Best decade of Nintendo

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Jumpin said:

curl-6 said:

Quite surprising to see the 2010s outpacing the 2000s.
Both decades had their ups and downs, but given 2012-2016 seems largely agreed on as a dark time for Nintendo, I'd have thought the 2000s would rank higher.

2000 (and really, it was 1997) to 2006 was a dark time for Nintendo too... well, unless you're a Pokemon fan and didn't care about the home console woes and droughts, that might be seen as the golden age. For me the reason I haven't voted is because I kind of see the decades equally. I think even in Nintendo's lowest points there was always that strand of something golden, or (at least) something to look forward to.

It depends I think; the N64 lost a lot of Japanese fans as the JRPGs all jumped ship, but 1997-1999 still saw plenty of great games from Nintendo; Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Starfox 64, Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X, Wave Race, Smash Bros, and if you count their collaborations with Rare then Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye 007, etc.

Agreed on the Gamecube era being a dark time though.