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Thought this would be an interesting question. 

 



The Democratic Nintendo fan....is that a paradox? I'm fond of one of the more conservative companies in the industry, but I vote Liberally and view myself that way 90% of the time?

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Zelda, Metroid. I dont like Mario but i have to include that lil something too.



All of them.



-Mario
-Zelda
-Metroid
-Xenoblade
-Pokémon
-Smash

Anything else is just lower budget, Splatoon might become AAA but the first one was a low budget project



Games this year that are AAA
Zelda BOTW
Mario and Rabbits
Xenoblade 2
Mario Oddyssey

I consider Splatoon 2 AA. Mario Kart and Pokken AA because they are ports.



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The term 'AAA' needs to be defined first. Everyone uses it differently. But forget about it, we already tried that, it won't work. We will never find a consensus. AAA is just a meaningless word that's supposed to express high value. But as value is subjective, everybody will have a different opinion. For example, some would rate God of War as AAA, while I rather see a derivative of earlier games that brought nothing new to the table. On the other hand I would rate Mario as AAA, while others would feel like it's the same old same old. So, if we could have a common understanding of the term, we may find an answer to your question. But we can't.



RolStoppable said:
GoOnKid said:

The term 'AAA' needs to be defined first. Everyone uses it differently. But forget about it, we already tried that, it won't work. We will never find a consensus. AAA is just a meaningless word that's supposed to express high value. But as value is subjective, everybody will have a different opinion. For example, some would rate God of War as AAA, while I rather see a derivative of earlier games that brought nothing new to the table. On the other hand I would rate Mario as AAA, while others would feel like it's the same old same old. So, if we could have a common understanding of the term, we may find an answer to your question. But we can't.

AAA refers to high development and marketing budget. The quality of the games doesn't matter. Since the quality is irrelevant, the importance of AAA is artificial.

On topic: This year for Switch they are Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Odyssey.

 

You should have mentioned ARMS too: it is without doubt AAA. 



Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Kirby and the Amazing Mirror

Mario Kart Double Dash

The Legend of Zelda A Link To The Past

Mario Kart Arcade GP/2

NES Play Action Football



Lord Kirby.



shikamaru317 said:

Hard to say really, seeing as Nintendo doesn't release budget information. Based on the amount of marketing I see though, in addition to my best guesses at development budget, I'd say 3D Mario, Metroid, 3D Zelda, Splatoon, and Smash Bros. for sure are AAA. Stuff like Kirby, 2D Mario, 2D Zelda, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and Fire Emblem feels more AA than AAA to me personally.

Seriously? That series gets so much marketing cross-promotion, tie-ins, and TV advertising I wouldn't be surprised if the budget is higher than the rest of Nintendo's games combined