a.l.e.x59 on 29 July 2007
I don't understand why the Nintendo 64, and Nintendo Gamecube are disliked by so many? Most of the best games in existence were made for the Nintendo 64, and Nintendo Gamecube:
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| 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | N64 | Nintendo | 32 | 9.0 | 97.7% |
| 2. Soul Calibur | DC | Namco | 28 | 8.8 | 96.4% |
| 3. Metroid Prime | GC | Nintendo | 93 | 8.8 | 96.3% |
| 4. Resident Evil 4 | GC | Capcom | 106 | 9.2 | 95.8% |
| 5. GoldenEye 007 | N64 | Nintendo | 23 | 9.2 | 95.8% |
| 6. Resident Evil 4 | PS2 | Capcom | 59 | 8.7 | 95.7% |
| 7. Super Mario 64 | N64 | Nintendo | 20 | 9.2 | 95.7% |
| 8. Halo: Combat Evolved | XBOX | Microsoft Game Studios | 92 | 8.8 | 95.6% |
| 9. Tekken 3 | PS | Namco | 24 | 8.1 | 95.6% |
| 10. Half-Life 2 | PC | VU Games | 95 | 8.9 | 95.5% |
There are three Nintendo 64 games, and two Nintendo Gamecube games, listed in the list of the top 10 games in the world. Only one Dreamcast game, one Xbox game, one Playstation 2 game, one Playstation game, and one P.C. game made it into the list. The best game in the world came out for the Nintendo 64; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Other fantastic Nintendo 64 games include: Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Kazooie 2, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Paper Mario, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Star Fox 64, Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Bros., and Diddy Kong Racing.
Other fantastic Nintendo Gamecube games include: Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
So what's the problem with Nintendo 64, and Nintendo Gamecube? The Nintendo 64 sold more consoles than any Sega console, Microsoft console, and any other console not made by Sony, or Nintendo. The Nintendo 64 sold more consoles than the Nintendo Gamecube, and Playstation 3. In fact, only four game consoles defeated the Nintendo 64 in terms of sales; Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Playstation, and Playstation 2. That's it. Is the Nintendo 64 still a failure?
The only portable gaming consoles that beat the Nintendo 64 in terms of sales were all made by Nintendo. Is the Nintendo 64 still a failure? So what if it used cartridges, it's the games that count. And besides, if the games were CD based, they would still be just as expensive to buy. And besides, who cares if Nintendo lost a bunch of third party developers, for most of the best games ever made were first party anyways. There are enough, fantastic games on the Nintendo 64, and Nintendo Gamecube, to keep you buisy anyways. It's not like you are going to buy more than 30 games anyways, unless you're a real hardcore gamer.
Now what about the Gamecube? It sold more consoles than majority of the consoles that exist. It may have lost to Xbox, and Playstation 2, in terms of sales, but not in terms of fun. Xbox only sold about 3 million more consoles than the Gamecube anyways. I can't try to minimise the gap between the Playstation 2, and the Gamecube, since the Playstation 2 sold more than twice the Dreamcast, Gamecube, and Xbox, combined, and outsold its predecessor. But console sales are far less important than the games released for the consoles.
Personally, I like more games on the Gamecube, than any other console of the same generation, and the sad thing is, I don't like very many Gamecube games. There are a select few Dreamcast, Xbox, and Playstation 2 games that I really enjoy, but games like Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Mario Kart: Double Dash!! cannot be duplicated by its competition. I could care less about third-party games, especially on Nintendo consoles. And that is the main concern for Nintendo consoles. But do we really need third party games? Are there not enough fantastic first party games for the Nintendo consoles to be enjoyed?
Even if you enjoy the Dreamcast, Playstation 2, or Xbox, more than the Gamecube, you have to accept that all four consoles are not too far apart from each other. There are great games on every console, but majority of them are always going to be bad. At the end, the console means nothing. The real important thing are the games themselves. If no console had games, no one would buy them.
As it stands, however, Nintendo's first party games, especially on the Nintendo 64, and Nintendo Gamecube, seem to recieve better reviews than any other games in existence. I was never dissapointed by the Nintendo 6, and Nintendo Gamecube. Although the Gamecube could have had a few, better games, the games it did have, were fantastic enough. Until I recently looked at the sales figures, per console, I had no idea that the Nintendo 64 was that far behind the Playstation, and the Gamecube was that far behind the Playstation 2. So how could Nintendo have let you down if every console had at least one game that was amongst the best in the world, as chosen by reviewers?
