The 100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time: A Journey Through Gaming History
The Legend of Nintendo's Legacy: A Controversial Take on the Best Games
Video games are synonymous with the name Nintendo, but which of the hundreds of incredible games that have graced the legendary Japanese company’s numerous home and handheld consoles are the best? Here at IGN, we've teamed up with our friends at Nintendo Life to answer that question. What follows is the 100 best Nintendo games of all time, based on a combination of each site’s expert opinions.
From iconic Nintendo in-house series such as Super Mario, Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda, to third-party heroes who have made their home on everything from the NES to Switch 2, narrowing down the field was no easy task. These aren’t necessarily the best games to play right now, but a ranking based on a combination of historic innovation, modern ingenuity, and the legacy each has left behind.
Controversial Take: The Top 100 Nintendo Games
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Star Fox
Super Castlevania IV
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
WWF No Mercy
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Diddy Kong Racing
The World Ends With You
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Super Monkey Ball 2
Viewtiful Joe
F-Zero GX
Ring Fit Adventure
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse
Come back tomorrow when we'll be revealing numbers 80 to 61...
