Mario Kart and Smash. Nintendo's consoles wouldn't be selling nearly as well as they do without those two IPs.
Mario Kart 8 was by far and wide the best-selling Wii U game with over 8M copies sold on a console that sold 13M total.
For the Switch, we can safely add Breath of the Wild. I don't think the console would have taken off nearly as well as it did without this game.
| KLXVER said: Probably Super Mario Bros. for the NES. It helped revive the console market in the US. Its just THE game I think of when it comes to important pack-in games. |
Mario in general has that appeal, especially 2D Mario titles. just look how New Super Mario Bros boosted the DS and the Wii.
The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing
The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/
Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/
