Nintendo have never pushed their own systems the hardest

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There seems to be this widespread belief that Nintendo is the only dev that pushes the limits of their own consoles, and that their games are always the best looking.

I would instead argue that with every one of their consoles, there are third/second party efforts that technically exceed any of Nintendo's own game for that system.

NES: Batman: Return of the Joker, Battletoads

SNES: Donkey Kong Country 1-3, Doom

N64: Conker's Bad Fur Day, DK 64, Banjo Tooie

Gamecube: Rogue Squadron 2 and 3, Resident Evil 4

Wii: Jett Rocket, Conduit 1 & 2, Modern Warfare 3

Wii U: Trine 2: Director's Cut

 

What do you guys reckon?