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Soundwave said: Except ... '95 was really good. I remember NOA crowing about having the "big 3" fall titles ... Killer Instinct, SMW2: Yoshi's Island, and Donkey Kong Country 2. Earthbound in the US too. Third party games like Chrono Trigger were great and Mortal Kombat was still going strong with MK3. Yoshi's Island, DKC2, Earthbound, and Chrono Trigger I think you can make a pretty good case for being 4 of the 20 best Nintendo console games ever and they all came out in one year. I mean that's not bad at all, Nintendo's 1993 was their weakest SNES year. |
1995:
- Game Boy is on its death bed (Pokemon revived it next year)
- SNES is on its death bed
- Virtual Boy is a complete and utter failure
- Uncertainty about the N64
- Only a few standout Nintendo-published games amongst a bunch of Virtual Boy crap
2016:
- 3DS is on its death bed
- Wii U is on its death bed
- Uncertainty about the NX
- Onl a few standout Nintendo-published games amongst a bunch of crap (standouts like Fire Emblem: Fates, Pokemon Sun + Moon, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE)
Sure, when you look at the actual 1st-party titles, the ones that came out in 1995 are pretty much classics, so in that case 1995 > 2016 based on the strength of the titles. But there are a lot of similarities between the two periods----A few great games, platforms on their death beds, and a whole bunch of uncertainty.
Even though those were great games, it was still a pretty tough time to be a Nintendo fan.
