twesterm on 17 October 2007
Starfox: With Rare's last dissapointing contribution to the series (Starfox Adventures) Nintendo tried desperately to recapture the glory of the series' SNES and N64 glory but a lack of direction and focus seemed to plague both Starfox Assault and Starfox DS.
Starfox for the DS was pretty fun and received decent reviews. Not great, but not bad. Starfox Adventures was also pretty good.
Donkey Kong: Without Rare's innovative understanding of the franchise, Nintendo chose to relegate the series to legacy of mini-games and gimmick titles resulting in the latest DK dissapointment, DK Barrel Blast for the Wii.
The Wii game is crap, but the Gamecube Donkey games weren't that bad.
F-Zero: A great racing franchise that seemed doomed to obscurity on the GC, again, what seemed to be lack of direction and focus that made the GC release a boring edition to a once great series.
I'm not sure what your problem is with this game since it actually got pretty good reviews
Mario: Mario Sunshine, a game that left many Nintendo faithfuls asking why?! The earliest victim of Gamecube syndrome dooming Nintendo's most notable franchise to mediocrity. However with Mario Galaxy, hopes are the tides can be turned for the plumber once more.
I always wonder if people that constantly bitch about this game actually played the game. It's not your traditional Mario game, but by no means is it a bad game.
Paper Mario: Many still consider the N64 Paper Mario the best and many have often wondered why it sequels didn't live up to N64's glory. Will future Paper Mario games (is there will be any) satisfy nitpicky fans?
Have you played Super Paper Mario? Once again, another fantastic game.
Legend of Zelda: While Wind Waker was a great game, it left many confused as to what had happened to the franchise and till this day remains one of the most controversial LOZ titles. Twilight Princess was another great game, but Miyamoto himself admited to a lack of focus plaguing the title. These were far and above the grade of their fellow Nintendo franchises of the Gamecube era but neither were Ocarina of Times. Will the future Wii Zelda surpass even these?
I really don't think you're reading what you're typing and now you're just trying to cause controversy. Once again, Twilight Princess was another fantastic game that won several Game of the YEar awards if I'm not mistaken. As for Windwaker, a fantastic game that changed the art style and some people didn't like that because they are idiots.
Metroid: Metroid thrived during the GC era thanks to Retro, but being far from the seller the SNES game was many are left to question how successful the Prime series was.
More proof that you don't know what the crap you're talking about. Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2, and Metroid Prime 3. You might not think they are as good as Super Metroid but just because something isn't as good as one of the greatest games ever made doesn't mean the series is going downhill.
There's no arguing the stagnating effect of the Gamecube era, the real question is, without companies like Rare to bolster titles such as Donky Kong and Starfox, can Nintendo recapture what made these games great now that they have a winner console? Bringing Rare back obviously isn't an option as when they were still during Nintendo during the early Gamecube they were suffering creativity and since then have lost much talent. Companies like Silicon Knights are also not a factor as they're mired in prior agreements with other companies and stuck waist deep in financial problems. That aside will we see older franchises reborn such as Kid Icarus?
Did you really own a Gamecube and play all of those games? Except for Geist and some of the Donkey Kong games, they were all good games. People give the Gamecube a lot of crap because it came in third last generation but those same people also fail to realize that the gamecube had some of the best games of last gen and in existence.
The next time you try to make some big thought provoking post, try actually doing a little research on which games are bad and which games are good. If all those franchises were going the way of Sonic, then this thread would make sense, but so far, things are going pretty good for Nintendo franchises.
