Nintendo have never pushed their own systems the hardest

[painmaster212]

Wouldn't having the best game on the console make up for this though?

Most of these are widely considered the best by most.

NES - SMB3
SNES - ALTTP,SMW (debatable)
N64 - OoT,SM64
GC - SSBM,WW,TP
Wii - SMG, SMG2, SSBB
Wii U - SM3DW