Does Nintendo have the best franchises of every genre?

Well yea, they're just the best :P

Some of your comparisons are strange btw. I mean, comparing Zelda to GTA? And the only thing Pilotwings and Flight Simulator have in common is that they're flight games.

And btw, Kirby isn't a kid's game. Here are the villains from it:

http://images.wikia.com/kirby/de/images/a/af/Dark_Matter.jpg

Well yea, they're just the best :P

Some of your comparisons are strange btw. I mean, comparing Zelda to GTA? And the only thing Pilotwings and Flight Simulator have in common is that they're flight games.

And btw, Kirby isn't a kid's game. Here are the villains from it:

http://images.wikia.com/kirby/de/images/a/af/Dark_Matter.jpg

nameless12345

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Well yea, they're just the best :P

Some of your comparisons are strange btw. I mean, comparing Zelda to GTA? And the only thing Pilotwings and Flight Simulator have in common is that they're flight games.

And btw, Kirby isn't a kid's game. Here are the villains from it:

http://images.wikia.com/kirby/de/images/a/af/Dark_Matter.jpg

StatusShuffle

Well, Conker isn't for kids either altho many would think it is.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Well yea, they're just the best :P

Some of your comparisons are strange btw. I mean, comparing Zelda to GTA? And the only thing Pilotwings and Flight Simulator have in common is that they're flight games.

And btw, Kirby isn't a kid's game. Here are the villains from it:

http://images.wikia.com/kirby/de/images/a/af/Dark_Matter.jpg

nameless12345

Well, Conker isn't for kids either altho many would think it is.

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"][QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] That's not fair, Nintendo doesn't have fighting games. :pStatusShuffle

They have Smash Bros. and Punch-Out. Pokemon can count in a way too.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="Dudersaper"]Well if one considers SSB a fighter, they do. Although I have mixed feelings on that, from one perspective I consider it a fighter, but from another I never think of it when talking about fighters.nameless12345

They have Smash Bros. and Punch-Out. Pokemon can count in a way too.

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[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Nintendo actually putting out a real fighter could improve their image for the Wii u.StatusShuffle

They have Smash Bros. and Punch-Out. Pokemon can count in a way too.

Pokemon Stadium is a fighting game, just that it's turn-based.

It would be interesting to see a typical fighter with the Punch-Out cast, actually.

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[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Nintendo actually putting out a real fighter could improve their image for the Wii u.StatusShuffle

They have Smash Bros. and Punch-Out. Pokemon can count in a way too.

imo, the only genres that Nintendo has locked down as having the greatest games on of all time are the adventure and platform genres, thanks to many great mario and zelda games. Othere then that they are definitely top tier, but there are far better examples of RPGs, action, racing and many other genres that Nintendo has touched on over the years.

Not at all.

The only series that would be up there is Mario with platformers. Mario dominates that genre, but everything else is pretty weak all around.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

They have Smash Bros. and Punch-Out. Pokemon can count in a way too.

videog

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[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Smash Bros. is a mixed thing, and brawl really just didn't help for most people. Pokemon is a rpg. Punch-Out is like an upgraded version of Wii boxing, which while not bad, would not be taking seriously as a fighting game if they presented it so.StatusShuffle

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="videog"]Are you saying you don't like brawl?

videog

Fantasy Platformer/Casual platformer/Child latformerStatusShuffle

ROFL! I don't think I've EVER seen that genre of game in any store or on any website.

Onto the original question:

No.

No gaming company has the market won in every genre, come on now.

As for individual genres, maybe a couple. I think the Mario franchise does often produce the best platformers out there. Tetris is the king of puzzle games, but to say it's Nintendo's game is just criminal. If anyone knows the story of Tetris, they know that it was created by a single man in communist The Soviet Union, and he risked his butt to get the game to the rest of the world.

Zelda games are always good, too, but what genre do they fit into exactly? They're not quite an RPG but they're more than just your average action game. The same thing applies to Metroid. I'm completely in love with the series, but it's more than just one genre, it's a mixture of platforming, action, and even some RPG elements.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"]Fantasy Platformer/Casual platformer/Child latformerEmerald_Warrior

ROFL! I don't think I've EVER seen that genre of game in any store or on any website.

Onto the original question:

No.

No gaming company has the market won in every genre, come on now.

As for individual genres, maybe a couple. I think the Mario franchise does often produce the best platformers out there. Tetris is the king of puzzle games, but to say it's Nintendo's game is just criminal. If anyone knows the story of Tetris, they know that it was created by a single man in communist The Soviet Union, and he risked his butt to get the game to the rest of the world.

Zelda games are always good, too, but what genre do they fit into exactly? They're not quite an RPG but they're more than just your average action game. The same thing applies to Metroid. I'm completely in love with the series, but it's more than just one genre, it's a mixture of platforming, action, and even some RPG elements.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"]Fantasy Platformer/Casual platformer/Child latformerEmerald_Warrior

ROFL! I don't think I've EVER seen that genre of game in any store or on any website.

Onto the original question:

No.

No gaming company has the market won in every genre, come on now.

As for individual genres, maybe a couple. I think the Mario franchise does often produce the best platformers out there. Tetris is the king of puzzle games, but to say it's Nintendo's game is just criminal. If anyone knows the story of Tetris, they know that it was created by a single man in communist The Soviet Union, and he risked his butt to get the game to the rest of the world.

Zelda games are always good, too, but what genre do they fit into exactly? They're not quite an RPG but they're more than just your average action game. The same thing applies to Metroid. I'm completely in love with the series, but it's more than just one genre, it's a mixture of platforming, action, and even some RPG elements.

I don't really see the point in such a broad comparison of one company, but I certainly think Nintendo has the platformer genre dominated many times over; both 3D and 2D. SSB Melee is my favorite fighter of all time, so there's that, and I'd also posit that, whatever genre Metroid Prime is a part of, Metroid Prime destroys. Whether that's action-adventure or first-person adventure, makes little difference. Finally, you forgot racer entirely - even though there are games I like more in that genre than Mario Kart, it's still a big part of the big N's portfolio.

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[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"]Fantasy Platformer/Casual platformer/Child latformerStatusShuffle

ROFL! I don't think I've EVER seen that genre of game in any store or on any website.

Onto the original question:

No.

No gaming company has the market won in every genre, come on now.

As for individual genres, maybe a couple. I think the Mario franchise does often produce the best platformers out there. Tetris is the king of puzzle games, but to say it's Nintendo's game is just criminal. If anyone knows the story of Tetris, they know that it was created by a single man in communist The Soviet Union, and he risked his butt to get the game to the rest of the world.

Zelda games are always good, too, but what genre do they fit into exactly? They're not quite an RPG but they're more than just your average action game. The same thing applies to Metroid. I'm completely in love with the series, but it's more than just one genre, it's a mixture of platforming, action, and even some RPG elements.

All of the above.

Somewhat although Sega is up there too.

I don't really see the point in such a broad comparison of one company, but I certainly think Nintendo has the platformer genre dominated many times over; both 3D and 2D. SSB Melee is my favorite fighter of all time, so there's that, and I'd also posit that, whatever genre Metroid Prime is a part of, Metroid Prime destroys. Whether that's action-adventure or first-person adventure, makes little difference. Finally, you forgot racer entirely - even though there are games I like more in that genre than Mario Kart, it's still a big part of the big N's portfolio.

calvinsora

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I don't really see the point in such a broad comparison of one company, but I certainly think Nintendo has the platformer genre dominated many times over; both 3D and 2D. SSB Melee is my favorite fighter of all time, so there's that, and I'd also posit that, whatever genre Metroid Prime is a part of, Metroid Prime destroys. Whether that's action-adventure or first-person adventure, makes little difference. Finally, you forgot racer entirely - even though there are games I like more in that genre than Mario Kart, it's still a big part of the big N's portfolio.

StatusShuffle

Ah sorry, it slipped out of view :P

almost all of them

and thats a given

and if we talk exclusives it did have that covered lol

platformer-super mario galaxy 2 or n64s mario or super mario world super mario 3 you cant say they dont with that many great platformers dkc kirby nothing contests that

racing is really the only genre and fps thats bare! mariokart is the only one that covers racing and metroid /giest cover fps

fighting is ssbbrawl

rpg-mario rpg

party-mario party 2

zelda is action /adventure some consider rpg i do not ,

punchout is boxing

of course theres various sports games

the exclusives which would cover fps and racing are top gear goldeneye top gear 3000 , top gear rally n64 , it can go on and on , nintendo owns in every genre their systems any way

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"]I don't think I consider any of the Nintendo franchises the best within the respective genres, but that's just my opinion. For platformers, 2D platformers I prefer Sonic series, and for 3D I prefer Jak and Sly Cooper series, for action adventure, I prefer the Tomb Raider series and a ton load of other series, JRPG, I have a huge list of those that go before Pokemon, and for Puzzled there's series like Super Puzzle Fighter II and Baku Baku Animals that I prefer to Dr.Mario. Not to say Nintendo franchises are bad or worse, I just, for the most part, prefer the other series in general. I think the only Nintendo franchise that I REALLY like is The Legend of Zelda, but it's still not my favourite. And Nintendo doesn't have the best franchises in fighters either, though you didn't mention fighters :PStatusShuffle

Not in each genre but Mario is the undisputed king of the platforming genre and for adventure it's either Zelda or Metal Gear but the rest are debateable.

I wouldn't say Nintendo has the best franchise of any genre.

I wouldn't say Nintendo has the best franchise of any genre.

the_bi99man

lol @ thinking ninty has the best shooters, rts's or rpg's every year :p

pc biatch!!!!!!!

all i gotta say is quake live and every shooter arguement is invalid

Pikmin=Real time Strategy= Pikmin is a great series, and I would say pikmin would just win, but then you have to look at the big picture. There are too many great RTS games, just naming Kessen allows Pikmin to lose, yet it's still in the top 20 for me, and that's pretty good when i have played hundreds of RTS games.

Pilotwings=Simulator= MS flight simulator beat the living 384983yu8u0 out this mutha. StatusShuffle

you have got to be kidding me

pikmin is nowhere near the best RTS games and pilotwings is nowhere near microsoft flight simulator

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Pikmin=Real time Strategy= Pikmin is a great series, and I would say pikmin would just win, but then you have to look at the big picture. There are too many great RTS games, just naming Kessen allows Pikmin to lose, yet it's still in the top 20 for me, and that's pretty good when i have played hundreds of RTS games.

Pilotwings=Simulator= MS flight simulator beat the living 384983yu8u0 out this mutha. rilpas

you have got to be kidding me

pikmin is nowhere near the best RTS games and pilotwings is nowhere near microsoft flight simulator

Comparing Pikmin and Pilotwings to PC RTS and flight sim games is quite stupid tbh. It's like you'd compare Mario Kart and Smash Bros. to Gran Turismo and Virtua Fighter. It's different games that have very little in common.

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[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Pikmin=Real time Strategy= Pikmin is a great series, and I would say pikmin would just win, but then you have to look at the big picture. There are too many great RTS games, just naming Kessen allows Pikmin to lose, yet it's still in the top 20 for me, and that's pretty good when i have played hundreds of RTS games.

Pilotwings=Simulator= MS flight simulator beat the living 384983yu8u0 out this mutha. nameless12345

you have got to be kidding me

pikmin is nowhere near the best RTS games and pilotwings is nowhere near microsoft flight simulator

Comparing Pikmin and Pilotwings to PC RTS and flight sim games is quite stupid tbh. It's like you'd compare Mario Kart and Smash Bros. to Gran Turismo and Virtua Fighter. It's different games that have very little in common.

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[QUOTE="rilpas"]

you have got to be kidding me

pikmin is nowhere near the best RTS games and pilotwings is nowhere near microsoft flight simulator

StatusShuffle

Comparing Pikmin and Pilotwings to PC RTS and flight sim games is quite stupid tbh. It's like you'd compare Mario Kart and Smash Bros. to Gran Turismo and Virtua Fighter. It's different games that have very little in common.

Yes, they have nothing in common except flying. They are completely different games with different purpose despite looking similar at the first glance.

Comparing a whole franchise for king over a genre is just too hard especially when theres usually so many sub catergories. My favourite series for a genre changes from game to game, I couldn't list a single series where I loved every game they put out.

Though since this seems to be about nintendo I usually really enjoy 2d mario platforming. I use to really love the Zelda series but I havn't been blown away by them for many years now.