A Look at the Nintendo Dark Ages (2011-2017)

[bigtakilla]

Agente42 said:

bigtakilla said:

They released Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story worldwide in 2010-2011, and they were relatively huge games and XC is critically speaking the best in the series. Pandora Tower which admittedly was a lower budgeted game than the other 2 was still a very enjoyable game in its own right released. They also had Mario Galaxy 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and No More Heroes 2.

2010 and 2011 easily beat out 2008 and 2009 as far as quality games (well depends on how mush you like Smash Brawl and Mario Kart Wii) at least in number of games released, it was an uptick.

 

Last I'd also like to mention Skyward Sword and Other M were solid games in their own right. Arguably not the best in their series which is a matter of opinion, but far from bad games. I mean correct me if I'm wrong but weren't their more main dungeons in Skyward Sword than in BOTW? 

 

Xenoblade is not a system seller. The Last Story is also not a system seller. The two were released after a long time, in a limited way. The Zelda and Wii Metroid are the games of their respective franchises that have less appeal to the public, despite the large installed base, did not sell well. The good pace that started in 2010 came from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Donkey Kong, Wii Fit and the Mario Bros. Collection. All couch arcade games, the strogest pillar of the Wii.

Skyward Sword is though, and Xenoblade is gaining popularity with every title, don't count that out. As far as last story, a system seller it may not be but you can't deny the importance of a mystwalker jrpg.

 

I would also argue that Xenoblade and Splatoon are two of the most important new IPs of basically (we're a year  short of 2 decades since Smash was a new Ip) the last two decades.

Last edited by bigtakilla - on 01 December 2018