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Best Nintendo games (all time)

A ranking of games for the home consoles from Nintendo. Includes Wii U, Wii, GameCube, Nintendo 64, Super NES, and NES games.

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Super Mario Maker
1

Super Mario Maker

(2015)
Super Mario Maker (Japanese: スーパーマリオメーカー Sūpā Mario Mēkā) is a side-scrolling platform game creation system and video game, developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console, and released worldwide in September...
10
10
as Wii or Wii U game
from 1 vote
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

(1998)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a 1998 action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development division for the Nintendo 64 home video game console. It was released in Japan on November 21,...
9.3
9.3
as Nintendo 64 game
from 7 votes
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Super Mario World
3

Super Mario World

(1990)
Super Mario World, subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 for its original Japanese release, is a 1990 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and...
9
9
as Super NES game
from 4 votes
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Chrono Trigger
4

Chrono Trigger

(1995)
Chrono Trigger (Japanese: クロノ・トリガー Kurono Torigā) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Chrono Trigger‍ '​s development team included...
9
9
as Super NES game
from 2 votes
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Xenoblade Chronicles X
5

Xenoblade Chronicles X

(2015)
Xenoblade Chronicles X, known in Japan as XenobladeX (Japanese: ゼノブレイドクロス Zenobureido Kurosu, pronounced as "Xenoblade Cross"), is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii...
9
9
as Wii or Wii U game
from 1 vote
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SimCity
5

SimCity

(1989)
SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer. SimCity was Maxis's second product, which has since been...
9
9
as Super NES game
from 1 vote
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Wave Race 64
5

Wave Race 64

(1996)
Wave Race 64 (ウエーブレース64 Uēbu Rēsu Rokujūyon) is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 that was released on September 27, 1996 in Japan and on November 1, 1996 in North America. Publisher/developer Nintendo announced it as the successo...
9
9
as Nintendo 64 game
from 1 vote
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Super Mario Bros.
8

Super Mario Bros.

(1985)
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform video game internally developed by Nintendo R&D4 and published by Nintendo as a pseudo-sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros. It was originally released in Japan for the Family Computer on Septemb...
8.4
8.4
as NES game
from 13 votes
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Super Mario Bros. 3
9

Super Mario Bros. 3

(1988)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズ3) is a 1988 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console. It is the fourth overall installment in the Super Mari...
8.3
8.3
as NES game
from 4 votes
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Super Mario 64
10

Super Mario 64

(1996)
Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform video game published by Nintendo and developed by its EAD division for the Nintendo 64. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the console. It was released in Japan on June...
8
8
as Nintendo 64 game
from 2 votes
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Mega Man
11

Mega Man

(1987)
Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is an action-platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
8
8
as NES game
from 1 vote
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Super Mario Bros. 2
11

Super Mario Bros. 2

(1988)
Super Mario Bros. 2, released in Japan as Super Mario USA, is a 1988 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System as the North American/European sequel to the 1985 game Super Mario Bros....
8
8
as NES game
from 1 vote
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F-Zero
11

F-Zero

(1990)
F-Zero is a futuristic racing video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game was released in Japan on November 21, 1990,...
8
8
as Super NES game
from 1 vote
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors
11

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

(1993)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a run and gun video game developed by LucasArts and originally published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis consoles in 1993. One or two players take control of prota...
8
8
as Super NES game
from 1 vote
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Balloon Fight
11

Balloon Fight

(1985)
Balloon Fight (バルーンファイト Barūn Faito?) is a 1985 video game developed by Nintendo. The Arcade (Nintendo VS. System), Vs. Balloon Fight, was originally released in 1984 and its Nintendo Entertainment System counterpart was Internati...
8
8
as NES game
from 1 vote
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Super Mario RPG
16

Super Mario RPG

(1996)
Super Mario RPG (スーパーマリオRPG Sūpā Mario Āru Pī Jī), subtitled Legend of the Seven Stars in the North American release, is a role-playing game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo En...
7.5
7.5
as Super NES game
from 2 votes
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Drakkhen
16

Drakkhen

(1989)
Drakkhen is a 3D role-playing video game which was initially developed for the Amiga and Atari ST, and subsequently ported to several other platforms, including MS-DOS and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Originally releas...
7.5
7.5
as Super NES game
from 2 votes
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Pilotwings
18

Pilotwings

(1990)
Pilotwings (パイロットウイングス Pairottouingusu) is a video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was developed by the Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development division, led by producer Shigeru Miyamoto. The game...
7
7
as Super NES game
from 1 vote
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Wrecking Crew
18

Wrecking Crew

(1985)
Wrecking Crew (レッキングクルー Rekkingu Kurū) is a 1985 action game developed and published by Nintendo. It was designed by Yoshio Sakamoto and released as a launch title for the Nintendo Entertainment System...
7
7
as NES game
from 1 vote
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Final Fantasy
18

Final Fantasy

(1987)
Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī) is a fantasy role-playing video game created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, developed and first published in Japan by Square (now Square Enix) in 1987. It is the first game in Square's Final Fan...
7
7
as NES game
from 1 vote
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Final Fantasy IV
18

Final Fantasy IV

(1991)
Final Fantasy IV (ファイナルファンタジーIV Fainaru Fantajī Fō) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1991 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game was originally released for the Super Nin...
7
7
as Super NES game
from 1 vote
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StarCraft
22

StarCraft

(1998)
StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment and released for Microsoft Windows on March 31, 1998. The game later spawned a franchise, and is the first gam...
5.3
5.3
as Nintendo 64 game
from 3 votes
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Info: The items listed below are officially not in the ranking; they're candidates that don't have the minimum number of votes (1) to officially be in yet. They're listed by the number of votes, not by the rating. Click any item to cast your vote.
Final Fantasy VI
candidate

Final Fantasy VI

(1994)
Final Fantasy VI (ファイナルファンタジーVI Fainaru Fantajī Shikkusu, also known as Final Fantasy III for the US-Super Nintendo Entertainment System version) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for...
0
0
as Super NES game
from 0 votes
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution
candidate

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

(2011)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a cyberpunk-themed first-person action role-playing stealth video game developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix, which also produced the game's CGI sequences. Originally released in Aug...
0
0
as Wii or Wii U game
from 0 votes
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Wario's Woods
candidate

Wario's Woods

(1994)
Wario's Woods (Japanese: ワリオの森 Wario no Mori) is a puzzle game developed and published by Nintendo, released on both the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game consoles. I...
0
0
as NES game
from 0 votes
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Final Fantasy III
candidate

Final Fantasy III

(1990)
Final Fantasy III (ファイナルファンタジーIII Fainaru Fantajī Surī) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System as the third installment in the Final Fantasy series. It is the f...
0
0
as NES game
from 0 votes
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Final Fantasy II
candidate

Final Fantasy II

(1988)
Final Fantasy II (ファイナルファンタジーII Fainaru Fantajī Tsū) is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System as the second installment of the Final Fan...
0
0
as NES game
from 0 votes
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Final Fantasy V
candidate

Final Fantasy V

(1992)
Final Fantasy V (ファイナルファンタジーV Fainaru Fantajī Faibu) is a medieval-fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1992 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game first appeared only in...
0
0
as Super NES game
from 0 votes
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