"This year's lineup of games for Nintendo's systems are running a bit thin. Sure, we've got The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and a few 3DS games to look forward to, but the number of games that are targeting the experienced gamer crowd are dwindling in numbers year after year.
That doesn't mean that these core games don't exist however. There are numerous hardcore RPGs and action games that are have been released in Japan, but Nintendo of America has no interest to localize them to the United States."
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Cultured Vultures: True Nintendo fanatics may know some of these, but we doubt that everyone knows all of these facts about the NES.
I bought always awakening and it's sequel off Amazon for ps4 I didn't know it was released for nes for retro people lol.
They need to ditch all the crap and start catering to the hardcore with the 3DS. More RPGs!!! I know the DS was pretty good for RPGS but I think with the potential the 3DS has, there could be so many more.
WHAT?
A few 3ds games? kid icarus, mario kart, mario 3ds, pokemon rumble are THEE games
With zelda, kirby, dq X on the wii
Hardly minor franchises
What a ridiculous article. Of course those games will never make it stateside - Nintendo knows full well that they'd never recoup their costs. Every one of those titles would be appreciated by a niche market only.
Honestly, this has nothing to do with alienating fans, it has more to do with the tastes of American gamers and the fact that these titles, while I would personally like to see them, would fare poorly in the American marketplace.
Yea il support sakaguchi on any darn console he puts games on hell id buy a dreamcast if he made an rpg for it lol. Nin is STUPID if they dont release ast story here and ms is STUPIDER for letting mistwalker out of their deal. The best game on 360 and best jrpg this gen and ms cans his ass WTF? Oh well if they dont release here im going to torrent that shi*, no wait i will import to support mistwalker but FU** NINTENDO on this one.
Agree with the blogger. I mean Xenoblade and Last Story were literally the ONLY reasons I bought a Wii. I guess shame on me for thinking that Nintendo would do the right thing and bring these stateside.