS yet but I expect that to change as the platform matures.
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Oh yeah, the Joy Con design is pretty much the only hardware issue I've had with the Switch. They're not up to the standard I expect from Nintendo hardware.
Top three are DS/GBA/Switch but I don't know how to rank them.
Switch > DS > GBA probably, library-wise.
DSi XL > GameBoy Advance SP > Switch > DS Lite > Switch > DSi > DS > GBA original, hardware-wise.
Switch > DS > GBA probably, library-wise.
DSi XL > GameBoy Advance SP > Switch > DS Lite > Switch > DSi > DS > GBA original, hardware-wise.
People going for the Switch is obvious but so disappointing.
I love my Switch, but innovative Nintendo is best Nintendo. The Switch is really "meh" and safe in terms of innovation.
Nintendo DS though: dual screen, touch screen, huge library of awesome games, sold huge numbers ...
I love my Switch, but innovative Nintendo is best Nintendo. The Switch is really "meh" and safe in terms of innovation.
Nintendo DS though: dual screen, touch screen, huge library of awesome games, sold huge numbers ...
No, that's how I rank them.
The DS through 3DS are great, but the Wii U and Switch have been garbo tier to me, with the only game that I've enjoyed between the two being 3D World. Maybe if Prime 4 or SMTV ever come out, I'll bump the Switch over the Wii U.
Gamecube had two new Zelda titles, Luigi's Mansion, and the original Animal Crossing.
Literally nothing can beat that.
Literally nothing can beat that.
This really puts into stark clarity how fucking awful stunningly mediocre Nintendo has been post-N64. There's the Switch and the GBA, two genuinely great consoles, the Wii and the DS, two hit-and-miss consoles, and a bunch of trash.
I'm going Switch, though the GBA was king-sized for its time and the GBA SP is still probably a top-three handheld console behind the Switch and Vita for me.
I'm going Switch, though the GBA was king-sized for its time and the GBA SP is still probably a top-three handheld console behind the Switch and Vita for me.
Worst to best: Wii U, 3DS, GBA, GameCube, DS, Wii, Switch. GBA had better games but the DS innovated more. Not really fair to compare a current system so I think Wii may come out on top if we ask the same question in 5 years.
Wii>Switch>DS>GBA=Wii U>Gamecube>3DS
Wii has the one-two-three-four punch of Twilight Princess, the Mario Galaxy games, and Xenoblade 1, which elevates it above every other Nintendo platform.
Switch on one hand, had BOTW and Three Houses, which were both stellar, but it also had two of the most underwhelming games of all time (Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade 2), and Pokemon's been awful on the Switch. I'd say that all of the good indie and third-party games (Celeste, Witcher 3 and Bloodstained especially, and Hollow Knight to a lesser extent) elevates it above the DS.
The DS had Pokemon at its peak, and a ton of good third-party games, but its first-party output outside of Pokemon was so-so.
The GBA and the Wii U had some really good first-party games, but not much else.
The Gamecube is overrated. Sunshine was probably the worst 3D Mario until Odyssey came around, I didn't enjoy Metroid Prime much at all, and Wind Waker, whilst still good, is a mid-tier Zelda at best.
The 3DS was awful. Almost every major franchise from Nintendo had their worst entries on it (NSMB2, Fire Emblem: Fates, the decline of Pokemon, Triforce Heroes), and I'd say that ALBW is the only genuinely great game of the platform.
Wii has the one-two-three-four punch of Twilight Princess, the Mario Galaxy games, and Xenoblade 1, which elevates it above every other Nintendo platform.
Switch on one hand, had BOTW and Three Houses, which were both stellar, but it also had two of the most underwhelming games of all time (Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade 2), and Pokemon's been awful on the Switch. I'd say that all of the good indie and third-party games (Celeste, Witcher 3 and Bloodstained especially, and Hollow Knight to a lesser extent) elevates it above the DS.
The DS had Pokemon at its peak, and a ton of good third-party games, but its first-party output outside of Pokemon was so-so.
The GBA and the Wii U had some really good first-party games, but not much else.
The Gamecube is overrated. Sunshine was probably the worst 3D Mario until Odyssey came around, I didn't enjoy Metroid Prime much at all, and Wind Waker, whilst still good, is a mid-tier Zelda at best.
The 3DS was awful. Almost every major franchise from Nintendo had their worst entries on it (NSMB2, Fire Emblem: Fates, the decline of Pokemon, Triforce Heroes), and I'd say that ALBW is the only genuinely great game of the platform.
1. DS
2. Switch
3. GCN
4. GBA
5. 3DS
6. Wii
7. Wii U
I think all the consoles except Wii U and maybe Wii were really stellar though. So many classic games.
The fuck is this lol. The DS indisputably has one of the greatest game libraries of all time. GCN has a smaller library than most consoles but it was home to a ton of fantastic, original games that still hold up today. What a lame hot take.
2. Switch
3. GCN
4. GBA
5. 3DS
6. Wii
7. Wii U
I think all the consoles except Wii U and maybe Wii were really stellar though. So many classic games.
The fuck is this lol. The DS indisputably has one of the greatest game libraries of all time. GCN has a smaller library than most consoles but it was home to a ton of fantastic, original games that still hold up today. What a lame hot take.
Umm...
Also, these types of threads always remind me that I'm like the only person alive who thought the GBA was just "OK".
Wii had the worst Mario Kart, the worst Zelda (Skyward Sword), the worst Wario Ware, the worst Metroid (Other M), the worst Fire Emblem (Radiant Dawn), the worst Smash (Brawl)... It was a Trojan horse to sneak bowling into nursing homes.
GameCube had 3 issues, it needed a L shoulder button, DVD format and playback, and above all of it, 32MB of T1SRAM +3MB of VRAM instead of the 24+3 they got.
3rd parties went with PS2 as the base of game development that generation, and their games were designed for 32MB of RAM, bringing multiplatform games to the GameCube was a lot harder because of that. Everything about the Gamecube was better than the PS2 that generation, except for overall RAM size and DVD storage/media player. Gamecube hit the market at $199 while PS2 and Xbox launched at $299. Nintendo never adjusted their price for inflation, so their hardware was always cutting more and more corners as time went on, adding $100 to the GameCube could have given it a full size DVD drive, DVD playback, higher clocks because of the DVD size increasing the size of the case, and moving to 32MB of T1SRAM + 3MB VRAM.
GameCube simply would have had every multiplatform game that Xbox got, games would have been even better on the GameCube that generation and DVD playback would have meant 10s of millions of more sales if PS2's DVD playback was any indication.
Who knows, maybe it even could have came with a Lan adapter and GBA playback built in.
Ooh, that's tricky... it's between the DS and the Switch, I think.
I'm going to give this one to the DS. Not only does it have a huge number of great games, but it also has a huge number of creative games that use the hardware in interesting ways and are actually good.
Let's take Hotel Dusk as an example. It's a detective game where you play with the DS rotated 90° so that the two screens act as "pages" of a "book". It's such a cool idea and it works perfectly.
I can't think of any other system where its "gimmicks" were so consistently well-executed.
I'm going to give this one to the DS. Not only does it have a huge number of great games, but it also has a huge number of creative games that use the hardware in interesting ways and are actually good.
Let's take Hotel Dusk as an example. It's a detective game where you play with the DS rotated 90° so that the two screens act as "pages" of a "book". It's such a cool idea and it works perfectly.
I can't think of any other system where its "gimmicks" were so consistently well-executed.
Gamecube is probably a top 5 console all time for me whereas I use the switch to play old SNES games. Besides 360, I also had the most games for Gamecube compared to any other system ever.
I loved my Gamecube so much.
I loved my Gamecube so much.
Agreed but it truly was a revolution. The games may have been boring but the console was so different and innovative. Everyone bought a Wii.
The DS is weighted toward JRPGs, a genre that I don't enjoy whether traditional turn-based or action or SRPG, and the first-party games are mediocre for the most part. NSMB, Brain Age, Professor Layton, etc., are all just okay. Probably the only first party games that I think hold up as truly great on the DS are Metroid Fusion and the SM64 remake because it's fucking SM64, of course it's great. EDITED to add M&L: Bowser's Inside Story. Great fucking game, that one is.
It's not a hot take; you just like a bunch of games that are
The GCN is a fuck-mess of bad games and decent ports that are not as fun to play with that shit controller. Some of the games that people tout on that console make me question the taste of people who tout them. You know a console is bad when people act like Eternal Darkness is a fucking classic. There is a reason that lineup of games sold fewer consoles than the OG Xbox, a new entrant into the market.
Don't get me wrong, I think Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat and Melee are great and the Mario Golf game was really good, and I enjoy Luigi's Mansion for what it is, and I think Super Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker are good, though uneven, but my God, coming off the N64, what a shitty, shitty console the Gamecube was. Super, super disappointing to me. It's the only console that I've actually sold back because I was fine with never touching it again.
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