The best Nintendo launch games, ranked

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Table of Contents 9. Nintendogs + Cats – 3DS 8. Luigi’s Mansion 7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 6. Super Mario Bros. 5. Super Mario World 4. Wii Sports 3. Tetris 2. Super Mario 64 1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The lines between console generations have become more blurred than ever thanks to tons of cross-generation games, remakes, and remasters. However, a system’s launch lineup is still very important for giving early adopters a peak at what the power of that new system can do. Nintendo consoles more than any other have provided some of the best launch games to the point that most of the best NES games, best N64 games, and best Switch games are all launch titles. Typically, launch games are overshadowed by games that come later in the generation but which ones have stood the test of time best? These are the best launch games on all Nintendo platforms, ranked.

9. Nintendogs + Cats – 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS had one of the largest launch lineups of any Nintendo system, yet was easily the weakest of them all. Nintendo didn’t have its major franchises here to push its new 3D system and instead relied on games like Pilot Wings Resort, Steel Diver, and Nintendogs + Cats to hold things down until more impressive games were ready. Of that list, Nintendogs + Cats at least appeals to a select audience in a big way. This is yet another pet simulator game that took off on the original DS, only now with 3D and AR compatibility, but offered little new in terms of gameplay. While not bad, it was certainly a weak title to show off the 3DS and give people a reason to upgrade from the DS.

8. Luigi’s Mansion

The GameCube was the first Nintendo home console to not launch with a new Mario game. That would’ve caused a stir on its own, but the fact that we were getting a Luigi game at launch instead caused quite an uproar at the time. Once we got our hands on it, though, Luigi’s Mansion turned out to be a great game. It wasn’t a platformer, and a lot