Best year of a Nintendo system prior to Switch's 2017

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A couple of honourable mentions I haven't seen mentioned yet:

SNES 1995: Not quite as packed as 1994, but it had the triple whammy of Chrono Trigger, Yoshi's Island, and Donkey Kong Country 2, three of the very best games of the 4th generation.

N64 1997: Starfox 64, Goldeneye 007, Turok, Diddy Kong Racing, Doom 64, Blast Corps, Extreme G...