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VAMatt on 30 August 2020
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CaptainExplosion said:

Even though I didn't grow up with all Nintendo hardware before the Super NES, I've been lucky to play what I've come to feel are the defining games for every Nintendo system thus far.

NES:

-Super Mario Bros.

-Super Mario Bros. 3

-The Legend of Zelda

-Metroid

-Duck Hunt

GameBoy:

-Tetris

-Pokemon Red & Blue

-Super Mario Land

-The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

-Wario Land (AKA Super Mario Land 3)

-Kirby's Dreamland 2

Super NES:

-Super Mario World

-Donkey Kong Country 2

-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past

-Star Fox

-Super Metroid

-F-Zero

-EarthBound

Virtual Boy:

-Virtual Boy Wario Land

Nintendo 64:

-Super Mario 64

-Mario Kart 64

-Diddy Kong Racing

-Star Fox 64

-GoldenEye

-F-Zero X

-Banjo-Tooie

-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

-Super Smash Bros.

GameBoy Color:

-Pokemon Gold & Silver

-The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

-The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

-Wario Land 3

GameBoy Advance:

-Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire

-Super Mario Advance series

-Wario Land 4

-Metroid Fusion

-Golden Sun

-The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

-WarioWare Inc. Mega Microgames

-Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

GameCube:

-Super Smash Bros. Melee

-Metroid Prime 2

-The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

-Pikmin

-F-Zero GX

-The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Nintendo DS:

-Pokemon Diamond & Pearl

-Pokemon Black & White

-The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

-Nintendogs

-Metroid Prime: Hunters

-New Super Mario Bros.

-WarioWare Touched

-Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

-Mario Kart DS

Wii:

-The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

-Wii Sports

-Super Mario Galaxy (both of them)

-WarioWare Smooth Moves

-Super Smash Bros. Brawl

-Metroid Prime 3

-Donkey Kong Country Returns

-Mario Kart Wii

Nintendo 3DS:

-Animal Crossing New Leaf

-Pokemon X & Y

-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

-Super Mario 3D Land

-Mario Kart 7

-Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

-The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

-Metroid: Samus Returns

Wii U:

-Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

-Mario Kart 8

-Pikmin 3

-The Wonderful 101

-Super Mario 3D World

-Mario Party 10

-Splatoon

-Xenoblade Chronicles X

Switch:

-The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

-Splatoon 2

-Mario Kart 8 DX

-Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

-Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

-Animal Crossing New Horizons

-Pokemon Sword & Shield

-Ring Fit Adventure

-Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

-The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake

-Xenoblade Chronicles 2

-Super Mario Odyssey

Those are mostly great games.  But, you can't really have more than one "defining" game for a system.  That's just not possible with the definition of defining that we are using here.  I guess I can see where you might have 2-3 way tie on a system or two.  But, you've tossed out the spirit of the exercise here.  

I'd like to see your list narrowed to 1 game per system.