1. Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Made by the small studio Vanillaware and from the seldom used genre of Side Scrolling Action/Adventure title often populated by Metroid and Castlevania titles, this game for the Wii was well received (for a Wii game) but has to date only sold about 200,000 units. Clearly one of the best titles on the Wii, it should do much better and is one of the best games that has come out this gen in terms of gameplay and pure art design.
2. Kirby's Canvas Curse - Near the launch of the original DS, we were given a new Kirby game. But not one like a normal Kirby platformer. Instead, this was an innovative title, where you controlled Kirby in a ball form and helped guide him through a world full of pitfalls, enemies, electric fences and lava walls. The controls were simple but the gameplay was complex and addicting. And most of all, it was fun. It sold well for both a new DS title and a Kirby title, but few people look back to this title in the DS library since it came out so early. When its still one of the most innovative and fun DS games to be made.
3. Dragon Quest V - Now this title is purely based on western opinion. Clearly this title isn't underappreciated in Japan, but here in the west, its hardly even known. And its a shame, since its easily one of the best RPGs on the DS without question (and I would say one of the best RPGs out currently). But based on its dismal 100,000 unit sale in the west, and that mostly due to the total lack of marketing from SquareEnix, the vast majority of people outside of Japan don't even know it exist. Its really too bad, as this RPG has something for nearly every RPG fan and can trace its roots back to the beginning of many key RPG franchises.
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