BOTW was still a game available for Wii U though; games released very late in a console's life still count.

Metroid Prime 1 and 2 were indeed absolutely brilliant, as was Luigi's Mansion, the rest I feel are somewhat overhyped. Wii U also got the excellent Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, and Yoshi's Woolly World.

I feel like comparing BotW to WW isn’t a fair comparison: one released at the start of the system’s lifecycle, the other dropped after the system had already been discontinued. Also, oof! You and I see are Maroo Sunshine erg different from one another. That’s like among my favorite 3D Mario games.

Also: TTYD, Pikmin 1+2, Animal Crossing, Metroid Prime 1/2, Luigi’s Mansion, etc. Definitely Nintendo’s best behind Switch IMO.

Twilight Princess as well.  I thought the GC output was very good.  Crushes the Wii-U for me, and the Wii.  

Twilight Princess is awesome, though I played the Wii version. BOTW though is my pick for the greatest Zelda game ever.

I did love some GC games like Metroid Prime 1/2 and Luigi's Mansion, but as more of SNES/N64 kid I didn't really vibe with stuff like Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, Mario Kart Double Dash or DK Jungle Beat, their predecessors in the 90s and successors on Wii were more my style.

I feel like Nintendo that gen was kinda flailing around in a panic and throwing a lot of stuff at the wall to see what stuck; for me some of it did, and some didn't.

So this going to sound odd. BotW is simultaneously one of my all time favorite games, but my least favorite Zelda game.  It isn’t Zelda.  I miss the awesome puzzle dungeons.  

I adore WW.  And pikmin is top 5 franchises and so is LM.  I also loved wave race.  

Yeah I adore BOTW, it's one of my favourite games as well, but I think a lot of Zelda fans feel it diverges quite far from series tradition. I can see why; by Skyward Sword the formula put forth by Ocarina was starting to get long in the tooth, so Nintendo decided a radical overhaul was needed to address declining sales. Commercially, it was absolutely the right call, but I can see why some miss the old formula.

Absolutely the right call and the games are amazing.  I just hope Nintendo occasionally goes old school with a Zelda here and there.  

Twilight is my favorite Zelda.  Once Mouse is finished, I am going to use Dusk for 4k, 120 fps and texture packs.  

Mouse? What’s that? I’m considering delaying my Bubsy-Yoshi-Mina marathon for TP, but might also hold off on Dusk until it’s past its base release.