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Mario Kart 13 5.33%
 
Pokemon 28 11.48%
 
Zelda 105 43.03%
 
Xenoblade Chronicles 18 7.38%
 
Metroid 12 4.92%
 
2D Mario 9 3.69%
 
3D Mario 27 11.07%
 
Fire Emblem 11 4.51%
 
Donkey Kong 5 2.05%
 
Other 16 6.56%
 
Total:244
curl-6 on 17 July 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
curl-6 said:

Shit, how could I forget Donkey Kong? Besides the original being truly iconic, DKC2 and Tropical Freeze are among the best 2D platformers I've ever experienced, and DKC, DKC3, and DKCR are magnificent also.

There are so many good series! It's easy to overlook a few. 

It's still bewildering to me how Nintendo and its partners have managed to keep these franchises so evergreen over the years. I mean how many video game series jump out of the gate strong and stay strong 20, 25, 30 years later? Outside of Nintendo it's hard to think of any.

I think a big part of it is getting just the right balance of freshness and familiarity.

For example, Super Mario World is quite different from Mario 64, Ocarina of Time is quite different from Breath of the Wild, and Donkey Kong Country Returns is quite different from the original SNES trilogy, but these changes never (or almost never) come at the expense of what made the series great to begin with.



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Pavolink on 18 July 2016

Zelda



Proud to be the first cool Nintendo fan ever

Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile


Pavolink on 18 July 2016
curl-6 said:

Shit, how could I forget Donkey Kong? 

Everyone does. Even sales.



Proud to be the first cool Nintendo fan ever

Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile


curl-6 on 18 July 2016
Pavolink said:
curl-6 said:

Shit, how could I forget Donkey Kong? 

Everyone does. Even sales.

Now now, I know you're disappointed that Retro was put onto Tropical Freeze instead of something meatier, and to be honest, I am too, but it can't be ignored that the original DKC sold over 9 million and DKCR over 6 million. :P



barneystinson69 on 19 July 2016

Zelda. 



Made a bet with LipeJJ and HylianYoshi that the XB1 will reach 30 million before Wii U reaches 15 million. Loser has to get avatar picked by winner for 6 months (or if I lose, either 6 months avatar control for both Lipe and Hylian, or my patrick avatar comes back forever).