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Metroid Dread

• adventure
• Action
• Metroidvania
• SideScroller
• Scifi

It retains the side-scrolling gameplay of previous 2D Metroid games and incorporates stealth elements. Dread was conceived for the Nintendo DS in the mid-2000s, but was canceled due to technical limitations. It retains the side-scrolling gameplay of previous Metroid games, alongside the free aim and...

Banjo-Kazooie

• adventure
• Platform

It is the first instalment in the Banjo-Kazooie series and follows the story of the title characters Banjo and Kazooie as they try to stop the plans of series antagonist Gruntilda, who intends to switch her beauty with Banjo's sister Tooty. The game was a critical and commercial success, selling nearly...

Mother 3

• RolePlaying

Mother 3 is a 2006 role-playing video game in the Mother series, developed by Brownie Brown and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The game's development spanned twelve years and four consoles, beginning in 1994 for the Super Famicom console and then transitioning to the...

Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link

• adventure
• RolePlaying

The second installment in the The Legend of Zelda series, it was developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System on January 14, 1987, less than a year after the original The Legend of Zelda was released and seven months before North America saw the release of the first Zelda title....

Mario Power Tennis

• Sports

The game is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 title Mario Tennis, and is the fourth game in the Mario Tennis series. Power Tennis was developed simultaneously with Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and the pair shared similar technology and concepts with each other during production. Critics praised the game's...

Splatoon 3

• Arena
• Multiplayer
• Shooter
• ThirdPerson
• online

Like its predecessors in the Splatoon series, the game consists of competitive online multiplayer matches alongside a story-driven single-player mode. Returning from the previous game is the ability for players to choose between "Inklings" and "Octolings" as their player character. Inklings also have...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• racing
• KartRacing

"Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, anywhere! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including...

Splatoon

• nintendo
• splatoon
• wiiu
• Platform
• Shooter

Splatoon is a third person shooter for the Nintendo Wii U. Its primary mechanic revolves around covering things in ink and your ability to swim through that ink. Swimming through ink enables you to swim up walls, hide in ink puddles, etc., allowing for complex gameplay mechanics you don't normally get...

Star Fox

• Shooter

The games follow an independent mercenary unit of anthropomorphic animals called Star Fox, led by chief protagonist Fox McCloud, and their adventures around the Lylat system. The Super FX Chip was an additional math co-processor that was built into the cartridge and helped the Super NES better render...

F-Zero

• racing

F-Zero is a series of futuristic racing video games originally created by Nintendo EAD with multiple games developed by outside companies. Since then, the series has been represented in other Nintendo media, including in the Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. The first game in the series and a launch game...

Fantasy Life

• Simulation
• life
• RolePlaying

Fantasy Life is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5, with production assistance from Brownie Brown and h.a.n.d. The game is set in the fantasy world of Reveria, which is made up of several cities, plains, and mountains. The player is asked by King Erik of the land of Castele to investigate...

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Strategy
• RolePlaying

Fire Emblem Heroes is a free-to-play tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo for iOS and Android devices. Beginning with a grid map that measures 8x6, players are able to summon characters from the Fire Emblem series to attack opposing enemies. Players are free to create...

Super Mario Galaxy

• Platform

It is the third 3D original game in the Super Mario series and the eighth main instalment overall. The levels in the game consist of galaxies filled with minor planets and worlds, with different variations of gravity being the central element of gameplay. The game is the eighth best-selling Wii game...

Pikmin

It was created and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, and is the first game in the Pikmin series. The game has spawned two sequels, Pikmin 2 for the GameCube and Pikmin 3 for the Wii U. Red Pikmin are the first type found in the game, and more powerful than the other two varieties and resistant to fire. With...

Mario Kart 8

• racing
• KartRacing

Mario Kart 8 is a kart racing game and the eighth major installment in the Mario Kart series, developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. Like other games in the series, in Mario Kart 8, players control characters from the Mario franchise and participate in kart racing on various...

The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

• Platform
• Puzzle

Ocarina of Time is the fifth game in the The Legend of Zelda series, and the first with 3D graphics. Link sets out on a quest to stop Ganondorf, king of the Gerudo tribe, from obtaining the Triforce, a sacred relic that grants the wishes of its holder. It was also ported to the iQue Player in 2003, and...

Tetris Attack

• Puzzle

It is the first game in the Puzzle League series. Despite using the Tetris name, this game has no resemblance to its Russian namesake. Playing as Yoshi, the player must defeat each of his friends in order to remove the curse. Blocks are stacked on top of one another and rise steadily toward the top of...

Animal Crossing

• Simulation

The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and extensive use of the game systems' internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time. Thus, passage of time in the game world reflects that in reality, as well as the current season and time of day. The player's house can also be furnished,...

Super Mario Bros.

• Platform

[game]Super Mario Bros.[/game][a] is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pseudo-sequel to the 1983 game, Mario Bros. It is the first of the Super Mario series of games. In 2005, IGN's poll named the "pioneering" and "highly influential" title as the "greatest...

Super Smash Bros Ultimate

• Fighting
• Multiplayer
• mashup
• online

Ultimate is a 2018 crossover fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series, succeeding Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The game follows the series' traditional...

Mario Party 3

• Party

Mario Party 3 is the third in a series of board game style video games for Nintendo platforms, featuring popular Nintendo characters. Mario Party 3 is the third and final Mario Party title for the Nintendo 64 and the final first-party game released for the console. The objective in Mario Party 3, as...

Mario Kart: Double Dash

• racing
• KartRacing
• Sports

The game is the fourth installment in the Mario Kart series and the third for home consoles after Mario Kart 64. is the only game in the Mario Kart series to allow cooperative gameplay so far. Reviewers praised the graphics and the new gameplay features, but criticized the voice acting. This is the only...

Kirby Mass Attack

• Platform
• RealTimeStrategy

Kirby"), is a puzzle platformer game in the Kirby series developed by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo DS. Instead, the player only uses the stylus and touch screen on the DS to play the game. After Kirby fell asleep in a field, Necrodeus, the evil leader of the Skull Gang, appeared from the sky....

Bayonetta 3

• Action
• HackAndSlash

Bayonetta is back. Bayonetta 3 is currently in development exclusively for Nintendo Switch.