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The big three should be...

Mario, Zelda and Metroid 93 39.41%
 
Mario, Zelda and Pokemon 88 37.29%
 
Mario, Zelda and Smash Bros. 24 10.17%
 
Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong 10 4.24%
 
Mario, Zelda and Kirby 2 0.85%
 
Something else 11 4.66%
 
I'm gonna go hide in a corner now 8 3.39%
 
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SuperMarioWorld on 02 May 2013

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Jumpin on 03 May 2013

Metroid is probably around the same tier as Starfox. Below games like Kirby, Smash, and Animal Crossing, but above games like F-Zero and Pikmin.

Unlike Starfox though, it isn't really a true Nintendo-style game. It is essentially a Nintendo-made game created to appeal to fans of Xbox style games. It is not a true core-Nintendo game like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, or Donkey Kong.



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Otakumegane on 03 May 2013
Jumpin said:
Metroid is probably around the same tier as Starfox. Below games like Kirby, Smash, and Animal Crossing, but above games like F-Zero and Pikmin.

Unlike Starfox though, it isn't really a true Nintendo-style game. It is essentially a Nintendo-made game created to appeal to fans of Xbox style games. It is not a true core-Nintendo game like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, or Donkey Kong.


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cusman on 03 May 2013
AndrewWK said:
I actually asked this myself. I mean Pokémon should be one of the big three not Metroid.

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Veknoid_Outcast on 03 May 2013

It's not about sales, at least not to me. It's about quality.

Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid are the three best Nintendo franchises. Heck, I would argue they're the three best franchises period.

The original NES versions of those three series were amazing, ground-breaking, hugely influential games. The games that followed -- Super Metroid, Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Metroid Prime, Super Mario Galaxy, etc. -- are some of the best games ever made.

Kirby and Donkey Kong also have long histories with Nintendo, but those games never reached the level of greatness achieved by the "big three."



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hsrob on 03 May 2013

Nintendo's three most iconic franchises. That's all.

@Jumping: I think you might need to educate yourself a little more about Metroid.



Faxanadu on 03 May 2013

Its all about legacy. Big three I imagine was created in the Super Nintendo era based on NES and SNES games.

Thats why it is those 3. However, these days I would agree Metroid is nowhere near as iconic.



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KHlover on 03 May 2013
Faxanadu said:
Its all about legacy. Big three I imagine was created in the Super Nintendo era based on NES and SNES games.

Thats why it is those 3. However, these days I would agree Metroid is nowhere near as iconic.

Yeah, Super Smash Bros. has definately taken its place on the home consoles. On handhelds Pokemon is indefinitely more popular.



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S.Peelman on 03 May 2013

Metroid fell off it's pedestal, true (if it was ever on one in the first place), but it's still part of the 'Big Three' mainly because of tradition. Those three were the first. Sure Donkey Kong is even older, and Mario is 'just' a spinoff to it, but DK was almost non-existant in the NES age.

(Super) Mario (Bros.), Zelda and Metroid were first released in a short time-span at the start of the NES's life. The first wave if you will. The three were Nintendo's different 'paths' of gameplay. Mario the skillful linear platform game, Zelda the puzzle-solving adventure game, Metroid the fast-paced action game. They are vastly different in their foundation, which made them unique and their character's iconic.



Otakumegane on 03 May 2013
S.Peelman said:
Metroid fell off it's pedestal, true (if it was ever on one in the first place), but it's still part of the 'Big Three' mainly because of tradition. Those three were the first. Sure Donkey Kong is even older, and Mario is 'just' a spinoff to it, but DK was almost non-existant in the NES age.

(Super) Mario (Bros.), Zelda and Metroid were first released in a short time-span at the start of the NES's life. The first wave if you will. The three were Nintendo's different 'paths' of gameplay. Mario the skillful linear platform game, Zelda the puzzle-solving adventure game, Metroid the fast-paced action game. They are vastly different in their foundation, which made them unique and their character's iconic.


I think people have a lot of misunderstandings here.



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