Soleron on 03 October 2008
This is my list of all Nintendo owned franchises and their status in appearing on Wii and DS, updated post-conference September 2008. It is intended to help you see which games deserve Wii and DS sequels. Do you have any ideas as to what Nintendo should do?
|
Series Name |
First Game | Genre | Used on Wii? | Used on DS? |
| Super Mario |
Super Mario Bros. (NES) |
Platforming |
Yes, Super Mario Galaxy | Yes, New Super Mario Bros. |
| Mario Superstar Baseball | Mario Superstar Baseball |
Sports | Yes, Super Mario Stadium Baseball | No |
| Mario Kart |
Super Mario Kart (SNES) |
Racing |
Yes, Mario Kart Wii | Yes, Mario Kart DS |
| Mario Golf |
Mario Golf 64 (N64) | Sports | Partial, We Love Golf (same developer as previous titles) |
No |
| Mario Tennis |
Mario's Tennis (VB) |
Sports |
No | No |
|
Super Mario RPG |
Super Mario RPG (SNES) |
RPG | Partial, Super Paper Mario |
Yes, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GB) |
Platforming | No | Yes, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis |
| Mario Party |
Mario Party (N64) | Party | Yes, Mario Party 8 | Yes, Mario Party DS |
| Yoshi |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES) | Platforming |
No | Yes, Yoshi's Island DS |
| Luigi's Mansion |
Luigi's Mansion (GC) | Adventure | No | No |
| Wario Land |
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | Platforming |
Yes, Wario Land: The Shake Dimension | No |
| Wario Ware | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA) |
Party | Yes, WarioWare: Smooth Moves | Yes, WarioWare: Touched! |
| Mario Paint | Mario Paint (SNES) | Misc. |
No | No |
| Super Mario Strikers | Super Mario Strikers (GC) |
Sports | Yes, Mario Strikers Charged | No |
| Metroid |
Metroid (NES) | Awesome |
Yes, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Partial, Metroid Prime Hunters |
| The Legend of Zelda |
The Legend of Zelda (NES) |
Adventure |
Yes, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Yes, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass |
| Pokémon | Pokémon Red/Blue (GB) |
RPG | Yes, Pokémon Battle Revolution | Yes, Pokémon Diamond/Pearl |
| Star Fox | Star Fox (SNES) | Shooter | No | Yes, Star Fox Command |
| Super Smash Bros. |
Super Smash Bros. (N64) | Fighting | In Development, Super Smash Bros. Brawl | No |
| Pikmin | Pikmin (GC) | Misc. | In Development, Pikmin Wii | No |
| Kid Icarus | Kid Icarus (NES) | Adventure | Rumoured In Development |
No |
| Balloon Fight | Balloon Fight (NES) | Platforming | No | No |
| Excitebike | Excitebike (NES) | Racing | Partial, Excite Truck |
No |
| Nintendogs | Nintendogs (DS) | Simulation | No |
Yes, Nintendogs |
| Brain Training | Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) |
Misc. | Partial, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree | Yes, Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) |
|
Wii |
Wii Sports (Wii) | Misc. | Yes, Various | N/A |
| Kirby | Kirby's Dream Land (GB) | Platformer | No | Yes, Kirby Power Paintbrush |
| Fire Emblem | [Long Japanese Name] (NES) |
Strategy |
Yes, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | Yes, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon |
| Punch Out!! | Punch Out!! (NES) |
Sports | In Development, Punch Out Wii |
No |
| Animal Crossing |
Animal Forest (N64) | Simulation | Yes, Animal Crossing Wii | Yes, Animal Crossing: Wild World |
| Earthbound | Mother (NES) |
RPG | No | No |
| StarTropics | StarTropics (NES) |
Adventure | No | No |
| 1080° | 1080° Snowboarding |
Sports |
No | No |
| Ice Climber | Ice Climber (NES) |
Platforming | No | No |
| Nintendo Wars | Famicom Wars (NES) | Strategy | Partial, Battallion Wars 2 |
Yes, Advance Wars: Dual Strike |
| Wave Race | Wave Race (GB) |
Racing | Partial/ In Development, Wii Sports Resort |
No |
| Game & Watch | Various | Misc. | No | No |
| Duck Hunt | Duck Hunt (NES) | Sports | Partial, Wii Play |
No |
| Pilotwings | Pilotwings (SNES) | Simulation | No | No |
| Donkey Konga | Donkey Konga (GC) | Misc. | No | No |
| F-Zero | F-Zero (SNES) | Racing | No | No |
| Golden Sun | Golden Sun (GBA) | RPG | No |
No |
| Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country (SNES) |
Platforming | No | No |
In my opinion, the ones that ought to be made the most because Wii or DS controls and hardware would suit their revival are F-Zero, Star Fox, Pilotwings, Pokémon Snap and Mario Paint for the Wii and Earthbound and Metroid Dread for the DS.
