Games and customer satisfaction will play a major role in redeeming Wii U.
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.
"Creating is like an expression of egoism. People with a strong energy to create something have a 'this is the strength I believe is right' sort of confidence to start from. Their standpoint is that 'this is the right thing to do, so this must be what's good for the customer as well.' But the final goal of a product is to resonate with and be accepted by people. You can't just force your way through. By saying 'the point is to be accepted' I mean, if you go to a customer with your idea and you realize they don't understand it, it's more important that they do and you should shift your idea."
Direct quote from the article. It's good that Iwata takes game development this seriously. Better to make sure your audience understands your craft than to force them to engage in something they won't get. Hopefully this will reflect in the upcoming and later future Wii U releases.
my extremely high respect for nintendo just dropped if they say they dnt make art and theyre JUST games i guess the zelda series was an accident and they dnt think of it as anything more than a GAME now im positive that the only thing myamoto was responsible for with zelda was the idea and my appreciation for the series shouldnt go to him since he doesnt even respect it himself
Nintendo makes the best kiddie games in my opinion. That's all there is to it, it's not on par with true masterpiece games like MGS, Final Fantasy, TLoU, GTA5, and alot more. Most Nintendo games are for the casuals not for gamers.
"I think it's important to consider the context of Mr. Iwata's statements as well as the question of what is being referred to as "art" here. If by "art" you're meaning "making games that are mostly on-rails with hours of non-interactive, high-definition cutscenes", then you're saying games should aspire to be more like films (which are more readily accepted as art by the mainstream public). And there are indeed plenty of those to go around anymore; nowhere is that as evident and emphasized as it is at E3.
Nintendo makes games. They don't make high-def televisions, computers, operating systems, or other mass electronic devices as their competitors do, so their philosophy doesn't require compatibility and cross-marketability with them. Though we're only just now seeing what a Nintendo game looks like in HD (awesome in the case of Pikmin 3, Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Mario Kart 8, etc.), visuals and the non-interactive aspects of their products have never been as important as the core game design, mechanics, and innovation itself to Nintendo. Sadly, that often goes overlooked by gamers who look only at technical specs and whether something is 1080p or not.
I love all my systems I've had over the years and have no bias against Sony or Microsoft, but I would argue that the real "art" in Nintendo's games is the sheer craftsmanship and genuine love that goes into them, regardless of the visual elements."
-by AtlantisAuthor (IGN Article Commentor)