Wii gets a lot of slack with the casual console image, but it has many great games. Gamecube was universally loved despite, it's shitty sales. I'd say Wii

The Gamecube was the worst Nintendo system, I did not really have fun with a single game and ended up selling my whole collection, including all major Nintendo games and the two Zelda special edition N64 disks. There was a huge drop in quality, especially Mario, Zelda, F-Zero and Mariokart couldn't compete with their N64 predecessors, which I still enjoy playing today.

But the worst disappointment was the death of Rareware. The controller, especially D-pad, Z / L / R buttons and C-stick were just horribly designed and imprecise.

The Wii however has a ton of great AAA games, even real gems like Xenoblade that most gamers miss.

Every Ninty console is underrated. Sorry to break the ice but there I said it

GameCube and Wii were both great.

I´m pretty sure the Wii will get the recognition over the next couple of years it derserves (the more same-y and tired AAA-games get on the PS4 and XBone).

So...the Wii.

Gamecube? All sixth-gen consoles were fantastic, but Gamecube (and Xbox) got obliterated by the PS2. Yet Gamecube had some fine, awesome games.

I've read three times what you wrote, and I still don't understand your final sentence.

 The Wii is the most underrated Nintendo console right now, but will get the recognition it deserves in the future.

(In hardcore internet-gaming circles, not necessarily the mainstream)

Wouldn't that make your conclusion the Gamecube then? xD

n64 by far.

cube sucked ass, the only worth a crap on it was re4 and eternal darkness.

n64 was revolutionary and nothing that came out on gamecube can match that. to each their own.

N64.

It was able to produce graphics so much more advanced than anything on PS1 and Saturn and it pioneered 3D gameplay. It had a great selection of exclusive software. Nintendo debuted a lot of their IPs, and developed/published games in a wide range of genres that appealed to not only the Nintendo fan; like extreme sports, realistic sport games and FPS. It was the only console at the time that did FPS right, with GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and the Turok franchise. Rareware helped Nintendo out during the infamous game droughts, and they were possibly the greatest developers in the world at the time. Local multiplayer was never better.
The games released towards the end of its lifespan looked incredible, sometimes with the help of the Expansion Pak. I remember Jet Force Gemini being one of the last games I played, while Oni (made by Bungie) was one of the first PS2 games I played - and JFG looked a lot better (I'm not saying that the N64 was comparable to the PS2).

It had a lot of obvious drawbacks though, like expensive games, few releases and few good RPGs, 2D platformers, driving sims and beat 'em ups. I still remember it far more fondly that the GameCube (and I had a cool black one).