Every Nintendo Franchise Ranked From WORST To BEST

Though Sony, Microsoft and Sega all have their own mascots and first party hits, the Nintendo family of consoles is surely the most dependent on its longstanding franchises. The NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U and Switch have brought us some fantastic game series over the years and so, from Mario to Metroid, we're going to rank every single one of them from worst to best.
VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin) & Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude)
Script: Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat)
Video Editor: Alex Winters (@MrSteakFace)
#Nintendo #NintendoGames #NintendoFranchises
Featured franchises:
Animal Crossing
Art Academy
Art Style
Balloon Fight
bit Generations
BOXBOY!
Brain Age
Chibi-Robo!
Custom Robo
Daigasso! Band Brothers
Dillon’s Rolling Western
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Konga
Dr. Mario
EarthBound/Mother
Excite
Famicom Grand Prix
Fire Emblem
Fossil Fighters
F-Zero
Game & Watch Gallery
Golden Sun
Hamtaro
Kid Icarus
Kirby
Kururin
Labo
Luigi’s Mansion
Mario & Luigi
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Mario Artist
Mario Discovery Series
Mario Golf
Mario Party
Mario Tennis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Metroid
Metroid Prime
‘mo
New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo Wars
Panel de Pon
Paper Mario
Picross
Pikmin
Pilotwings
Pokémon
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Rumble
Pokémon Stadium
Punch-Out!!
Rhythm Heaven
Star Fox
Style Savvy / Style Boutique
Super Mario 2D Platformers
Super Mario 3D Platformers
Super Mario Kart
Super Smash Bros.
The Legend of Zelda
The Legendary Starfy
WarioLand
WarioWare
Wave Race
Wii Fit
Xenoblade
Yakuman
Yoshi
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[@AKARE-wr1er]

This video actually helped me realize what the hell all the random assist trophies in smash bro’s games were.

[@brittanysqueech]

perhaps you're just schewpid

[@beebs56]

It literally gives you a description and name

[@imbnz2424]

Guys don't be mean

[@AKARE-wr1er]

@NewAlebro 3108 damn y’all, my little brother is the one who keeps all the Nintendo shit, I don’t play it that much so sorry I didn’t check out everything in the game. I know it got the description. Lmao people on here so quick to hate.

[@jaydenc367]

@NewAlebro 3108 Not everyone will read it though.

[@Weird_One_]

Olimar isn't running out of oxygen. The oxygen is killing him. He can't breathe it and breaths other gasses presumably.

[@brittanysqueech]

Probably some made up gas that is way more efficient than oxygen

[@choihayting5039]

thats the plot of the first game

[@WoodCock76]

I think it's the levels of oxygen that would kill him because louie was on the drake without his helmet and koppaites breath oxygen. The koppaites can be the same species as hocotatians too do to their similar appearances

[@kuromifan10]

@@brittanysqueech It doesn’t have to be made up, olimar could just breath carbon dioxide or something.

[@k-leb4671]

@@WoodCock76 Koppaites can breathe oxygen but Hocotatians can't.

[@ZeonicBlader]

Dang Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is super underrated. Has the best storytelling in the pokemon franchise and the explorers story is genuinely a good story all around with time travel to boot.

[@michaelfryers1914]

Gates to infity was my favourite of the series, but of the other few I played they were all amazing

[@zoruasnivy]

I quite liked Super as well, the story is alright but the post-game is awesome, seeing the Pokemon you recruit slowly fill up a tree of connections is super satisfying.

[@fortherepublic6475]

Agreed, the PMD series is amazing, with Explorers of Sky being one of my favorite games of all time.

[@foolishlyfoolishfolly3209]

Literally all of them are really amazing.

[@dingle2987]

They are good games. I felt Shadows of Almia was funner because of the hands on gameplay, and silly writing. Also the nicer sprite art. But Mystery Dungeon has memorable characters, and the older games fit a nice difficulty niche.

[@apocrypha5363]

56 franchises over 70%... dang Nintendo, you awesome!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

yes, they average out in great quality, but of course that makes sense from the company that created the Official Seal of Quality in video game marketing.

[@TotalAtrocity]

@Gavin James Not a bad score, though

[@silvergalaxia8538]

@Gavin James wdym? 70% is literally above average. If you give a game a rating of 70, then you’re saying that it’s an overall good game. 50% or lower would be a bad game.

[@thehero1325]

@@silvergalaxia8538 some people see 7 as avrage because they can't count lol But seriously. Fuck the 70% avrage idea, its stupid and dumb

[@cober5768]

@@thehero1325 more likely they see 70 as average because of school

[@bingoblackdynomite]

You know Nintendo is a pretty dope company when I'm looking at the bottom of the list like "Aw, I liked that game!" Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is dope, though I didn't realize until today that it's a sort of crossover

[@kres6009]

I always thought it was other series that followed the Mystery Dungeon theme(?) from PMD tbh lol

[@beanburrito4405]

Nintendo sucks tho lol. Like holy shit, the only good thing about them is that they make good games

[@play-s-_______-osu]

but a 6.8 is still a positive score

[@Frijolero18]

I know. My heart was broken when the narrator trashed Balloon Kid

[@griggboat3588]

@@beanburrito4405 they’re a game company that’s all I want from them

[@dasfowler]

THANK YOU FOR THESE LISTS! While I enjoy the entertainment value, and these are always informational as well ( Yay learning!) I'm an autistic adult and these long form videos are often something I will put on to watch intermittently throughout the day to provide some soothing sensory feedback and a stable anchor for my mind. These are perfect to help me get through a nice relaxing Saturday and I appreciate it!

[@zachzacha]

Oops I meant Did You Know Gaming. Not so confrontational!

[@ladydrace]

Another autistic adult here, who loves list videos, and this is just... ahhh. Like an hour long infodump.

[@dasfowler]

@@ladydrace can you tell that I'm autistic because an Hour Long Special Interest Info Dump sounds super soothing? Lol

[@josesosa3337]

I am still waiting on the star wars video.

[@DeviantDork]

Yeah I do that too

[@guyorgirl2895]

Since you seperated 2d and 3D Mario I feel 2d and 3D Zelda should’ve been aswell

[@Fi___]

I think 2D and 3D Mario have more major gameplay differences than 2D and 3D Zelda

[@notregisteredname7393]

@@Fi___ You have never played a 2d and 3d Zelda game I'm assuming?

[@Fi___]

@@notregisteredname7393 Yep

[@notregisteredname7393]

Actually 3d Zelda would have beat Mario and had the number one spot

[@yemoochy9553]

3D Zelda would have won

[@michaeljahrling5805]

I may like Zelda more, but there’s no denying the legacy, creativity, and ingenuity of Mario’s 3D games.

[@cmleonel]

Yep! Now if only Sonic could do the same...

[@giraffegiraffe810]

@@cmleonel imagine if Nintendo developers made a Sonic game. A Sonic game made by the same people that made BOTW or Mario Odyssey would be amazing, probably even the best Sonic game of all time.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

@@giraffegiraffe810 Imagine if Sega and Nintendo actually gave Mario and Sonic a proper crossover game. Nintendo is incredibly creative and innovative, Sega is crazy enough to try anything which can be amazing, terrible or anything in between. The potential for their mascots to have an incredible spin off title is there but all we get is Sonic not trying at the Olympics. Nintendo's creativity and quality tempering Sega's insanity and giving their better ideas the polish Sega rarely allows even when they have a fantastic concept. Also just imagine the soundtrack for a game that has the best musicians both Nintendo and Sega have to offer on hand. It would be legendary.

[@kieranstark7213]

Sure, we could point out the moments when Princess Peach proved herself to be less capable of having the same abilities as the Mario Bros., Rosalina, Bowser, the Kongs (Donkey, Diddy & Dixie), Yoshi and yes, even Daisy. She really should focus more on having fun with being a sportswoman than a damsel in distress. So with Nintendo’s sexism, that takes away the fun we could have had with the Mario franchise, right? Actually, far from it! You see, even though it’s not perfect like some people say it is, Mario is a franchise that is widely and rightfully praised for its games (depending on what they are, points to the Mario Discovery series as the worst examples and most of the Super Mario games of the late 20th Century and 2000s RPGs as the best examples), graphical style (though execution matters more than concept, otherwise, it’s style over substance), soundtracks, stories (when they want to be strong depending on the game), dedication and characters (yea, even Peach can be a likeable character as long as they make her a good sport like in Mario Sports). But yes, Zelda also kicks ass for the same reasons!

[@Galohide]

@@giraffegiraffe810 The reason why I want Nintendo to buyout SEGA. Sonic in competent hands would be really interesting.

[@audiovisual51]

TripleJump, the EarthBound/MOTHER series is "languished" because the co-creator and writer of the series, Shigesato Itoi, considers the series finished.

[@EoR_2B4GOT10]

hard to believe that some people keep complaining that nintendo doesnt milk all their franchises into oblivion

[@leonl1559]

@@EoR_2B4GOT10 excatly i wouldnt want another mother game because i dont believe a sequel couldnt capture the charm and humour that made These games special

[@DeviantDork]

Who cares what the Creator wants? It's not his anymore, it's the fans. People just want to be able to play these games.

[@blacktainfalcon7097]

@@DeviantDork uh no actually the game legally belongs to Shigesato and Nintendo, his name is on the title screen.

[@volsfootball638]

I don’t want another game I just want an official Mother 3 release in English😭

[@notsofunny9651]

As a Mother fan I was absolutely shock to see that it got 4th place! I was not expecting that.

[@zail1679]

I am happy that it is so high. The Mother franchise is soooooooo amazing.

[@smashssf2_ssbc15]

I was popping off

[@choihayting5039]

same

[@pk_notsunny]

S a m e

[@raulmora156]

I had to go back to make sure i didn't hear something wrong lmao But it makes me so happy to see it that high

[@tximinoman]

Man, it's really amazing that the Legend of Zelda, a series that's been around for 36 years and has had constant new releases (19 titles from the main line and up to 27 if you count all according to Wikipedia) has such a high average score.

[@markellhawthorne2921]

There's no such thing as a 'bad' Zelda game. Even the weakest games are considered just ok. If that's the worst your series gets, then you know you've done something right.

[@user-fx6tp3gs8s]

​@@markellhawthorne2921 Zelda's Adventure (CD-I)

[@markellhawthorne2921]

@@user-fx6tp3gs8s We don't count the CDi games.

[@TheBananaSlime]

Pokémon mystery dungeon may be the most critically underrated series ever. Amazing gameplay, unforgettable stories, and awesome presentation makes them amazing. Tbh, it should probably be in the the top 20, if not top 10.

[@chippedgoat]

@toby wong pmd had good gameplay? News to me

[@sethchristopher2213]

Im with you on this one, though top 10 is a bit far. I adore pmd games, ive put a lot of time into explorers of darkness, blue rescue team, and the switch port, and i just got super recently and cant wait to play it

[@anxiousmanx]

yes! and unpopular opinion, Pokemon Ranger was the bomb too

[@Indocryptic]

@toby wong sounds like someone has only played Nintendo games

[@Maulbert]

Lol no

[@JoelGriggs42]

Ben: Apologizes for possibly pronouncing Kururin incorrectly. Peter: You can't make me pronounce Yoshi correctly.

[@benman92]

Y ahhhhhh shie

[@goofyfish17]

Yeah it always rubs me the wrong way when people pronounce it as "YOH-shi" and not "YOE-shi"

[@ravenebony2267]

It would be interesting to see how the latest Kirby and Metriod titles would influence their series' scores.

[@daltonsherrod1573]

Me, a Pokémon Ranger fan: 😫😭

[@MegaSpideyman]

What do you like about that? I found it a bit hard to like, given how it works, that you only have one Pokemon regularly assisting you and that you have to help people instead of it being an option.

[@daltonsherrod1573]

@@MegaSpideyman I just liked how unique it was, and enjoyed the story of the sequel

[@MegaSpideyman]

@@daltonsherrod1573 Ah, that's fair. The gameplay didn't bother you?

[@Jerry98x]

The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, Explorers of Sky in particular, is the best example of how sometimes critics are just stupid and unable to do their job: all they do is criticizing the fact that they're dungeon crawlers. IGN review of Explorers of Sky is one of the worst and most unprofessional reviews ever made. Not saying that it's among the absolute best series, but it's better than most mainline Pokémon games and don't deserve to be that low at all.

[@psicopato2460]

I agree, and pokémon Ranger is funny and easy, wich makes for a great laid-back experience

[@Jerry98x]

@@psicopato2460 Ranger had such a cool concept! But it was perfect for the DS and I can't think of a way to make it work on a console like the Switch

[@hilda.n4500]

Not to mention the soundtrack of both mystery dungeon and the Ranger trilogy

[@clarityvee]

chuggaaconroy mentioned this in his recent LP of pokemon mystery dungeon DX, but game reviewers are meant to play a game quickly to review it quickly. they aren’t given time to do everything. and for the first PMD, a lot of story was in the post game, which they probably didn’t have time to play. it’s a shame, and im glad PMD is getting another chance in this new gen.

[@Jerry98x]

@Hope Bagel Well, that's not how a reviewer should work: they literally stopped playing the game after Apple Woods...

[@MINI_JasperJunior]

11:42 HEY Y'ALL, SCOTT HERE

[@justsomerandomguy7539]

😂THIS GAME BLOWS

[@burnthetrolls5971]

They should've got him to do that entry

[@st3v3n41]

*Hey all

[@c.kiousis3663]

His therapist is still recovering from that one.

[@CollectingCasual]

Triple Jump: and no one ever mentioned the series again Scott: hold my Wii plays

[@jazzminrice]

Dillon’s Rolling Western has so much potential honestly, I guarantee if it weren’t a tower defense game with a few beat em up elements but some sort of western adventure beat em up it’d be received a lot better The great character designs and western theme being loss in obscurity would be such a missed opportunity

[@dingousoop64]

I love the second game so much even thought the final level of that game has an absurdly steep difficulty spike

[@Nintendude.]

I couldn't get passed the first Dillon Game since it was pretty difficult for me but what I played so far was pretty good. I am very curious about to story I hope I'll be able to finish it someday. The Demo for Dillon's dead heat breakers was so cool, I thing that scene alone is worthy to make a cartoon out of it.

[@turboDrowsy]

I’m surprised I’m not the only one who enjoys this series.

[@mattalan6618]

@@turboDrowsy i enjoyed the series so much that it made me stop supporting Nintendo altogether. i now fully support SONY and Microsoft

[@turboDrowsy]

@@mattalan6618 ???

[@daviejohnstone12]

Awwww yeah I am going to give this everything I've got.

[@maydrms]

It’s punishment timeee (if you get it you get)

[@SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

Check it!

[@justsomerandomguy7539]

We’ll never see Dillon again Assist trophies:am i a joke to you

[@michaelanderson6394]

I’m gonna say it: I played the first Style Savvy and I really liked it. I sunk a lot of time into my shop, partook in a lot of event stuff, entered a lot of fashion competitions, and I had a lot of fun. I’m upset it didn’t let you play as a guy, but still, good amount of fun to be had. Surprised to see it that far up the list, honestly. But Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Ranger deserved to be higher! I don’t blame Triple Jump for this, it’s the game critics who were wrong!

[@KazuhaEien]

I agree that you should play and serve boys in Style Savvy. I mean, there are a lot of male designers and models... still a great series though!~

[@LtheOriginal]

F Zero REALLY needs to come back, (I've probably been saying this for about....15 years now?) Especially now days where "High skill ceiling" would be welcomed with open arms.

[@kieranstark7213]

Captain Falcon’s reaction to Nintendo ignoring his franchise: *FALCON PUNCH*

[@EnteiAlex]

This is not a less than 100k views video. This is fantastic, well made and edited, and obviously took a lot of work! Thanks for putting out quality content!

[@MichaelTikTak]

For those who are wondering, if the 3D zelda games were listed separately it would be as follows: Zelda - Ocarina Of Time - 99 Zelda - Majora's Mask - 95 Zelda - Wind Waker - 96 Zelda - Twilight Princess - 96 Zelda - Skyward Sword - 93 Zelda - Breath of the Wild - 97 Average - 96 (making it the top)

[@flamebunny700]

Thank you for this. This list was pretty flawed including every single LOZ game into one entry but separated the Mario games by their different types.

[@Andronicus87]

I dunno why Majoras mask scores so high that game is tedious as hell and only has 4 dungeons.

[@ebeaver15]

I find it hard to believe that Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door wasn't as critically acclaimed as the first Paper Mario. You didn't even mention it.

[@alexbenton6306]

@ebeaver15 It wasn’t. It got an 87. Still quite good but lower than the first

[@user-gk4jp6lt2b]

I like that one better.

[@davidtrottier7066]

@@alexbenton6306 I can't for the life of me think of anything in the second one that was worse than the first one. Way better graphics. An even better hub town. And a much much better soundtrack. I'm not saying there aren't flaws but I can't think of any flaws that are unique to Thousand Year Door (not any worth mentioning anyways). It's reasons like this that I take professional critics with a grain of salt.

[@PoisonAppleADay]

I CAME TO COMMENTS FOR PEOPLE ARGUING OVER DONKEY KONG JR. MATH, WHERE ARE YOU?!

[@sonicguyver7445]

Mario and Link definitely stand as titans of the gaming industry. Their core games always seem to deliver (I personally liked Skyward Sword). Mario 64 was an amazing explosion into the 3D realm. I remember being able to simply enjoy running around Bob-Omb Battlefield without working towards a goal.

[@ricekrispies1917]

I used to say Yoshi that way too because my cousins who got me into video games pronounce it that way in Spanish. Now I say Yoshi as in yo-yo. Also used to pronounce Bowser "Bo-ser", as in bow tie (Spanish pronounciation), until people kept calling me put on it since it's not typical in English lol

[@ricekrispies1917]

@@cheezymunkyz3211 Y'all got it right I think, since that's also how you would pronounce it in Japanese

[@user-gk4jp6lt2b]

I have a 6 year old neighbor who pronounces it "Browser"

[@KnucleCh]

As a fan of Pokémon ranger, I got to say it would be fun to see it again on the switch with a new concept instead of the stylus, perhaps treating them like real animals where you have to tempt them with food or try to work with them properly without the use of a pokeball

[@NowRacattackForce]

"Does anyone like Dillon's Rolling Western?" *raises hand* 😄 "GO TO BED WITHOUT SUPPER." O-oh. 😢

[@lukaspatrickson4776]

I’m pretty sure he meant as in a fandom, because the fan wiki was pretty empty

[@johtojedi5328]

The name Dillon comes from the name Dillon.

[@princesspikachu3915]

I liked Dillion’s Rolling Western but then again I got mine through the Nintendo Rewards program as a freebie back in the day along with the original Kirby GB game, and a really bad 3D classics game that I can’t remember what it’s called but involved punching and flower pots...

[@NowRacattackForce]

@@princesspikachu3915 "punching and flower pots" That would be Urban Champion which... yeah, it's a really bad game.

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@NowRacattackForce Yes that’s the one. I don’t really play it and moved it into a folder called “you suck”. It’s filled with bad games that were either rewards codes or discounts. Sometimes I play some of the “you suck” games to show off my collection but mostly it’s a reminder of why I have wasted space on my 32 G SD card. Edit: In case people are curious about what games I have between my 3 3DS handhelds that are bad I have Yoshi, 3D Urban Champion, 3D Altered Beast, VC Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2 Game Gear, Sonic Blast, Crazy Kangaroo, VC Legend of Zelda (I will probably get hate but I prefer the sequel), Sonic Boom Shatter Crystal (broke ass game makes 06 look like Adventure 2), Super Mario 2, Mario Bros, and many many more.

[@CluelessDutchman]

Great entertainment as always, keep it up guys!

[@doomnarok]

Well done boys. These feel like a ton of work and prep go into them 👍

[@DustySmith1]

You are from India

[@zagraflicks]

this channel feels like a higher quality and better written whatculture to me

[@makasete30]

The two lads, along with Jules were the best narrators and most creative on WC. Their replacements are just ok.

[@modernretro5383]

Splitting Mario into sides scrolling platformer and 3d adventure was the right call. These are two different genres that play very differently.

[@offtopic4279]

They didn’t give the same courtesy to donkey Kong country. And they separated out new super Mario. It may have been the right call, but it wasn’t a consistent call.

[@Becauseimbrian]

Outstanding effort as always boys!

[@NintendoGamingCentral]

Triple Jump: Every Nintendo Franchise Ranked Splatoon and ARMS: Am I a joke to you

[@andrelamont9001]

what about nintendogs and wii sports

[@Starrlytts]

There has to be at least 3 games in that series and wii sports club was a remake so there's only 2 in wii sports, 2 in splatoon, 2 in Nintendogs, and only 1 in the ARMS franchise (obviously)

[@bounce9568]

@@Starrlytts me and the boys waiting for splatoon 3 😔👊

[@g3ek178]

Arms doesn't even has a sequel, if one game "franchises" counted this video would be at least 1 hour longer

[@alexandersoria6991]

@@bounce9568 Ikr?!

[@dingousoop64]

I really like Dillons Rolling western. The tower defence/action gameplay just works so well for me and the games have so much charm. It really is unfortunate that the series is so unknown

[@junazuranoob6192]

Heading Golden Sun in the top 10 make me feel happy but sad why there haven't been a fourth game

[@junazuranoob6192]

@matt fahringer I just found out the company for Golden Sun are doing Mario sport game only. Like Mario Golf

[@hughmoungus5501]

Keep the big lists coming!

[@angel02sanchez]

I love the work you guys put in these videos.

[@averypatrick5279]

Honestly I'm surprised yoshi's woolly world is so low, I consider it a 9/10 game.

[@-KillaWatt-]

Have you tried Yoshi Crafted World?

[@orihiho2978]

@@-KillaWatt- that game is not better than yoshis woolly world.

[@orihiho2978]

Don’t worry man, critics rate a game 7/10 after playing for 2 minutes

[@averypatrick5279]

@@-KillaWatt- yeah, its really not as good as woolly world. The music is also headache inducing in crafted world.

[@VorpalBender]

Good to see Golden Sun so far up this list. I hope that they release a compilation of the series on the Switch if they don't plan on releasing a 4th one.

[@xenobreyden]

Still didn’t happen.

[@geogantart]

We should have gotten Startropics 3.

[@jray6024]

IKR

[@lucaspereirahmj]

Or radar scope 1 & 2

[@pinkhotchocolate2977]

"There probably aren't many die-hard fans in BOXBOY!'s corner." Guess I'll just go... disappear

[@brittanysqueech]

the 3DS series of BOXBOY is so fucking amazing. It's genuinely such a shame that the switch game wasn't worth it

[@showmeyourmoves8551]

If you consider yourself MANY then please don't

[@squidveemo2281]

I actually do like the Dillon's rolling western series, especially dead heat breakers, kinda surprising the games never hit a 70 on metacritic.

[@misterblakk3690]

"A return a Warioverdue" should absolutely be the tagline for the next Wario Land game!

[@megapepe76]

Amazing video!

[@thochaos13]

Loved the snarkiness in this list. It reminded me of the UK gaming mags I used to read in the 90s.

[@noodlebrains2689]

Yeah those were fun and felt a lot less shill-based than modern game critics online

[@evancooney-martin434]

I did this myself A year ago here were my resualts my criteria was a bit different and I only used metacretic and only averaged the 5 best in the franchise Legend of zelda Super mario Metroid Mario Kart Super Smash bros Advance wars Fire emblem Pokemon Mario and luigi Xenoblade chronicles Golden sun Donkey Kong Push mo F-Zero Pikmin New super Mario bros Animal crossing Mario Golf Kirby luigi’s mansion Paper mario Rhythm heaven picross Box Boy Nintendogs Yoshi Puzzle league Mario tennis Wario land Starfox Mario vs donkey kong Art academy Style savvy Wii games Mario Party Excite franchise Brain age Nintendo Labo Dr Mario Mario And sonic at the olympics Pokemon ranger Dillion’s rolling western Chibi Robo Fossil fighters Pokemon mystery dungeon Pokemon rumble Cruis’n

[@parsath_2584]

How can you talk about Paper Mario and not mention TTYD?

[@EthanTheGamer77]

I don't want to be rude, but I think ttyd is overrated it is refreshing to not see it for once in *my* opinion

[@PkmariO64]

Paper Mario TTYD wasn’t my first Paper Mario game, but it was the first one to introduce me to a lot of RPG mechanics, mainly experience points. I never hated the newer games, but after playing TTYD, it was hard to go back. I guess the reason why it’s being hated on as much as it is nowadays, is that some people have played it and don’t really understand the hype around it. I’m not saying that they’re wrong for not loving it, though I can’t help but observe a growing distaste for the old games, as people vehemently defend the newer ones.

[@EthanTheGamer77]

@@PkmariO64 i like the first and third ones, and maybe the second one, but it's popularity makes me sad for some reason

[@PkmariO64]

@@EthanTheGamer77 - I can understand that to a degree. EarthBound is my favourite game, but I can’t really bring myself to love its sequel, Mother 3 as much as many people do.

[@EthanTheGamer77]

@@PkmariO64 alot of people like the old games

[@EMurph42]

One of the fun aspects of lockdown is seeing a glimpse of everyone’s home space. Peter your background is flippin’ fantastic! And there is something about Ben since lockdown that he looks exceedingly handsome. That curly blond with your eyes man, it’s very flattering. I hope your doing amazing now that your back together.

[@ajx2956]

Awesome work man! 👏

[@MacMak-hq3kl]

It’s pretty great to see how high Golden sun ranked! There’s a lot of things that point towards Golden sun coming to the switch somehow (either a port, remake, or sequel). I’m pretty optimistic with that series returning!

[@tjtribble9932]

What things are you referring to?

[@kieranstark7213]

As great as it is to see Justice for the Golden Sun trilogy, I would rank Kirby a lot higher than the middle of this list, even if I were TripleJump or anyone for that matter. Kirby sucks (literally), but that’s not the only reason why he actually rocks!

[@millabasset1710]

Why we're not getting a real Mario and Sonic crossover still baffles me.

[@maninthetrenchcoat5603]

Because that would require for actual written back and forth dialogue between Mario and Sonic, and Nintendo is completely terrified at the idea of Mario speaking full sentences for himself. Even in Super Mario Party, when you recruit the characters as buddies in game, Mario is the only one not to actually say something.

[@pippo17173]

@@maninthetrenchcoat5603 I feel you can still do it with mario being more expensive in his emotions with sonic reacting to that.

[@maninthetrenchcoat5603]

@@pippo17173 Still, I feel like having Mario and Sonic bounce of each other through some clever dialogue, it'd be a much better way to symbolize their rivalry

[@tomalexander4327]

Love these long form videos

[@demonic88]

loving this channel

[@chrisbloomfield1089]

These lists are always in a completely different order to how I would rank them, but they're quality. Great info in your videos and an awful lot of 69s in this one! Pikmin also made me c-

[@VenomBlade95]

The early entries in this list are proof that what critics enjoy and what actual people enjoy are completely different

[@cubedmelons876]

Yeah, Donkey Kong's 53% score seems absurdly low considering... well... It's fucking Donkey Kong.

[@bruhnova8917]

Pokemon rumble is sick

[@user-gk4jp6lt2b]

Except the Mario Discovery series

[@showmeyourmoves8551]

@@bruhnova8917 its the most boring pokemon series ever 💀

[@showmeyourmoves8551]

The top list are correct tho. Mario, zelda, smash, zelda, animal crossing and mario kart are nintendo's best.

[@lightside100]

Great to see golden sun so high up there ^_^ makes me really happy! Hopefully people that haven't heard of or played the series might give it a whirl. Heres to hoping for something golden sun to be revealed whether its a port, sequel or whatever, I'll defs be getting into it!

[@Vic-sy1bk]

Even if it's at number 4, I somehow feel like Mother is being underrated. I've played loads of masterpieces, but none of them even come close to the sheer perfection of Mother 3.

[@user-gk4jp6lt2b]

Same it was legit the only game that ever made me cry. The only part I don't like is the New Fassad battle. Probably was in number 4 because of Earthbound and Mother having some flaws.

[@ajmccorristin1125]

When Ben said "you could even call it a" i had a small glimmer of hope, but alas, you could call it a $ missed opportunity for..no I'm not going to finish it

[@ethanstewart2078]

Aj McCorristin I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Are we talking about s h I t games for w a n k e r s?

[@ethanstewart2078]

@@OfficialFingazMC hashtag sh*t games for w*nkers

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@ethanstewart2078 see if I just use * my posts get deleted....

[@apocrypha5363]

The 3 or more games rule is screwing over my boi Splatoon :(

[@meandurphy9366]

@matt quolocialism again matt

[@crazydud3380]

Yeah, I'm sure whatever follows the Switch will give us Splatoon 3, though. It is Nintendo's newest franchise IP

[@dirtydirtsgt4751]

@@crazydud3380 how about arms

[@--46200]

@@dirtydirtsgt4751 you couldn't even call it a series at all, maybe once/if we get Arms 2

[@coolbeans7z539]

Hi after the direct

[@LeonXfilm]

Really great work.

[@DMM2092]

Over the past 2 months, when I go to bed I've been listening to Triple Jump videos in the background until I doze off listening to them. Recently, I've been listening to this & each and every time I've fallen asleep before I'm halfway through. I literally know so much of this video off by heart.

[@ArmaBiologica35]

Golden Sun and Metroid Prime get high spots on the list. ...I love it.

[@AndroidHarris]

Kirby is number 1. I don't get as excited for a Mario or zelda title as I do for any Kirby game. I'm so sad he isn't higher... I play a lot and i mean a lot of video games but the Kirby series is one of my favorites next to undertale, persona 5, ace attorney, and earthbound.

[@_roburpo]

I really felt like shit this morning and this video gave me the foundation to get settled. Listening to you guys feels warm, like old friends :)

[@ddckhrist]

Thanks For The Video!!!!

[@Nighttale233]

Pretty solid list, although I wouldn’t say Golden Sun is canned. The takahashi brothers considered a fourth game if fan demand would be high enough even after golden sun underperformed compared to the first two series (albeit around 800k or so). So really it’s up to Camelot on the series’ fate.

[@MacMak-hq3kl]

There’s a lot of evidence of pointing to golden sun to the switch! I think we can stay hopeful

[@chokispokis]

Why the wii___ games weren't on the list? (You know, the ones with miis)

[@KB-ib4kj]

Came for the "oh it's a nintendo franchise ranking that popped into my recommendations....um cool I guess I'll watch?" stayed for how hilarious this was.

[@theawesomekidsofgaming7644]

MOTHER is completely perfect. It deserves number one.

[@IAMVOMITFOREVER]

mother is my favorite franchise ever- and earthbound will forever be my favorite game, but mother as a franchise is far beyond perfect. especially the first game, which even as a die-hard fan of the entire franchise, i find it a far-cry from both the later titles.

[@theawesomekidsofgaming7644]

Well, the first game is not as good as the others but the franchise makes up for it in Mother 3

[@IAMVOMITFOREVER]

SuperKidz mother 3 is truly great, but it still has several flaws. as does earthbound. like it said- the franchise as a whole is far from perfect

[@PedroMatos482]

Just release a remake of the trilogy with better inventory management/UI design and a fitting art style and I'll be happy

[@_nRool]

I'd appreciate this list but as we all know, Games Critics really can't be trusted And they missed the Magical Series, among others.

[@SullySideUp]

Are you referring to the Magical Starsign games? Because there were only 2 of those so they don't fit the list criteria Or the Magical Disney games? They weren't first or second party nintendo Can't find any other Nintendo franchises with magical in the title so I suspect it's one of these two, maybe listen to the list rules before finding any excuse to moan at content creators who clearly put a lot of effort into their work

[@user-gk4jp6lt2b]

What's that

[@newageBoundhippie]

@@SullySideUp I mean their criteria is dumb to begin with...ignoring some games because "reasons", only counting IPs with at least 3 games, counting every individual series as it's own franchise ( yes, there IS a difference between a series and a franchise. half this video is just the Mario & DK franchise and the Pokemon franchise ), counting a licensed IP....hell their Playstation video counted Crash & Spyro which were merely exclusive and NEVER owned by Sony.

[@bloodlinegate7]

@@newageBoundhippie Half the video is mario and pokemon because thats all there is for nintendo to show off

[@benjaminrosa1418]

You asked why the fourth most rated series is letting get dust by Nintendo. Answer is that the series is intrinsically related to writer Shigesato Itoi. But he just doesn't want to make more because it would be like those stars that get some great first albulms, but then they release albums that are good but are only remebered for the first three albums.

[@Schlachtoros]

Honestly totally shocked by the low rankings of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon & Ranger. Absolute love both of these games

[@itaybashan3757]

What about ‘Splatoon’? Otherwise, a great list

[@yang6642]

“We’re only counting series’ with three or more games”

[@aidetund6263]

Splatoon only has 2 games. He said he only considers it a franchise if it has 3 or more

[@Nintendude.]

If it were 2 then they would have added Endless Ocean, Steel Driver, Trace Memory, Hotel Dusk and much, much, much more. I'm kinda disappointed that they might have separated Osu Tatakae Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents as different series, but if they did then I understand.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

@@aidetund6263 WELL, SPLATOON IS GETTING A THIRD GAME NEXT YEAR. SO THEY MIGHT WANT TO UPDATE THIS LIST IN THE FUTURE.

[@marybonner7432]

Omg style boutique is so nostalgic it was so much fun. In saying that maybe that is rose tinted glasses talking. 😂😂😂 My favourite Nintendo franchises are definitely pokemon and smash bros although I love mario galaxy and zelda wind waker too.

[@SormonAusPol]

I personally think Xenoblade would of made top 10 had it not been reviewed by a ton of people who don't like JRPG's. Due to X and 2 release times (both being the only big release at there respective times) they got a ton of reviews by non JRPG guys who weighted them down. The first game had the advantage of being a shadow release meaning big Nintendo reviewers skipped on it and didn't weigh its score down.

[@antimatterstudios8395]

Sormon easily a top 10 and a top 5 at least for me

[@noahthorson4946]

Thank you for putting mother so high! I was scared it was not going to be on the list! Earthbound is my favorite game of all time and i hope it gets a remake.

[@superwooper5210]

Dillon's Rolling Western 1 was amazing, and I will steal your supper.

[@iancole2279]

To be fair Torna was given the lowest score because it’s more of a dlc prequel then an actual new game.

[@timothygraham4304]

"This is one of Nintendo's strangest and least well known franchises , which makes it's placement just outside the top 20 all the more impressive. Number 19..."😜

[@thesmellofadventure5370]

71: Mario Discovery (Best: Mario Is Missing)(Worst: Time Machine) 70: Style Savvy (Best: Fashion Foward)(Worst: OG) 69: Famicom Grand Prix (Best: FGP F1 Race)(Worst: 3D Hot Rally) 68: Nintendo Labo (Best: Variety Kit)(Worst: Robot Kit) 67: Pokemon Rumble (Best: OG)(Worst: Wii U) 66: Fossil Fighters (Best: OG)(Worst: Champions) 65: Picross (Best: Mario’s Picross)(Worst: Idk tbh) 64: Game & Watch Gallery (Best: 4)(Worst: OG) 63: Donkey Konga (Best: Jungle Beat)(Worst: OG) 62: Dr. Mario (Best: Dr. Luigi)(Worst: OG Gameboy Game) 61: Balloon Fight (Best: Tingle’s Balloon Fight)(Worst: Balloon Kid) 60: Mario & Sonic (Best: Winter 2008)(Worst: Tokyo 2020) 59: Pokemon Ranger (Best: Shadow of Almia)(Worst: OG) 58: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (Best: OG)(Worst: Gates of Infinity) 57: Art Academy (Best: Disney)(Worst: Art Academy) 56: Dillon’s Rolling Western (Best: Dead Heat Breakers)(Worst: OG) 55: Chibi Robo (Best: OG)(Worst: Ziplash or Photo Finder) 54: Custom Robo (Best: Arena)(Worst: Custom Robo) 53: Yakuman (Best: Wii Version)(Worst: Gameboy Version) 52: Mario Tennis (Best: Power Tennis)(Worst: Ultra Smash) 51: Donkey Kong (Best: DK 94)(Worst: Donkey Kong Jr. Math) 50: Brain Age (Best: OG)(Worst: Brain Training for Switch) 49: Pilotwings (Best: Pilotwings 3D)(Worst: OG) 48: Art Style (Best: Pictobits)(Worst: Rotozoa) 47: Mario Artist (Best: Paint Studio)(Worst: Talent Studio) 46: Mario Golf (Best: Toadstool Tour)(Worst: Super Rush) 45: ‘Mo (Best: Pushmo)(Worst: Crashmo (Still Great)) 44: Kid Icarus (Best: Uprising)(Worst: Of Myths and Monsters) 43: WiiFit (Best: WiiFit Plus)(Worst: WiiFit U) 42: Puzzle League (Best: Tetris Attack)(Worst: Yoshi) 41: Excitebike (Best: Excitebike 64)(Worst: World Rally) 40: Band Brothers (Best: OG)(Worst: Jam With the Band) 39: BOXBOY! (Best: OG)(Worst: BOXBOY! 4 (Still Great)) 38: Kururin (Best: Kuru Kuru Kururin)(Worst: Paradise) 37: Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Best: OG)(Worst: Amiibo Challenge) 36: Yoshi (Best: Yoshi’s Island)(Worst: Yoshi’s New Island) 35: Mario Party (Best: Mario Party 2)(Worst: Mario Party 10) 34: Hamtaro (Best: OG)(Worst: Question Castle In the Clouds) 33: Pokémon Stadium (Best: N64 OG)(Worst: Pocket Monsters Stadium) 32: Rhythm Heaven (Best: Fever)(Worst: OG (Still Great)) 31: Golden Sun (Best: OG)(Worst: Dark Dawn) 30: New Super Mario Bros. (Best: OG)(Worst: NSMB 2) 29: Waverace (Best: Waverace 64)(Worst: OG) 28: Paper Mario (Best: Thousand Year Door)(Worst: Sticker Star) 27: Legendary Starfy (Best: OG)(Worst: Legendary Starfy 5) 26: Fire Emblem (Best: Awakening)(Worst: Gaden) 25: Banjo Kazooie (Best: OG)(Worst: Nuts and Bolts) 24: Nintendo Wars (Best: Advance Wars 2)(Worst: Batalion Wars 2) 23: Punch Out (Best: Punch Out Wii)(Worst: Doc Louis’ Punch Out) 22: WarioWare (Best: Gold)(Worst: Snapped) 21: Xenoblade Chronicles (Best: OG)(Worst: The Golden Country) 20: Earthbound (Best: Mother 3)(Worst: Mother 2) 19: Mario and Luigi (Best: Superstar Saga)(Worst: Paper Jam) 18: Splatoon (Best: Splatoon 3)(Worst: OG (Still Great)) 17: Wii Sports (Best: OG)(Worst: Nintendo Switch Sports) 16: F-Zero (Best: F-Zero DX)(Worst: F-Zero Climax) 15: Metroid (Best: Super Metroid)(Worst: Other M) 14: Pikmin (Best: Pikmin 2)(Worst: Hey, Pikmin!) 13: Pokemon (Best: Blue of Platinum)(Worst: Scarlet) 12: Luigi’s Mansion (Best: Dark Moon)(Worst: Arcade) 11: Warioland (Best: Shake It!)(Worst: OG (Still Great)) 10: Animal Crossing (Best: Wild World)(Worst: Amiibo Festival) 9: Metroid Prime (Best: OG)(Worst: Federation Force) 8: Kirby (Best: Super Star Ultra)(Worst: Battle Royale) 7: Mariokart (Best: Double Dash)(Worst: Super Mariokart) 6: Legend of Zelda (Best: Majora’s Mask)(Best: Triforce Heroes) 5: Starfox (Best: OG (SNES))(Worst: Starfox Zero) 4: 2D Super Mario (Best: Wonder)(Worst: Lost Levels) 3: 3D Super Mario (Best: Sunshine)(Worst: 3D Land) 2: Super Smash Bros. (Best: Ultimate)(Worst: 3DS) 1: Donkey Kong Country (Best: OG)(Worst: Donkey Kong Land)

[@joshzumstien6289]

I loved the Art Style series on Wiiware, it doesn't get enough respect. I would jump at an Art Style collection for Switch 😍

[@colehuey3554]

This video really shows that the players opinions on these games can wildly differ with the critics.

[@TLugs]

Thank you boys, a lot of work was obviously put into this and the other lists. With the daily trash that other channels put out, I am always happy to see new content from [redacted], [redacted], TripleJump, and [redacted].

[@SleeplessStreams]

Super Mario Galaxy blew my mind as a kid, and Super Mario Odyssey re-blew it as an adult. The 3D platformers DEFINED the genre for the late 90's/early 00's generations. Mario 64 created a genre from scratch and immediately perfected it, Mario Galaxy went ahead and became an orchestral masterpiece for no reason other than to be a big middle finger to people saying only games like Halo could do it, and Mario Odyssey served as a system seller to prove the Switch wasn't some half-assed console like it's predecessor. This isn't to discredit 2D Mario: it saved the gaming market from a major downfall, invented the conventions that both triple A and indie developers use to this day, and dominated the market by having two of the greatest games of their generations, Mario 3 and World. Your franchise is pretty incredible when people fight over what the best game is because two of them just happen to be near-perfect. But I'll just confess it. I have a lot more fun re-playing Mario Galaxy than Mario 3. I remember when it came out, going on the internet and seeing other children and young teens saying it was possibly the greatest game ever created. I wouldn't go that far but my god it was a masterpiece.

[@steakcrust558]

dope. this was a good video.

[@cuac232]

Wait, DK64 did bad? That was my favorite game for years, and I always enjoyed coming back to it.

[@tiredhippo82]

My problem isn’t that you separated Mario main line games into 2D and 3D...my problem is that you didn’t do it for the legend of Zelda. Do it for both or do it for neither!

[@alexbenton6306]

Ranking would be the same

[@-KillaWatt-]

To be fair there are only a few 2d Zelda games in comparison to Mario to make it worth separating.

[@MazzillaMadness]

@@-KillaWatt- that would seem to be the case at a first glance but: Mario 2d: -Mario bros. (if We count It) -Super Mario bros 1. -Super Mario bros 2. -Super Mario bros 3. -Super Mario bros lost levels. -Super Mario Land 1. -Super Mario Land 2. -Super Mario World. Tot:7/8 Zelda 2d: -The legend of Zelda 1. -The legend of Zelda 2. -Zelda Link's Awakening. -Zelda oracle of Seasons. -Zelda oracle of Ages. -Zelda a Link to the past. -Zelda Minish Cap. And if We count them: -Zelda Between Worlds. -Zelda Four swords. -Zelda Four swords Adventure. -Zelda Tri Force Heroes. Tot:7/11

[@JoaoPedro-mx4lx]

@@MazzillaMadness Also, I would consider the games released for the DS as 2D Zeldas. Although they have 3D graphics, they are played from a top-down perspective, so they are 2D, like ALBW or TFH.

[@boxisbest]

This list surprises confuses and upsets me. Great job!

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

Bloody hell, that was good. Cheers gents, an hour well spent. I think labelling Donkey Kong 64 as part of the Donkey Kong Country series is a bit dodgy but overall I’m just happy to see actual spotlight on Kuru Kuru Kururin as it blags its way into the top half. Now we just wait for Nintendogs 3 and the whole list can be redone

[@BethNote]

As a Fire Emblem i am very shocked (and happy) we cracked the top 20. I was expecting us in the 30's. The series is a little...inconsistently consistent. Being many are broadly similar with stories ranging from engaging (Genealogy, Three Houses, Awakening), pretty standard (nearly all of them) and why oh god dear god why (Fates)

[@Ultimabuster92]

Fates had amazing gameplay though

[@notsofunny9651]

With how well Fire Emblem been doing it looks like things might just get better for the series!

[@ATalkingSock]

Welp. Custom-Robo was only 50, can't say I'm surprised, but it's still best in my book

[@dasfowler]

Peter and Ben: "Let's make a Nintendo list." The Japanese language: "Fuuuuu"

[@PER578]

been waiting for this one

[@andrew2000s]

I'd love to see a ranking of Capcom's franchises. Rank them by each sub-series - examples: Mega Man (Classic) series, Mega Man X series, Street Fighter II series, Street Fighter Alpha series, etc.

[@evancoffland19]

When you look at the deciding factor between Mario winning over Zelda, it mainly has to do with name recognition.

[@shane7776777]

Love you guys

[@LoveFactoryParties]

oh BOYS, you've outdone yourselves this time