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Nintendo Wouldn't Be Nintendo Without...

In the video game world, competition never ceases, and to remain a contender, each console manufacturer needs to maintain an identity among consumers and offer them something they can't get on any other platform. This weekend, TGR will take an in-depth look at the games -- one key franchise for each company -- that make Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony what they are today.

Today, which of Nintendo's franchises is the absolute biggest and most important?

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predator5526d ago

Mario will always be the face on Nintendo but the hardcore fans all think Nintendo are over selling him. Zelda is what I think is most important

cain1415526d ago

When I think Nintendo I think mario...

predator5526d ago

everyone does but its Zelda where fans turn to

butterfinger5526d ago

that they always seem to take their time with Zelda games. There will never be another game quite like a Zelda game for me personally. Mario platformers are usually great, but I'll still always take a Zelda game first.

No FanS Land5526d ago

@butterfinger

That's true, I don't know any other action/adventure game that play like Zelda, it's like the game never had any competition at all.

Montrealien5526d ago (Edited 5526d ago )

I understand the point of this article and I do agree that Zelda and Mario are huge factors for Nintendo success. However I think you have to go to Nintendo`s roots to answer the main question here and the reality is, Nintendo would not be the Nintendo we know today if they never had hired Myamoto as a toy maker and ask him to make a videogame when they saw that it was the future, and that game ended up being Donkey Kong. The end.

KKanjiAnkh5526d ago

I love'em both, but Mario is, also the face of games, this is the most adaptable character, in the history of gaming.

Mario is a human in an oddworld, where anything is possible, but he is unrealistic, giving the range of his ablitites, to surpass, what can be done, and still seem reasonable, w/in whatever realm, he's in.

Mini Mario5525d ago

"I am glad...
that they always seem to take their time with Zelda games. There will never be another game quite like a Zelda game for me personally. Mario platformers are usually great, but I'll still always take a Zelda game first."

I guess it depends on the person. I prefer mario games (the more run and jump thru a stage type,.. using controller skills), while my brother is more a zelda a fan (who likes to think about the puzzle at hand to beat the level).

But i still love zelda too so i really depends on what u like

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cain1415526d ago

Right now none of those seem to matter. Nintendo went a year without Zelda and has done amazing saleswise.

Wii Fit and Wii Sports might actually be the most important right now...

Seferoth755526d ago

Nintendo has never released a Zelda game that often... I really do not see your point really.

cain1415526d ago

lol Yeah they do...

No Zelda This Year for First Time This Decade

http://www.thegamereviews.c...

heroicjanitor5526d ago

But they haven't made a classic in years, there core fans are different now and they will never make another franchise like mario/zelda/metroid/golden sun(yeah that counts as great!) until they are pushed to do so, which is why, for the good of Nintendo's fans, Sony needs to make a comeback and fast.(Not mentioning microsoft because they don't make many of their own games, and therefore won't challenge Nintendo to make some, so don't get offended)

italianbreadman5526d ago

While Mario is the face of the Big N, the Zelda games are the company's masterpieces, for the most part.

cain1415526d ago

I look forward to a new Zelda more than I do a new mario... No one else has done zelda style games right...

Jpinter5526d ago

I agree. Zelda in recent years has been much better than any Mario game to come out.

BetaChris5526d ago

I've always been partial to Zelda myself...

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The Most Iconic Game Weapons Ever

BLG writes, "There are many fantastic and iconic weapons in game history, but some are significantly more memorable than others. When we think of iconic game weapons, these are the top 20 that come to mind."

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phoenixwing96d ago

You forgot one and it's a doozy. The weapon is kindness in undertale. :) defeats countless enemies.

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the anti-Breath of the Wild

Polygon: "To get back to the way Ocarina made us feel, it was necessary to reject almost everything about it."

LG_Fox_Brazil142d ago

Ocarina of Time changed my life forever, such a masterpiece

Zeldafan64142d ago

Hard to believe it's 25 years old already.

Cacabunga142d ago

The feeling this game gave me the first time i had my hands on it is indescribable.. i still get the chill from that day..
botw is like a spin off of the series.. it’s fun but with many flaws and the most important which is Zelda formula isn’t there..

FinalFantasyFanatic141d ago

I can't even remember how many times I played through OoT, I finished that game, and collected everything so many times.

Vits142d ago

I generally agree with the author here. However, if I had to point out a single game as the 'anti-Breath of the Wild,' that would be Majora's Mask. Pretty much everything in that game is interconnected, relies on something that the player must have done previously, is timed, and can be considered a puzzle in itself.

gold_drake142d ago

but still considered the best of the seties.

i would have liked botw to be more like ocarina.

franwex142d ago (Edited 142d ago )

25 years from today whatever Zelda is out people would too be looking fondly at Breath of the Wild.

Ah the more simple times of the 2020s.

babadivad141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

It isn't...

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Zelda: Ocarina of Time - A Legend 25 Years in the Making

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time debuted 25 years ago, forever changing the face of video games and becoming a legend of its own.

Number1TailzFan174d ago

I used a guide to beat part of it but some of the rest myself, still enjoyed it regardless. Too bad they didn't stick with this kind of gameplay for the rest of the series as I would prefer it over what they're doing now.

TheBrainZ174d ago

A definitive moment in video game history. Played it countless times, and Zelda was the best reason to own an N64.

FinalFantasyFanatic174d ago

I played through OoT so many times on the 64, then I bought it on the 3DS before the Eshop shut down. I wish we could have a Zelda collection like we did for Mario, I still can't believe that never happened.

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